How to configure your domain’s origin address?
You can configure the origin address of your domain in 2 ways.
- Through Multi CDN General Settings
- Through DNS Records
Through Multi CDN General Settings
To configure your origin address, navigate to ‘ Multi CDN’ > ‘General Settings’ > ‘Origin Address’.
On this ‘Origin Address’ box, click the ‘ Settings’ (gear) icon to configure the setting.
You can change the origin address of your specified domain to either an FQDN (fully qualified domain name address) or an IPv4 (internet protocol version 4) address.
Setting the origin address to an FQDN will convert the DNS record of this domain to a CNAME record, having the canonical name as its value (e.g. mlytics.com). This means, request for this domain name will be redirected to the specified canonical name.
Setting the origin address to an IPv4 will convert the DNS record of this domain to an A record, having the IPv4 address as its value (e.g. 1.2.3.4). This means, request for this domain name will be redirected to the specified IPv4 address.
Through DNS Records
To configure your origin address, navigate to ‘ DNS’ > ‘DNS Records’.
On this page, hover to your selected record (domain name), and press the arrow down icon on the right-hand side.
For ' Multi CDN-activated DNS records’, users will be requested to change the origin address through Multi CDN General Settings.
You can either click the link below the ‘Value’ header, or follow the instructions stated on “Through Multi CDN General Settings” section.
For ' Multi CDN-deactivated DNS records’, users will NOT be allowed to change the origin address settings. Though, users can delete the record and create a new A record or a CNAME record bearing its desired value.