DNS Instructions

This documentation outlines the necessary DNS entries that must be created in order for HEBS Digital to implement a 301/302 redirect for a new domain

DNS Entries

There are two DNS records that must be created in order for the HTTP redirects to begin working. The first record is your domain's DNS Zone Apex record and is responsible for resolving requests directly to your website without the "www" prefix. The second record is a CNAME record for the standard "www" subdomain that is typically used to access websites.

Records:

1. The A record for example.com should point to the IP address 18.207.88.16

2. Please create a CNAME record for the hostname www pointing towards redirector.hebsdigital.com

   1. www.example.com CNAME redirector.hebsdigital.com

Please replace "example.com" with the domain name you would like to create a redirect for

SSL Certificates

HEBS Digital uses the Let's Encrypt certificate authority to automatically acquire SSL certificates. SSL Certificates are required in order for your 301/302 redirect to respond to requests over the HTTPS protocol (i.e. https://www.example.com).

In order for HEBS Digital to successfully acquire an SSL certificate for your domain, it must first resolve it's DNS to our web-servers. The DNS entries outlined above are to be implemented first before an SSL certificate can be acquired and configured. HEBS Digital can configure SSL for your domain's redirect within minutes of receiving confirmation that the necessary DNS entries have been implemented.