{"id":11368,"date":"2021-08-21T09:10:59","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T09:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=11368"},"modified":"2021-08-21T09:10:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T09:10:59","slug":"use-ptr-record-vps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/use-ptr-record-vps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use PTR Record with VPS?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before you learn to use\u00a0PTR record with VPS, you should know what it is.<\/p>\n

So, what is a PTR record?<\/h2>\n

You may have heard of Domain Name System (DNS) records like A record, hostname, etc. A PTR record is also a DNS record similar to an A record. However, unlike the A record that points a domain name to an IP address, a PTR record points\/resolves an IP address to a domain or hostname.<\/p>\n

Let’s say you are searching for a domain example.com<\/em>\u00a0that has the IP address 22.33.44.55<\/em> on your browser.<\/p>\n

When you google it, the A record will help your computer understand that it should redirect you to its IP address\u00a022.33.44.55<\/em>. Once that is resolved, the PTR record will promptly redirect you from the IP address to the domain example.com.<\/em><\/p>\n

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It is like this<\/div>\n
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Browser search term>>\u00a0A record<\/strong>\u00a0= IP address<\/p>\n

IP address>> PTR record<\/strong> = domain<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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How to Add a PTR Record?<\/h2>\n

It is possible to create a PTR record on the server-side. With your MilesWeb’s\u00a0VPS order, you can add a PTR record in its\u00a0Server Management<\/strong> section. Once you create a PTR record, it will resume the DNS propagation<\/a> that will take up to 24 hours to apply the changes on all your nameservers.<\/p>\n

What do You Require to Set a PTR Record?<\/h2>\n

The main requirement for setting up a\u00a0PTR record is a dedicated IP address. So, only the users of VPS or dedicated hosting can create\/set a PTR record.<\/p>\n

Additionally, it is more likely to set a reverse DNS on a particular IP only when that IP address is pointing to the specified domain.<\/p>\n

Remember when we talked about “What is PTR record?<\/strong>” and\u00a0example.com<\/em>?<\/p>\n

So for setting a PTR record for your domain that is running on a VPS, follow these steps:<\/span><\/p>\n