windows azure website preview dedicated IP for A record

Question

So I have a reserved instance on windows azure websites preview. I want to point my domain at it directly, not just the www.mydomain.com CNAME record which is mostly what i've seen people recommend. I have the CNAME on the www working just fine. But when you go to "mydomain.com" instead of "www.mydomain.com" it doesn't hit my azure website.

Is there any way to get the DNS "A" record to point at the azure website? I cannot find anywhere that will give me an IP address to do so.

Answer 1

It is now supported in Windows Azure. If you use a reserved instance, then it may be configured via the Manage Domains button on the bottom of the control panel.

Answer 2

To the best of my knowledge, no, you can't get a static IP address for Windows Azure Web Sites, so you can't set up an A record. The standard practice is to have your apex domain (example.com) redirect to the www subdomain (www.example.com), where you already have a CNAME set up.