Can I use CNAME with ip address?

The data on a CNAME record must always be another DNS name – that’s the whole point of a CNAME. As put succinctly by RFC 1034, the data in a CNAME should be:

CNAME a domain name.

While, if you’re looking to point to an IP address, then your ticket is:

A For the IN class, a 32 bit IP address

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