···7676* Replace `12.34.56.78` with your server's IP address.
7777* Some providers may use the `@` symbol to represent the root of your domain.
7878* The wildcard record is required when allowing users to create new accounts on your PDS.
7979+* The TTL can be anything but 600 (10 minutes) is reasonable
79808181+### Check that DNS is working as expected
80828383+Use a service like [DNS Checker](https://dnschecker.org/) to verify that you can resolve domain names.
8484+8585+Examples to check (record type `A`):
8686+* `example.com`
8787+* `random.example.com`
8888+* `test123.example.com`
8989+9090+These should all return your server's public IP.
81918292## Automatic install on Ubuntu 22.04 or Debian 11
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