Creating DNS Record for Rackspace Cloud Servers

Creating DNS Record for Rackspace Cloud Servers is an addition to our guide to install WordPress on Rackspace Servers as some users are unable to find the way. Honestly, Creating DNS Record for Rackspace Cloud Servers guide is more theoretical than being practical from our side as we have actually done the step before, there are screenshots, but we have not mentioned specifically the part needed for creating DNS Record for Rackspace Cloud Servers.

Prerequisites for Creating DNS Record for Rackspace Cloud Servers Guide

As it is part of the old guide, basically you will only need the Rackspace Cloud account with or without the full steps done. It is obvious that this guide for creating DNS Record for Rackspace Cloud Servers is not limited to WordPress, but it can be followed for any kind of website. What you need more is a domain name. So, if you got stuck for DNS stuff after completion of the other parts, you need not to read the old related guide.

Steps for Creating DNS Record for Rackspace Cloud Servers

As said before for this Creating DNS Record for Rackspace Cloud Servers, we are are actually not showing the practical running server’s screenshot, but they they are of the old guide (for security reasons), however, this small thing will really not matter for  creating DNS Record for Rackspace Cloud Servers for you.

For creating DNS Record for Rackspace Cloud Servers, you need to login to Rackspace Cloud Control panel and click the Cloud server link :

Select the server for which you are actually reading this guide on creating DNS Record for Rackspace Cloud Servers. Then, look at this screenshot, you need to click on the DNS tab :

Click on the Add button on that DNS page that will load. Type your Domain Name in the proper field without www and Click OK. Later parts for Creating DNS Record for Rackspace Cloud Servers are actually easy like other servers. So A Record and CNAME are actually what are needed  for Creating DNS Record for Rackspace Cloud Servers. Click that Domain name you have added (it has become a hyperlink now). Please note down the IP of the server beforehand.

The required fields for A Record are Name (your domain name), Content (your server’s IP), TTL (set to 300), Type is A. Save it. Do the exact for adding a CNAME Record except,  Content here will be the domain name, not the IP and Name should be with www.