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An AAAA record points a domain name to an IPv6 address, which is a newer type of IP address that allows for more unique addresses. A CNAME record points a hostname to another hostname or FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name), which is the complete domain name for a specific computer or host.

An A record maps a domain to the physical IP address of the computer hosting that domain. Internet traffic uses the A record to find the computer hosting your domain's DNS settings. The value of an A record is always an IP address, and multiple A records can be configured for one domain name.

The A record maps a name to one or more IP addresses when the IP are known and stable. The CNAME record maps a name to another name. It should only be used when there are no other records on that name. The ALIAS record maps a name to another name, but can coexist with other records on that name.

Address Mapping record (A Record)?also known as a DNS host record, stores a hostname and its corresponding IPv4 address. IP Version 6 Address record (AAAA Record)?stores a hostname and its corresponding IPv6 address. Canonical Name record (CNAME Record)?can be used to alias a hostname to another hostname.

DNS records (aka zone files) are instructions that live in authoritative DNS servers and provide information about a domain including what IP address is associated with that domain and how to handle requests for that domain.

The "A" stands for "address" and this is the most fundamental type of DNS record: it indicates the IP address of a given domain. For example, if you pull the DNS records of cloudflare.com, the A record currently returns an IP address of: 104.17. 210.9.

The CNAME record only points the client to the same IP address as the root domain. Once the client hits that IP address, the web server will still handle the URL ingly. So for instance, blog.example.com might have a CNAME that points to example.com, directing the client to example.com's IP address.

A Canonical Name or CNAME record is a type of DNS record that maps an alias name to a true or canonical domain name. CNAME records are typically used to map a subdomain such as or mail to the domain hosting that subdomain's content.