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DNS propagation explained
After you add DNS records, they don't take effect everywhere at once. This spread is called propagation, and it's why a new domain can take a little while to go live.
01What propagation is
DNS is how the internet turns your domain name into your site's address. When you change records, networks around the world refresh their cached copies on their own schedule — so the change reaches different people at different times.
02How long it takes
Most changes are live within a few minutes to a couple of hours, but it can take up to 48 hours to finish everywhere. There's nothing to do but wait — you don't need to re-add the records.
03While you wait
Your domain shows "Pending DNS" until Plixa detects the records. You can press Re-check to refresh the status — and once it verifies, SSL is set up automatically.
If a domain still isn't verified after 48 hours, double-check that the records match exactly what Plixa shows — a wrong value or an extra record is the usual cause.
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