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Configure Reverse DNS (PTR) from the Client Area

Reverse DNS, also called a PTR record, maps an IP address back to a hostname.

It is commonly useful for network services and mail servers.

1. Open the VPS

  1. Sign in to your FreshPerf client area.
  2. Click Services.
  3. Open your VPS.

2. Open Reverse DNS

From the VPS page:

  1. open Network.
  2. click Reverse DNS.

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The page displays the VPS IP addresses and the reverse DNS status for each one.

3. Edit the PTR record

If the address can be edited:

  1. click Edit.

  2. enter the full hostname you want, for example:

    vps.example.com

  3. confirm the change.

  4. wait for DNS propagation.

Important: use a valid hostname. For a mail server, it is good practice for the hostname to also have a matching forward DNS record pointing to the server IP.

Address shown as unavailable

The client area may display a message such as:

Unavailable for this address

In that case, the PTR cannot be changed from this interface for that IP.

Contact FreshPerf support if you need to confirm reverse DNS availability for the address.

Verify the result

On Linux or macOS:

dig -x IP_ADDRESS

or:

host IP_ADDRESS

On Windows:

nslookup IP_ADDRESS