What is DNS?
The Domain Name System, usually abbreviated to DNS, is an important guide on the internet. It ensures that we reach the correct website when we type a specific domain name into our browser. It's essential, but how does it actually work?
Every website is hosted on a server. These servers each have a unique name: an IP address. The server where our website is hosted has the IP address 62.213.219.97.
As you can tell, such an IP address is not very user-friendly. It's impossible to remember all the addresses of the websites we want to visit. That's exactly why domain names exist. You type a domain name into your browser, and in a fraction of a second, you see the website.
This translation from domain name to IP address (and vice versa) is exactly what DNS does. Think of it like a phonebook. Instead of remembering every phone number, you store the number under someone's name. When you search for someone's name in your contacts list, your phone tells you which number to dial.
