Always choose a domain name based on your brand identity, brand name and relevance. Once you decide the domain name, you can register from domain registrars like godaddy, namecheap etc for a specific period. Always keep track of your purchase and renew the same after the purchase period so that you don’t lose it.
DNS stands for Domain Name System. It’s like a phonebook for the internet, translating domain names (like www.example.com) into IP addresses (a series of numbers) that computers use to identify each other on a network.
When you type a domain name (e.g., www.example.com) into your browser, your device sends a request to a DNS server to find the corresponding IP address.
The DNS server checks its records to find the IP address linked to that domain name. If it doesn’t have the information, it forwards the request to other DNS servers until it finds the correct IP address.
DNS servers can recursively search for the IP address, asking other DNS servers if needed. Once the IP address is found, it’s temporarily stored or cached to speed up future requests for that domain.
Once the correct IP address is located, it’s sent back to your device. Your device then uses this IP address to connect to the requested website’s server, fetching the content you want to access.
In essence, DNS serves as the intermediary that translates user-friendly domain names into machine-readable IP addresses, allowing devices to communicate and access information across the internet.
DNS configuration will be done in the DNS record section of your domain. This will be explained in the future courses