> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.stackryze.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart

> Get from zero to a working DNS zone in under five minutes.

This quickstart takes you from a fresh Stackryze account to a fully delegated domain with live DNS records. Most people finish in under five minutes.

## Prerequisites

Before you begin, you must have:

* A free [Stackryze](https://dns.stackryze.com/signup) account
* A domain you own (or one of the free subdomains Stackryze Domains provides)
* Five minutes

## Get started

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create your Stackryze account">
    Sign up at [dns.stackryze.com](https://dns.stackryze.com/signup). You can use email or your existing GitHub account.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add your domain">
    From the dashboard, click **Add Domain**, then enter the apex (for example `example.com`). Stackryze will create an empty zone and give you the nameservers to delegate to.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Delegate at your registrar">
    At your domain registrar, set the nameservers to the four Stackryze nameservers we provide:

    ```text theme={null}
    ns1.stackryze.com
    ns2.stackryze.com
    ns3.stackryze.com
    ns4.stackryze.com
    ```

    Propagation typically completes within 30 minutes.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add your first records">
    Open the zone and add the records you need — `A`, `AAAA`, `CNAME`, `MX`, `TXT`, plus modern record types like `SVCB`, `HTTPS`, and `TLSA`.

    <Tip>
      Save your records as a draft first — Stackryze validates the whole zone before publishing so syntax mistakes never go live.
    </Tip>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Verify with a lookup">
    Run `dig example.com @ns1.stackryze.com` (or use the built-in lookup from the dashboard) to confirm the zone is live.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Where to go next

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card title="Add a custom domain" icon="globe" href="/docs/guides/add-a-custom-domain">
    Wire up a domain you already own to a Stackryze-hosted service.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Configure DNS records" icon="list" href="/docs/guides/configure-dns-records">
    The complete reference for every record type Stackryze supports.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Enable DNSSEC" icon="shield-check" href="/docs/guides/enable-dnssec">
    Turn on cryptographic validation for your zone.
  </Card>
</Columns>

<Tip>
  Need help? Reach out to us at [support@stackryze.com](mailto:support@stackryze.com) — a real person will reply within one business day.
</Tip>