> I don't understand how this helps. CNAMES have TTLs like A records and they eventually have to terminate at an A record somewhere so why pay for an extra hop?
I assume the customer controls the domain DNS records here rather than the hosting provider.
CNAME record: hosting provider can change underlying IP freely.
A record: hosting provider must get in touch with customer to change DNS.
I assume the customer controls the domain DNS records here rather than the hosting provider.
CNAME record: hosting provider can change underlying IP freely.
A record: hosting provider must get in touch with customer to change DNS.