I am planning to do server migration to DO. I need to have fine control of the time-to-live settings so that I can failover back to the old site in case something goes wrong. Can't seem to find a way to do it on the control panel.
What is the current TTL for DNS record and anyway to change it?
I think the default for DO DNS is 1800. At this point no way to change it.
You can just use your existing name servers so you have better control. I keep mine at namecheap have a few bells and whistles DO doesn't. Change TTL dyndns and such.
But then I don't like putting all eggs in one basket either. Some I think its just more convenient to keep everything together.
Yes, you are right, it is 1800s. Thank for proposing an alternative. But some domain registrars like mine have a hard limit on the minimum TTL allowed.
Another option is Namecheap has free dns hosting. You would just need to point your nameserver to them. . Not sure what the minimum TTL is but I use 300 when doing testing.
Thank you. Yes, indeed, I should be using Namecheap for DNS. I found this https://community.namecheap.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2144#p11164 where it shows TTL being adjustable.
3600 it would be hard time for me than damm still 1800 is tough enough
You can refer this guide find the TTL for a domain
Guide : http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-use-dig-to-find-dns-time-to-live-ttl-values/
You can manage the TTL from the Domain Control Panel.