Guide to the DNS Tab in the Account Manager

With the recent changes within the Account Manager, each domain name in your account will now have its DNS tab. Let us walk you through where to find the DNS tab. Please click any links below to jump into a topic.

• What is DNS?
• Where to find the DNS Tab
• Summary

What is DNS?

The Domain Name System (DNS) acts as the internet's phonebook. It translates human-readable domain names (like example.com) into machine-readable IP addresses (like 192.0.2.1), which computers use to communicate. Without DNS, users must remember the IP addresses to access websites and other online services.
 

Where to find the DNS Tab

You can easily manage your DNS records by accessing the DNS section under the Domains tab in the Account Manager. There’s no need to navigate to the Hosting or Websites tab, and you don’t need to go through cPanel either. To sum up, all navigation should be conducted only within the Account Manager for a streamlined experience!

1. Log in to your Bluehost Account Manager.
2. Click the Domains tab on the left navigation menu.

   

3. If you only have one domain in your account, the Domain Overview panel will be displayed immediately.

   

   
   If you have multiple domains in your account, click on the domain you want to manage to access its management panel. You can also use the Search box to find the domain.

   

4. Click the DNS tab.

   

You'll be redirected to the new Manage Advanced DNS Records section, where you can do the following actions:

• Add a DNS record
• Edit a DNS record
• Delete a DNS record
• Import the DNS zone
• Export the DNS zone

Add a DNS Record

1. In the Manage Advanced DNS Records section of the DNS tab, click the + ADD RECORD button on the right.
   
2. You can either add Single or Multiple Advanced DNS records.
   • If you choose the Single record option, you can only add one DNS record at a time.
     1. Select the record type and enter its values.

        

     2. Click ADD to save the new DNS record.
   • If you choose the Multiple records option, you can add one or more DNS records.
     1. Select the record type from the dropdown.
        
     2. Click CONTINUE, then the ADD MORE RECORDS button to add more DNS records.

        

     3. Click the SAVE button.

Edit a DNS Record

1. Under the DNS tab, look for the domain you need to edit, click its ellipsis icon on the right, then select Edit.

   

2. Make the necessary changes to the record, then click the EDIT button to save the changes.

   

3. A confirmation message will appear upon successful editing of the advanced DNS record.

   

Delete a DNS Record

1. Under the DNS tab, look for the domain you want to remove, click its ellipsis icon on the right, then select Delete.

   

2. Click the DELETE button to remove the Advanced DNS record.

   

Import the DNS Zone

1. Under the DNS tab, click the ACTIONS menu.
2. Select Import DNS Zone.

   

3. In the pop-up, select your DNS zone file.

   

4. Click APPLY DNS ZONE.

Export the DNZ Zone

1. Under the DNS tab, click the ACTIONS menu.
2. Select Export DNS Zone.

   

3. In the pop-up, click DOWNLOAD DNS ZONE.

   

4. A .txt file containing the DNS zone for your domain will be downloaded to your computer.

Summary

And that wraps up our guide to finding and using the new DNS tab within your Account Manager. We hope this clarifies the process and empowers you to easily manage your domain's DNS records.