Network - (Internet) Apex Domain (also known as Zone domain)

About

An apex domain is the domain name that:

For example: example.com is an apex domain.

Apex domains are also known as:

  • base,
  • bare,
  • naked,
  • root
  • apex,
  • Origin
  • registered
  • domain apex
  • second level domain name

This is not the same concept than the LDAP distinguished name (DN)

Usage

The main usage is to qualify relative name and makes them unique on an internet scope

The apex domain name can be found in:

Management

Registration

To buy an apex domain, you should contact a registrar.

Configuration

An apex domain is configured with one of the following DNS record:

If you're configuring the apex domain, you should also configure up the www subdomain.

International

Documentation / Reference


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