title: Netlify - Should I use CNAME or A records for a custom domain
body: <p>Netlify <a href="https://www.netlify.com/docs/custom-domains/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">custom domain docs</a> is pretty huge and confusing. I didn't find answers to the simple questions. I have a static website I want to deploy on Netlify. </p>
  
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  <li><p>Should I use <strong>A</strong> record which is pointing to IP address of mywebsitename.netlify.com or <strong>CNAME</strong> which is pointing to mywebsitename.netlify.com?</p></li>
  <li><p>If I chose <strong>A</strong> record; whether it is possible that Netlify change IP address after some time? </p></li>
  <li><p>If I chose <strong>CNAME</strong> record; will it make redirection slower because it has one extra step?</p></li>
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  <p>In this <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/a/37381010/2884309">A vs CNAME - firebase</a> related answer it is said:</p>
  
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    <p>Use CNAME if you are using a multi-region CDN for a static site with google or a host like Netlify and you are not using their DNS servers for your domain. This will allow their servers to resolve users to the closest server in their region.</p>
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