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Zero-drama DNS cutover playbook

Reduce cutover risk with TTL and staged validation strategy.

24 hours before cutover

  • lower TTL on target records
  • verify origin health and SSL

Cutover window

  1. update A/AAAA/CNAME
  2. validate from multiple resolvers
  3. monitor traffic and error rates

Rollback

Keep previous target documented for instant re-point if needed.

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