Configuring Cloud DNS

Cloud DNS is a Google service that provides domain name resolution. At the most basic level, DNS services map domain names, such as example.com, to IP addresses, such as 35.20.24.107. A managed zone contains DNS records associated with a DNS name suffix, such as aceexamdns1.com. DNS records contain specific details about a zone. For example, an A record maps a hostname to IP addresses in IPv4. AAAA records are used in IPv6 to map names to IPv6 addresses. CNAME records hold the canonical name, which contains alias names of a domain. In this section, you will learn how to configure DNS services in GCP, which consists of creating zones and adding records.

Creating DNS Managed Zones Using Cloud Console

To create a managed zone using Cloud Console, navigate to the Network Services section of the console. Click Cloud DNS. This displays a form like that in Figure 15.1.

Click Create Zone to display a form like the one shown in Figure 15.2.

First, select a zone type, which...