Email & DNS settings

Setup DNS for your custom domain and email

 

About DNS for Forma Cloud

What are DNS Records?

DNS records are like the internet's "phone book" that tells browsers and email services where to find your website and how to manage your email. Each record has a name, type, and value that indicates where to point.

Why Are These Records Needed?

Your web infrastructure is hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS), one of the most secure and reliable clouds in the world. These DNS records are used to:

✅ Authorize AWS to manage your domain
✅ Verify that you actually own the domain
✅ Allow Amazon to activate security and email services

In essence, you're "telling" AWS, "Yes, I own this domain and I authorize you to manage it." Without this authorization, Amazon cannot activate the SSL certificate or email services for security reasons.

Required DNS Records

In order to have everything working fine with your custom domain and email addresses, you will need to configure the following DNS records on your domain service provider

1. SSL  Certificate - For website security

What it does: Allows your site to have "the green padlock" (HTTPS protocol) in the browser address bar for security

Examples:

2. WEBSITE POINTING - Where Your Website Is Located

What it does: Tells browsers where to find your website when someone types in your domain.

Examples:

Note: we are providing 2 different IP addresses to grant maximum service reliability through our balancer

3. EMAIL VALIDATION - To Send Authenticated Emails from your platform

What it does: Allows your system to send emails that don't end up in spam.

Examples: