diff --git a/app/config/variables.php b/app/config/variables.php
index 5f3cd430e9..e726ca79dc 100644
--- a/app/config/variables.php
+++ b/app/config/variables.php
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ return [
                 'default' => 'localhost',
                 'required' => true,
                 'question' => 'Enter a DNS A record hostname to serve as a CNAME for your custom domains.' . PHP_EOL . 'You can use the same value as used for the Appwrite hostname.',
-                'filter' => ''
+                'filter' => 'domainTarget'
             ],
             [
                 'name' => '_APP_CONSOLE_WHITELIST_ROOT',
diff --git a/app/tasks/install.php b/app/tasks/install.php
index 6349a162fa..3519b58d0b 100644
--- a/app/tasks/install.php
+++ b/app/tasks/install.php
@@ -173,6 +173,16 @@ $cli
             if (empty($input[$var['name']])) {
                 $input[$var['name']] = $var['default'];
             }
+
+            if ($var['filter'] === 'domainTarget') {
+                if ($input[$var['name']] !== 'localhost') {
+                    Console::warning("\nIf you haven't already done so, set the following record for {$input[$var['name']]} on your DNS provider:\n");
+                    $mask = "%-15.15s %-10.10s %-30.30s\n";
+                    printf($mask, "Type", "Name", "Value");
+                    printf($mask, "A or AAAA", "@", "<YOUR PUBLIC IP>");
+                    Console::warning("\nUse 'AAAA' if you're using an IPv6 address and 'A' if you're using an IPv4 address.\n");
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         $templateForCompose = new View(__DIR__ . '/../views/install/compose.phtml');