# DNS

Concept · [Cloud, hosting and security](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cloud)

Also called: Domain Name System, DNS record, DNS records, nameserver, nameservers, name server, DNS settings

Domain Name System. The internet's directory. It [turns](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/turn) the name a person types, such as example.com, into the numeric address computers use to find the right [server](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/server).

**For example:** A [founder](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) moves a site to a new host and updates one DNS record. Visitors who type the same [domain](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/domain) now reach the new host.

## Connects to (9)

- [Domain](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/domain): The address people type to reach your site, such as example.com.
- [Hosting](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/hosting): Renting space on a server so your site or app can be reached on the internet at all hours.
- [HTTPS](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/https): The secure version of the way browsers talk to websites.
- [Deployment](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/deployment): Putting the latest version of your app onto the live servers where real users can reach it.
- [Cloudflare](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cloudflare): A company that runs a global network for websites and apps.
- [Internet service provider](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/internet-service-provider): The company that provides an internet connection to a home, school or business.
- [301 redirect](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/redirect-301): An instruction that sends visitors and search engines from an old web address to a new one permanently, so old links keep working and…
- [GoDaddy](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/godaddy): A company that sells domain names, along with web hosting and business email.
- [cPanel](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cpanel): A control panel that many web hosting companies give customers for managing a website, email accounts, files and databases from a browser.

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