# Configure DNS

#### Setup Domain A records

Using your domain management system, A records will need to be created for all the services which are publicly exposed for **qa, production & staging** environments.

Either use a wildcard or create individual A records for your chosen environment's domain name, with a TTL of 1 hour that forwards the URL to your **manager server node's** external IP address.

**Option 1: Wildcard required A Records:**

{% hint style="info" %}
A total of 6 A Records are required for this option, 2 for each environment's domain: **qa, production & staging**
{% endhint %}

*\<your\_domain>*

*\*.\<your\_domain>*

**Option 2: Individual A Records:**

{% hint style="info" %}
A total of 36 A Records are required for this option, 12 for each environment's domain: **qa, production & staging**
{% endhint %}

*\<your\_domain>*

*auth.\<your\_domain>*

*config.\<your\_domain>*

*countryconfig.\<your\_domain>*

*metabase.\<your\_domain>*

*minio.\<your\_domain>*

*minio-console.\<your\_domain>*

*gateway.\<your\_domain>*

*kibana.\<your\_domain>*

*login.\<your\_domain>*

*register.\<your\_domain>*

*webhooks.\<your\_domain>*


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