DNS (Domain Name System)

The internet's phone book — turns domain names into server IPs.

DNS translates human-readable domains (example.co.uk) into machine IP addresses. Changes (A records, CNAME, MX) typically take 5 minutes to 48 hours to propagate worldwide. Managed via your registrar or DNS provider (Cloudflare, Route 53).

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