Azure DNS: How to configure an ALIAS record to point to some external domain?

Question

We currently have hosted our client app on test.monkey.com.

Our client wants us to use their company domain for example test.monster.com. monster.com domain is on the client's azure portal. We don't have access to it since we aren't legally allowed to access it. So the solution proposed is that the client creates a dns alias which allows them to show test.monkey.com when people visit test.monster.com. Is this possible? I tried looking through the documentation for azure dns. I can't seem to find anything on this.

Answer 1

@Vino Silva ,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform. Thank you for reaching out & I hope you are doing well.

I understand that you would like to use the domain of your client (hosted in Azure DNS) for your app.

You can either,

1.

• Ask your client to add a CNAME record for "test.monster.com" to resolve to "test.monkey.com"
• So that users who visit the FQDN "test.monster.com" are redirected to "test.monkey.com"
• This means, the URL in the browser will show "test.monkey.com"

2.OR

• Ask your client to add an A record so "test.monster.com" resolves to the IP of the app.
• This way, the URL at the browser remains "test.monster.com".

Hope this helps.

Cheers,

Kapil