• Why are DNS Record changes not instant?

  Domain Name System (DNS) records are used by the infrastructure of the internet to send data through the correct paths i.e. data from your website to the customer on a website. So why when DNS Records are changed, do they not update instantly? This is because the DNS uses caching. It would slow down the internet extremely if every request involved asking a Name Server for the records, so they are cached by Internet Service Providers (ISP). No onFew readers

• What are DNS records?

  The Domain Name System DNS refers to a collection of standards and internet infrastructure that allows a client (like Chrome, Safari, or Edge running on your laptop).  They allow us to use an easy-to-remember domain name to represent a server address. It’s like being able to ask a Taxi Driver to take you to “the mall” instead of giving the exact street address. The Taxi Driver can look up a listing for the mall and find the address and directions. DNS records act like listings for website adFew readers