To create WAF rules and restrict access to your Cloudflare CDN service from SWPanel, first access your service dashboard: Then, in the "Available Upgrades" panel, click on the icon next to the button to activate "CDN Cloudflare": Create a new rule The fo (...)
To adjust the Cloudflare CDN settings from SWPanel, first access the dashboard of your service: Then, in the "Available Upgrades" panel, click on the icon next to the button to activate "Cloudflare CDN": The following window will open where you will be a (...)
What should I do to keep a domain in SW Hosting but point it to another service provider? To keep a domain in SW Hosting but point it to another service provider, it is necessary to change the DNS name servers (or "hostnames") of the domain. To do this, th (...)
What are DNS? From the moment a user types a domain in his browser, a series of internal requests are executed that end up translating the domain name into an IP address, which is the address of the server that hosts the web page. To have an IP address, in (...)
SWPanel allows you to easily manage the DNS records associated with your service. To begin, access the dashboard of the service for which you need to manage DNS records. Enter the name of the service in the search field at the top and click: Next, go to S (...)
A PTR record allows reverse resolution, i.e. converting an IP to a host name, unlike the A record which converts from domain to IP. It is usual that to avoid fraud and spam, mail servers check that the IP that sends the mail has a PTR record. By default, i (...)
In occasions when performing a migration, as well as in other circumstances, you will need to check the web content hosted with us, but keeping the server that your domain name is currently pointing to. This allows you to see that everything is working as (...)
For your domain to use SWHosting's DNS servers and point to your Web Hosting, you must follow the following steps, in case you use external nameservers, you can go directly to step 4: In the search engine at the top left of your SWPanel type the name of y (...)
In case you want to configure “Glue Records” and generate alternative NS to dns3.swhosting.com and dns4.swhosting.com or another DNS, you must follow the following steps: info In order to create a custom Glue Record it is necessary that your domain is in (...)
Let's start by explaining the basics about Domains, Nameservers, Hosting services and the function performed by DNS zones and records. A Domain is a unique name used to identify a web site on the Internet. It consists of the name, such as swmanuals and a (...)