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The DNS database is the DNS repository that contains all DNS record of a domain

Example

The domain provider should have a graphical interface to modify records but at the end, this record are stored in a text format.

$TTL 3600
                                600 IN TXT    "v=spf1 a mx -all"
analytics                           IN A      164.132.99.202
api                                 IN A      164.132.99.202
autoconfig                          IN CNAME  mailconfig.ovh.net.

where:

• What is the TXT DNS record? A all-in place to store data
• What is a DNS A record?
• What is a DNS CNAME (Canonical Name) ?
• TTL Data Cache - Time to Live (TTL) or hop limit