# Help Category: DNS

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You will find practical guides for managing DNS in JetHost. The articles explain what each DNS record does, how to change your DNS settings, and how to point a domain to hosting or external services. The instructions are simple and clear, so you can handle domain changes without confusion.

- [What are private DNS](https://jethost.com/kb/what-are-private-dns/) — Private DNS – also called private Nameservers – are nameservers that carry your own domain name instead of your hosting provider’s. In this article, we explain what private DNS is, why you might want it, and how to set it up in the JetHost DNS Manager. What are private nameservers? When you buy hosting, you point […]
- [How to troubleshoot DNS issues](https://jethost.com/kb/how-to-troubleshoot-dns-issues/) — When a website or email stops working after a DNS change, the cause is usually one of a few common DNS issues. This guide walks through how to check your setup in the JetHost DNS Manager and fix the most frequent problems. Give it time: propagation Most DNS changes are not instant. After you save a record […]
- [How to set up email DNS records](https://jethost.com/kb/how-to-set-up-email-dns-records/) — Reliable email delivery depends on the right DNS records. This guide shows how to add the four records that matter most – MX, SPF, DKIM and DMARC – using the JetHost DNS Manager. Your domain must use JetHost DNS for these records to take effect. MX – where your email is delivered MX (Mail Exchange) records tell other mail servers which server […]
- [How to connect a domain to your hosting](https://jethost.com/kb/how-to-connect-a-domain-to-your-hosting/) — Connecting a domain to your hosting tells the internet to load your website and email from your JetHost hosting account. The new DNS Manager makes this a one‑click step with the Connect to hosting button. It points your nameservers to JetHost and sets up the DNS zone for you. Before you start You need an active JetHost hosting account […]
- [How to point a domain to your site or IP](https://jethost.com/kb/how-to-point-a-domain-to-your-site-or-ip/) — To make a domain (or a subdomain) load a specific website, you point it to a server’s IP address using an A record. This guide shows how to point your root domain, www, and other subdomains to your site or IP using the JetHost DNS Manager. Before you start: your domain must use JetHost DNS […]
- [How to manage DNS records at JetHost](https://jethost.com/kb/how-to-manage-dns-records-at-jethost/) — The JetHost DNS Manager lets you add, edit, and delete the DNS records for any domain that uses JetHost DNS – A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT and more – all from one screen, without cPanel. This guide shows how records work and how to make changes safely. Open the DNS Manager The Records tab, showing […]
- [What is a public DNS server and how to use it](https://jethost.com/kb/what-is-a-public-dns-server-and-how-to-use-it/) — DNS (Domain Name System) translates domain names like example.com into IP addresses so your browser can connect to the right server. You use DNS every time you open a website. In particular, your computer normally uses the DNS servers provided by your ISP. A public DNS server is a third-party service such as Google or […]
- [What is domain DNS propagation and why do you have to wait?](https://jethost.com/kb/what-is-domain-dns-propagation-and-why-do-you-have-to-wait/) — Domain propagation is the time it takes for DNS changes to spread across the internet. When you point your domain to a new host, update nameservers, or modify DNS records, those changes must reach thousands of servers worldwide. In particular, each DNS server caches records for a certain period, so updates don’t appear everywhere instantly. […]
- [How to flush DNS cache on Windows, Mac, and Linux](https://jethost.com/kb/how-to-flush-dns-cache-on-windows-mac-and-linux/) — Your computer stores DNS records locally so websites load faster on repeat visits. When a site moves to a new server or you change your domain’s DNS, your cached records may still point to the old address. Flushing the DNS cache clears these stored entries and forces your computer to fetch fresh DNS data. In […]
- [How to see your website before nameservers change](https://jethost.com/kb/how-to-see-your-website-before-nameservers-change/) — When you move a website to JetHost or prepare a new project, you may want to view the site on your JetHost server before changing nameservers or DNS records. The easiest way to do this is by modifying the hosts file on your computer. The hosts file lets your computer load a domain from a […]

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