Getting Started

Create your DriftSensor account, add your first domain, and start monitoring DNS records in under five minutes.

Create Your Account

Go to DriftSensor

Visit driftsensor.com and click Start Free Trial.

Fill in the registration form

Full Name (2–100 characters)
Email Address (must be a permanent email - disposable addresses are blocked)
Password (8+ characters, must include at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, and one number)
Confirm Password
Company Name (optional)
Accept the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy

Complete verification

The invisible reCAPTCHA verification runs automatically.

Create your account

Click Create Account to finish registration.

Your account starts on a 7-day free trial of the Standard plan - no credit card required. You get up to 10 domains, 5-minute monitoring intervals, and 30 days of history retention.

Verify Your Email

After registering, check your inbox for a verification email from DriftSensor.

Click the verification link in the email (valid for 24 hours).
You'll see a confirmation screen and be automatically redirected to the login page after a 5-second countdown.

Didn't receive the email? Use the "Resend verification email" button on the confirmation screen, or visit the Resend Verification page. There's a 60-second cooldown between resend attempts.

Log In

Go to app.driftsensor.com (or click Sign In from the marketing site).
Enter your email and password.
If you've enabled Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), you'll be prompted for a verification code:
- Authenticator App - Enter the 6-digit code from your TOTP app (e.g., Google Authenticator, Authy). You can also use a one-time backup code.
- Email OTP - A 6-digit code will be sent to your email.

After 5 failed login attempts, your account is temporarily locked for 15 minutes for security.

Complete the Onboarding Wizard

When you log in for the first time, an onboarding wizard guides you through setup in 5 steps:

Welcome

Overview of DriftSensor's key features - Monitor DNS, Detect Changes, Stay Informed, Quick Setup.

Add Domain

Enter your first domain name (e.g., example.com). You can skip this step and add domains later.

Import DNS

DriftSensor auto-scans your domain and discovers all current DNS records (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS, SOA, SRV, CAA, PTR). These become your baseline master records.

Configure Alerts

Toggle email notifications on or off. Webhook integrations can be configured later from Settings.

Complete

Summary checklist showing what was set up. Click Go to Dashboard to start monitoring.

Every step has a Skip for now option - you can always configure these later. Closing the wizard marks onboarding as complete.

Add Your First Domain

If you skipped the onboarding wizard, you can add a domain from the dashboard:

Open the Domains page

Navigate to Domains in the sidebar and click Add Domain.

Enter domain details

Type the domain name (e.g., example.com). DriftSensor automatically strips protocols and www. prefixes.

Choose a monitoring interval

Select how often DriftSensor checks your DNS records: 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour (default), 6 hours, 12 hours, or 24 hours.

Assign a group (optional)

Assign the domain to a Domain Group for organization.

Create the domain

Click Create. DriftSensor automatically detects nameservers and performs an initial baseline scan.

DriftSensor automatically detects your domain's nameservers and performs an initial DNS scan to establish the baseline.

Plan limits apply. The Free plan allows 1 domain (24-hour intervals only). Standard allows 10 domains, Professional allows 50, and MSP allows 100+. See Billing & Plans for details.

Teams & Collaboration - Invite team members and assign roles.
Account Settings - Enable 2FA, manage your profile, configure timezone.