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Common DNS Mistakes That Cause Downtime

DNS / SSL4/2/20267 min read

Avoid fragile nameservers, broken A records, missing mail records, TTL mistakes, and migration errors.

DNS changes are small, but mistakes can make an otherwise healthy website unreachable.

Use Redundancy

Keep multiple authoritative nameservers and verify A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, and CAA records after changes.

Plan Migrations

Lower TTLs before moves, validate both old and new targets, and monitor resolution from multiple networks.

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