Domains and DNS - Quickstart

Scaleway Domains and DNS allows you to manage and register your internal and external domains and configure and manage their DNS zones.

Before you start

To complete the actions presented below, you must have:

• A Scaleway account logged into the console
• Owner status or IAM permissions allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization

How to register an internal domain

1. Click Domains and DNS in the Network section of the Scaleway console side menu. The Domains and DNS screen displays.
2. Click + Search domain name.
3. Enter the domain name you wish to register in the search bar.
4. Click the magnifying glass icon to verify the domain is available. A list of domain names displays with their availability status.
5. Check the domain name you want to register. Then click Select and configure contacts.
6. Fill in the Contact information, Address, and Additional information sections, then click Add new contact.
7. Select the registrant, administrative, and technical contact for your domain from the drop-down. Then click Validate and continue. Your order summary displays.
8. Choose a registration period for your domain.
   Note

   Starting June 1st 2024, the renewal fee for .fr domains will increase. Find out more in the dedicated changelog entry.

9. Check the box to confirm you understand that you will be billed the price that displays.
10. Click Register domain to confirm your order and to register the domain name.

How to register an external domain

1. Click Domains and DNS in the Network section of the Scaleway console side menu. The Domains and DNS screen displays.
2. Click the External domains tab, then click + Manage new domain.
3. Enter the external domain name in the search bar and click the magnifying glass icon to check if the domain exists.
4. Enter the number of million queries you need. The estimated cost for the domain name displays.
5. Click Manage as external. The instructions to set up your external domain display.
6. Copy the token displayed and create a TXT record with the name _scaleway-challenge within your current DNS zone as instructed.
   Important

   The token’s presence will be checked regularly. If it has not been set within 48 hours, the external domain will be deleted from the service.

7. Click Back to my external domains once you have set up the record in your current DNS zone. The list of your external domains displays.

The status of any ongoing DNS operations is visible through a blue dot on the left side of the domain. Once the record has been validated, the dot turns green, and you will receive an email with further instructions on how to update your domain’s DNS servers.

Update the name server information at your current registrar once your domain name is validated, in order to link your existing domain name with your Scaleway Domains DNS zone.

You can verify whether the association of your domain has been completed by checking the Name servers section, in the Domain information page.

How to add a new DNS zone

1. Click Domains and DNS in the Network section of the Scaleway console side menu. The Domains and DNS screen displays.
2. Click the domain for which you want to add a DNS zone. The domain’s Overview tab displays.
3. Click the DNS zones tab. A list of the DNS zones you have configured within the selected domain displays.
   Note

   The Root zone is always available, by default. This zone is directly associated with the domain name and cannot be deleted. It will only be removed from the DNS when its associated domain name is deleted.

4. Click + Add zone to create a new DNS zone. A pop-up displays prompting you to enter a name for the new DNS zone.
5. Enter a name, check the estimated cost, and click Add zone.

How to delete an existing DNS zone

1. Click Domains and DNS in the Network section of the Scaleway console side menu. The Domains and DNS screen displays.
2. Click the domain for which you want to delete a DNS zone. The domain’s Overview tab displays.
3. Click the DNS zones tab. A list of the DNS zones you have configured within the selected domain displays.
4. Click «See more Icon» next to the DNS zone you want to delete, then click Delete.
5. Type DELETE and click Delete zone to confirm the action.

How to add DNS records

1. Click Domains and DNS in the Network section of the Scaleway console side menu. The Domains and DNS zone screen displays.
2. Click the domain you want to manage. The domain’s Overview tab displays.
3. Click the DNS zones tab. A list of the DNS zones you have configured within the selected domain displays.
4. Click the DNS zone you want to add a record in.
5. Click + Add records. A pop-up displays.
6. Fill in the required information for the record.
7. Click Add records to confirm.

How to delete DNS records

1. Click Domains and DNS in the Network section of the Scaleway console side menu. The Domains and DNS zone screen displays.
2. Click the domain you want to manage. The domain’s Overview tab displays.
3. Click the DNS zones tab. A list of the DNS zones you have configured within the selected domain displays.
4. Click the DNS zone containing the record you want to delete.
5. Click «Delete Icon» next to the record. A pop-up displays.
6. Type DELETE to confirm.
7. Click Delete record to delete the record from the zone.