Question
When I create the DNS, I get the '. ' at the end of my awwell.com. and at the end of ns1,ns1 and ns3?
awwell.com. 1800 IN NS ns1.digitalocean.com.
awwell.com. 1800 IN NS ns2.digitalocean.com.
awwell.com. 1800 IN NS ns3.digitalocean.com.
Is it the way it should be?
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Yes. The dot at the end means the name is not relative to the zone. Without the dot, those entries would be interpreted as
awwell.com.awwell.com
or
ns1.digitalocean.com.awwell.com
as if they were subdomains of awwell.com.
So when I update my nameservers with the domain registrar should I include the dot or should I not?