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Is an A record necessary for a domain after pointing my hosting DNS nameservers to the domain?

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For the working of a website no need to add nameserver together with A record. Any one of the two is needed. It's better to add A record pointing to the IP address for a faster DNS propagation. If it is a VPS or a dedicated server then a private nameserver together with A records can do the work.
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yes. in order to make your site accessible via your domain name, you will need to setup both domain name system records and hosting nameserver.

an A record is the type of DNS record that links to your domain name to an IP address.

you will also need to setup a hosting nameserver for your domain
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No, an A record is not necessary.

The main reason for not needing domain A record together with hosting nameservers is because you can point your hosting DNS nameservers to the domain free and not need a record.
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The main reason for not needing domain A record together with hosting nameservers is because you can point your hosting DNS nameservers to the domain free and not need a record.
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Yes, an A record is typically necessary after pointing your hosting DNS nameservers to your domain. When you update your domain's nameservers to point to your hosting provider, the nameservers will direct traffic to your hosting server. However, the A record is what specifies the IP address of your hosting server to which the domain should point.

The A record is essential because it translates your domain name (e.g., example.com) into the corresponding IP address (e.g., 123.456.789.123). Without the A record, the DNS resolver wouldn't know where to send the requests for your domain.

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