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Hosting & Network

howtogeek.com runs on Amazon AWS, with email via Google Workspace.

Hosting network
Amazon AWSAS14618Amazon AWS
Managed DNS
Self-hosted / other
Email
Google Workspace
IPv6 (AAAA)
Not enabled
CAA pinning
Set

Sits alongside 1,072,813 other sites on Amazon AWS.

Recently changed networks: AS16509 → AS14618 (as of Nov 2, 2026)

The apex and www are the same hosting — the apex via A records, www via a CNAME to howtogeek.com.

DNS Records for howtogeek.com

HostnameTypeTTLPriorityContent
howtogeek.comA03.222.102.97
howtogeek.comMX030aspmx3.googlemail.com
howtogeek.comMX020alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
howtogeek.comMX030aspmx2.googlemail.com
howtogeek.comMX010aspmx.l.google.com
howtogeek.comMX020alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
howtogeek.comCAA00 issuewild amazon.com
howtogeek.comCAA00 issuewild amazonaws.com
howtogeek.comCAA00 issuewild amazontrust.com
howtogeek.comCAA00 issue amazontrust.com
howtogeek.comCAA00 issue amazonaws.com
howtogeek.comCAA00 issue amazon.com
howtogeek.comCAA00 issue letsencrypt.org
howtogeek.comCAA00 issuewild letsencrypt.org
howtogeek.comSOA180ns20.digicertdns.com dns.digicertdns.com 2009010208 43200 3600 1209600 180
howtogeek.comNS0ns22.digicertdns.com
howtogeek.comNS0ns24.digicertdns.net
howtogeek.comNS0ns21.digicertdns.com
howtogeek.comNS0ns25.digicertdns.net
howtogeek.comNS0ns20.digicertdns.com
howtogeek.comNS0ns23.digicertdns.net
howtogeek.comTXT0pinterest-site-verification=02190cc2d688eab03da3653a68a98e4f
howtogeek.comTXT0google-site-verification=Ru4oqPBBZlnFKYhK8zPqyjQJG-CdJZVA-73JjYok3cA
howtogeek.comTXT0google-site-verification=mH3I9782XzfCmyXElhNo6BuMAaqZ2BptWaa_CmgIHAI
howtogeek.comTXT0_github-challenge-howtogeek.howtogeek.com=54c930fbcb
howtogeek.comTXT0google-site-verification=MmO33cw8lQGk08n1pE9ZXjeWq1YDMxNBJJ8yq9dsuXU
howtogeek.comTXT0google-site-verification=8X9NK7wzXYO5imEVAbfOG4CHG3oEjXlR_TWTiwnwcT8
howtogeek.comTXT0facebook-domain-verification=yom8u5lf7r3qzcbx7m8b74rp5twbg5
howtogeek.comTXT0v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:amazonses.com include:one.zoho.com ~all
www.howtogeek.comA03.222.102.97
www.howtogeek.comCNAME0howtogeek.com
www.howtogeek.comNS0ns22.digicertdns.com
www.howtogeek.comNS0ns24.digicertdns.net
www.howtogeek.comNS0ns21.digicertdns.com
www.howtogeek.comNS0ns20.digicertdns.com
www.howtogeek.comNS0ns25.digicertdns.net
www.howtogeek.comNS0ns23.digicertdns.net
www.howtogeek.comTXT0google-site-verification=mH3I9782XzfCmyXElhNo6BuMAaqZ2BptWaa_CmgIHAI
www.howtogeek.comTXT0google-site-verification=8X9NK7wzXYO5imEVAbfOG4CHG3oEjXlR_TWTiwnwcT8
www.howtogeek.comTXT0facebook-domain-verification=yom8u5lf7r3qzcbx7m8b74rp5twbg5
www.howtogeek.comTXT0google-site-verification=MmO33cw8lQGk08n1pE9ZXjeWq1YDMxNBJJ8yq9dsuXU
www.howtogeek.comTXT0pinterest-site-verification=02190cc2d688eab03da3653a68a98e4f
www.howtogeek.comTXT0v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:amazonses.com include:one.zoho.com ~all
www.howtogeek.comTXT0google-site-verification=Ru4oqPBBZlnFKYhK8zPqyjQJG-CdJZVA-73JjYok3cA
www.howtogeek.comTXT0_github-challenge-howtogeek.howtogeek.com=54c930fbcb
www.howtogeek.comCAA00 issue amazontrust.com
www.howtogeek.comCAA00 issue amazon.com
www.howtogeek.comCAA00 issuewild amazonaws.com
www.howtogeek.comCAA00 issue letsencrypt.org
www.howtogeek.comCAA00 issuewild amazon.com
www.howtogeek.comCAA00 issue amazonaws.com
www.howtogeek.comCAA00 issuewild amazontrust.com
www.howtogeek.comCAA00 issuewild letsencrypt.org
www.howtogeek.comMX010aspmx.l.google.com
www.howtogeek.comMX020alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
www.howtogeek.comMX030aspmx2.googlemail.com
www.howtogeek.comMX020alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
www.howtogeek.comMX030aspmx3.googlemail.com
www.howtogeek.comSOA180ns20.digicertdns.com dns.digicertdns.com 2009010208 43200 3600 1209600 180

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About DNS Records

DNS (Domain Name System) records are instructions that provide information about a domain, including its IP addresses, mail servers, and other services. Common record types include:

  • SOA (Start of Authority) - Contains administrative information about the zone
  • NS (Nameserver) - Specifies authoritative nameservers for the domain
  • A (Address) - Maps a domain to an IPv4 address
  • AAAA - Maps a domain to an IPv6 address
  • CNAME (Canonical Name) - Creates an alias pointing to another domain
  • MX (Mail Exchange) - Specifies mail servers for the domain