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PTR record resolves an IP address (made up of numbers and decimals) into a domain name (such as\u00a0example.com).<\/p>\n

The act of translating an IP address into a\u00a0domain<\/a>\u00a0name is known as a\u00a0reverse lookup\u00a0<\/em>in the Domain Name System (DNS).<\/p>\n

While we usually think of DNS as a means to go from a domain name to an IP address, one type of record is the opposite: the PTR record resolves an IP address to a domain name instead.<\/p>\n

Why might you know the IP without knowing the domain name? These oddball DNS records are actually very valuable. In this article, we\u2019ll explore why PTR matters, when you would use them, and how to set them up properly.<\/p>\n

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