Site does not support CNAME ending in period
Linode
Linode Staff
For a CNAME record, ending the to domain with a period disables domain search, using only the complete domain name given.
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rgerke
Linode Staff
This is because when you enter the alias in our DNS Manager, the trailing dot is appended to the domain automatically so there's no need to place it there.
For more information on DNS records, check out the guide below: