With a web hosting package from internex you can set up your web presence and also handle your mailing.
In order for a domain to be used on your web hosting package, it must be added to the package. This is done automatically for the first domain when you purchase the web hosting package. If you wish to purchase additional domains and use them for the package (if supported by your package), please contact us at [email protected] so that we can add the domain to your package.
1 - Entries for web hosting
To point your domain to your web hosting package, so that you can create your website, the DNS entries (@ and www) must point to the server. The IP that must be stored for these two entries can be found here under "Webhost server".
Example: The server "xserv9999.exampleserver.tld" with the IP "192.168.1.1" appears under "Webhost server", then the DNS entries must be set as follows.
Subdomain | Type | Value |
@ | A | 192.168.1.1 |
www | A | 192.168.1.1 |
* | A | 192.168.1.1 |
If the DNS entries for the web hosting point correctly to the server, a free SSL certificate is automatically issued and stored. These certificates are also automatically renewed before they expire if the DNS entries continue to point to the server.
You can leave the TTL value as suggested by your provider. If this is a required field and not set, you can enter 3600, for example.
2 - Entries for mailing
DNS entries are also required to be able to receive and send emails via the web hosting package. Mails can only be delivered correctly once these entries have been set. The IP of the "Webhost server" is also required here.
As an example, we are again using the server "xserv9999.exampleserver.tld" with the IP "192.168.1.1" and the "domain.tld" used must be replaced with your domain.
Subdomain | Type | Value |
A | 192.168.1.1 | |
@ | MX | mail.domain.tld. (Priority 10) |
For mailing, there are further entries for sender authentication in the form of TXT entries. These are the DNS entries for SPF, DKIM and DMARC. These entries increase the security of a mail, as the recipient can use these entries to verify that this mail originates from you.
Here is a brief breakdown of these entries:
SPF: Servers entered here are authorized to send mails for this domain. If a mail is sent from a server that is not included in the SPF entry, it is not an authorized sender and most mail servers will reject the mail accordingly.
DKIM: Here there is a coherent key pair, whereby one part is located on the server (private) and the other in the DKIM entry of the domain (public). When an email is sent, it is signed on the server with the private key and the recipient's mail server then checks whether the public key matches the private key.
DMARC: This entry can be used to define further recommendations on how the recipient's mail server should handle a mail in certain cases. There is no recommended value here, as this entry is highly customizable.
If you send an email to a free mailer such as Gmail or Outlook and have not set any of the TXT entries, you may experience problems with delivery, as at least one SPF and/or DKIM is now required as standard.
It is therefore advisable to implement an SPF and DKIM in order to avoid delivery problems and to keep mail traffic as secure as possible.
The values for the SPF and DKIM can be found in the "Webhosting Manager" under "Email" -> "Mailboxes" -> in the green info field "How do I set up DKIM & SPF?".
The server "xserv9999.exampleserver.tld" with the IP "192.168.1.1" is again used as an example here:
Entry | Subdomain | Type | Value |
SPF | @ | TXT | "v=spf1 a mx include:xserv9999.exampleserver.tld -all" |
DKIM | default._domainkey | CNAME | default._domainkey.xserv9999.exampleserver.tld. |