<![CDATA[More control over DNS features.]]>Reoccuring problem with the automatic DNS features on Cloudron is that they will overwrite my MX records... so on one hand, it is really convenient that Cloudron can provision an A record, and it is really inconvenient that one click on the wrong button and it will overwrite my mx records.

It would be amazing if I could set restrictions allowing cloudron to write only A records and TXT records, leaving the MX for me to manage manually.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/8232/more-control-over-dns-featuresRSS for NodeFri, 17 Apr 2026 00:24:23 GMTSun, 18 Dec 2022 01:08:30 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to More control over DNS features. on Mon, 09 Jan 2023 13:09:32 GMT]]>@roofboard said in More control over DNS features.:

Is email enabled.
Yes, my primary inboxes are google inboxes, but I have configured gmail to use cloudron as a catch-all email server using routing rules.

I think this is what is confusing Cloudron code. Email is hosted outside Cloudron but Cloudron is also enabled as email server.

Do you think you can a post a screenshot or equivalent of how one configures gmail to use Cloudron as catch-all email server ?

Also, why exactly do you do this setup? Like one has to remember which mail server a mailbox resides in to login now?

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/59667https://forum.cloudron.io/post/59667Mon, 09 Jan 2023 13:09:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to More control over DNS features. on Sun, 08 Jan 2023 01:55:36 GMT]]>@girish
Which DNS provider you are using?

  1. I am using cloudflare, but I have also had this issue with route53
    Is email enabled.
  2. Yes, my primary inboxes are google inboxes, but I have configured gmail to use cloudron as a catch-all email server using routing rules.
  3. On the subject of controls... I can also imagine situations where I would want to use a load balancer, or hosted spf service which again will trick Cloudron into thinking everything is set up wrong.
]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/59587https://forum.cloudron.io/post/59587Sun, 08 Jan 2023 01:55:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to More control over DNS features. on Sat, 24 Dec 2022 16:26:02 GMT]]>@roofboard said in More control over DNS features.:

Reoccuring problem with the automatic DNS features on Cloudron is that they will overwrite my MX records

We need to take a step back. Cloudron does not overwrite MX records. Can you tell me:

  • Which DNS provider you are using?
  • Can you confirm that email is not enabled for the domain in question on Cloudron ? Cloudron will only setup MX records if email is enabled for the domain.
  • If email is enabled and for whatever reason you want MX to point elsewhere... I need to understand why you want email enabled but want the MX pointing elsewhere. Is this spam filtering related?
]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/58693https://forum.cloudron.io/post/58693Sat, 24 Dec 2022 16:26:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to More control over DNS features. on Wed, 21 Dec 2022 17:40:01 GMT]]>@nebulon
Dynamic DNS is not enabled.
And yes there is manual intervention I could click "update dns settings" I am a little OCD and get frustrated staring at red dots because I have a custom configuration here and there.

And just wish there was a way to tell cloudron "hey I know you think this record is wrong, but trust me its right and good" Or tell cloudron, "hey you can update A records and txt records but MX records those are off limits" or maybe a custom config file similar to a local hosts file where we could go in and take a record relationship and just straight up override it. This would enable configurations with load balancers, email routers, and hosted dmark utilities.

Normally I just set the DNS settings of Cloudron to manual, but I wish I did not have to do that. Especially because it always think I am wrong.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/58578https://forum.cloudron.io/post/58578Wed, 21 Dec 2022 17:40:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to More control over DNS features. on Mon, 19 Dec 2022 11:16:22 GMT]]>So this is happening without any manual interventions like installing an app for the mentioned A record?

Do you happen to have dynamic DNS checkbox enabled?

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/58435https://forum.cloudron.io/post/58435Mon, 19 Dec 2022 11:16:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to More control over DNS features. on Sun, 18 Dec 2022 18:28:30 GMT]]>@roofboard said in More control over DNS features.:

Also, more reasonably it will overwrite an A record all day long.

Personally I've always seen warnings before it overwrites any existing records.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/58400https://forum.cloudron.io/post/58400Sun, 18 Dec 2022 18:28:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to More control over DNS features. on Sun, 18 Dec 2022 14:29:08 GMT]]>@jdaviescoates
I can confirm that yesterday and many times before it wiped out my gmail mx records which is especially frustrating because I have cloudron mx records configured in google admin.

Also, more reasonably it will overwrite an A record all day long.

In addition to that I have seen it overwrite my Dmarc policy which can be kinda annoying if you have dmarc records hosted through a tool like mx toolbox...

That is for both S3 and Cloudflare

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/58394https://forum.cloudron.io/post/58394Sun, 18 Dec 2022 14:29:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to More control over DNS features. on Sun, 18 Dec 2022 10:36:57 GMT]]>@murgero said in More control over DNS features.:

Cloudron shouldn't be touching any records that where already there.

At least not without warning first

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/58391https://forum.cloudron.io/post/58391Sun, 18 Dec 2022 10:36:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to More control over DNS features. on Sun, 18 Dec 2022 02:17:00 GMT]]>@roofboard From what I've been told, Cloudron shouldn't be touching any records that where already there. This may be a bug, instead of a feature request.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/58382https://forum.cloudron.io/post/58382Sun, 18 Dec 2022 02:17:00 GMT