Domain name: editing the DNS zone in expert mode

This guide explains how to add, modify or delete specific entries (A records, MX records, DKIM, CNAME, SRV, etc.) within a domain name DNS zone in expert mode.

This guide is for people who know how to manually edit the DNS zone of a domain name.

DNS zone: accessing expert mode

To access the advanced management of the DNS zone for a domain name managed by Infomaniak:

1. Open the Manager (https://manager.infomaniak.com)
2. Go to Domain
3. If necessary, click the domain name to be changed
4. Click DNS Zone in the left side menu
5. Click the Expert mode tab

Important: changes to the DNS zone can take up to 48 hours.

Restoring a DNS zone

Thanks to Expert mode, you can use versioning in order to recover a previous version of your domain name DNS zone and thus restore it as it was at a particular time:

1. Once in Expert mode tab (see below) click Current version to enable you to scroll through the menu containing earlier dates:
   
2. Click the required date in order to preview the changes
3. To return to the selected version, click Save to the right

Restoring is also possible for the delegated subdomains, which are accessible to the right of the versioning.