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What are the best public DNS resolvers?
The best public DNS resolvers for most people are Cloudflare (1.1.1.1) for speed and privacy, Google Public DNS (8.8.8.8) for reliability and
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Cloudflare DNS vs Amazon Route 53: which is better?
Neither Cloudflare DNS nor Amazon Route 53 is better in every case. Cloudflare is usually the better choice for public websites that want fast, f
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What are the most common DNS mistakes that take websites offline?
The most common DNS mistakes that take websites offline are letting the domain expire, changing nameservers without copying every record to the new p
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What is the DNS hierarchy explained simply?
The DNS hierarchy is the tree-shaped structure that organises every domain name on the internet. At the very top is the root, written as a single
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What is DNS over TLS (DoT) and how does it compare to DoH?
DNS over TLS (DoT) is a protocol that wraps ordinary DNS queries in a TLS-encrypted connection to your resolver, using its own dedicated port, **TCP
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What are DNS records and what are the different types?
DNS records are the individual entries stored in a domain's DNS zone. Each one maps a name to a specific piece of information, such as an IP address,
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