Look up a domain's DNS records

See where a domain points, its mail servers and what a specific DNS server says.

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Domain

Where does it point (A record)
Terminal
```
dig example.com +short
```
Its mail servers (MX records)
Terminal
```
dig example.com MX +short
```
Ask a specific DNS server (here Cloudflare's)
Terminal
```
dig @1.1.1.1 example.com +short
```
Handy to check whether a DNS change has spread yet.

Install dig if it's missingNeeds sudo
Terminal · Ubuntu / Debian
```
sudo apt install -y bind9-dnsutils
```
Where does it point (A record)
Terminal · Ubuntu / Debian
```
dig example.com +short
```
Its mail servers (MX records)
Terminal · Ubuntu / Debian
```
dig example.com MX +short
```
Ask a specific DNS server (here Cloudflare's)
Terminal · Ubuntu / Debian
```
dig @1.1.1.1 example.com +short
```
Handy to check whether a DNS change has spread yet.

Where does it point (A record)
PowerShell
```
Resolve-DnsName example.com -Type A
```
Its mail servers (MX records)
PowerShell
```
Resolve-DnsName example.com -Type MX
```
Ask a specific DNS server (here Cloudflare's)
PowerShell
```
Resolve-DnsName example.com -Server 1.1.1.1
```
Handy to check whether a DNS change has spread yet.

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