From 8eed75b4952d7a198491ab0bc427954f87c24c6b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Lo Nigro Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2018 20:37:07 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Explain CNAMEs in DNS records section --- README.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 67d26dd..23fbf02 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ You will need to add some DNS records on your domain's regular DNS server: - `NS` record for `auth.example.com` pointing to `ns.auth.example.com` - `A` record for `ns.auth.example.com` pointing to `198.51.100.1` - If using IPv6, an `AAAA` record pointing to the IPv6 address +- Each domain you will be authenticating will need a `CNAME` for a `_acme-challenge` subdomain added. The [client](README.md#clients) you use will explain how to do this. ## Testing It Out