DNSimple Points of Presence
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Table of Contents
- Where our points of presence are located
- Points of presence versus regional records
- Have more questions?
A point of presence (PoP) is a physical location where DNSimple operates name servers that answer DNS queries for your domains. DNSimple’s DNS hosting runs on an Anycast network that spans multiple PoPs around the world, and every zone is served from all of them by default. When someone looks up your domain, Anycast routes the query to the nearest available PoP, which lowers latency and improves resilience.
Where our points of presence are located
DNSimple’s Anycast network consists of name servers in the following 16 locations around the world:
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Dallas, Texas, USA
- Frankfurt, Germany
- London, UK
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Miami, Florida, USA
- Paris, France
- San Jose, California, USA
- Santiago, Chile
- Singapore
- Sydney, Australia
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Tokyo, Japan
- Warsaw, Poland
Points of presence versus regional records
A point of presence is part of DNSimple’s infrastructure: it is where a query is answered. A regional record is a per-record setting that controls which of those locations may answer for a given record.
By default, every record is served from all of DNSimple’s PoPs. The regional records feature lets you restrict an individual record to specific regions, so it is served only from the regions you choose. Regional Records Explained lists the regions you can choose from.
Have more questions?
If you have additional questions about our points of presence, just contact support, and we will be happy to help.