diff --git a/cmd/uplink/cmd/access.go b/cmd/uplink/cmd/access.go
index 9622324c8..e860852ef 100644
--- a/cmd/uplink/cmd/access.go
+++ b/cmd/uplink/cmd/access.go
@@ -153,71 +153,74 @@ func registerAccess(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 	if len(args) == 0 {
 		return errs.New("no access specified")
 	}
+	_, err = register(args[0], registerCfg.AuthService, registerCfg.Public)
+	return err
+}
 
-	if registerCfg.AuthService == "" {
-		return errs.New("no auth service address provided")
+func register(accessRaw, authService string, public bool) (accessKey string, err error) {
+	if authService == "" {
+		return "", errs.New("no auth service address provided")
 	}
 
-	accessRaw := args[0]
-
 	// try assuming that accessRaw is a named access
 	access, err := registerCfg.GetNamedAccess(accessRaw)
 	if err == nil && access != nil {
 		accessRaw, err = access.Serialize()
 		if err != nil {
-			return errs.New("error serializing named access '%s': %w", accessRaw, err)
+			return "", errs.New("error serializing named access '%s': %w", accessRaw, err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	postData, err := json.Marshal(map[string]interface{}{
 		"access_grant": accessRaw,
-		"public":       registerCfg.Public,
+		"public":       public,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return errs.Wrap(err)
+		return accessKey, errs.Wrap(err)
 	}
 
-	resp, err := http.Post(fmt.Sprintf("%s/v1/access", registerCfg.AuthService), "application/json", bytes.NewReader(postData))
+	resp, err := http.Post(fmt.Sprintf("%s/v1/access", authService), "application/json", bytes.NewReader(postData))
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return "", err
 	}
 	defer func() { err = errs.Combine(err, resp.Body.Close()) }()
 
 	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	respBody := make(map[string]string)
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &respBody); err != nil {
-		return errs.New("unexpected response from auth service: %s", string(body))
+		return "", errs.New("unexpected response from auth service: %s", string(body))
 	}
 
 	accessKey, ok := respBody["access_key_id"]
 	if !ok {
-		return errs.New("access_key_id missing in response")
+		return "", errs.New("access_key_id missing in response")
 	}
 	secretKey, ok := respBody["secret_key"]
 	if !ok {
-		return errs.New("secret_key missing in response")
+		return "", errs.New("secret_key missing in response")
 	}
-	fmt.Println("=========== CREDENTIALS =========================================================")
+
+	fmt.Println("========== CREDENTIALS ===================================================================")
 	fmt.Println("Access Key ID: ", accessKey)
-	fmt.Println("Secret Key:    ", secretKey)
-	fmt.Println("Endpoint:      ", respBody["endpoint"])
+	fmt.Println("Secret Key   : ", secretKey)
+	fmt.Println("Endpoint     : ", respBody["endpoint"])
 
 	// update AWS credential file if requested
 	if registerCfg.AWSProfile != "" {
 		credentialsPath, err := getAwsCredentialsPath()
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return "", err
 		}
 		err = writeAWSCredentials(credentialsPath, registerCfg.AWSProfile, accessKey, secretKey)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return "", err
 		}
 	}
-	return nil
+	return accessKey, nil
 }
 
 // getAwsCredentialsPath returns the expected AWS credentials path.
diff --git a/cmd/uplink/cmd/share.go b/cmd/uplink/cmd/share.go
index 11e057d08..ddb27322d 100644
--- a/cmd/uplink/cmd/share.go
+++ b/cmd/uplink/cmd/share.go
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/url"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
+	"text/tabwriter"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -31,7 +33,13 @@ var shareCfg struct {
 	NotAfter          string   `help:"disallow access after this time (e.g. '+2h', '2020-01-02T15:01:01-01:00')" basic-help:"true"`
 	AllowedPathPrefix []string `help:"whitelist of path prefixes to require, overrides the [allowed-path-prefix] arguments"`
 	ExportTo          string   `default:"" help:"path to export the shared access to" basic-help:"true"`
-	BaseURL           string   `default:"https://link.tardigradeshare.io" help:"the base url for link sharing"`
+	BaseURL           string   `default:"https://link.tardigradeshare.io" help:"the base url for link sharing" basic-help:"true"`
+
+	Register    bool   `default:"false" help:"if true, creates and registers access grant" basic-help:"true"`
+	URL         bool   `default:"false" help:"if true, returns a url for the shared path. implies --register and --public" basic-help:"true"`
+	DNS         string `default:"" help:"specify your custom hostname. if set, returns dns settings for web hosting. implies --register and --public" basic-help:"true"`
+	AuthService string `default:"https://auth.tardigradeshare.io" help:"url for shared auth service" basic-help:"true"`
+	Public      bool   `default:"false" help:"if true, the access will be public. --dns and --url override this" basic-help:"true"`
 
 	// Share requires information about the current access
 	AccessConfig
@@ -46,11 +54,195 @@ func init() {
 		Short: "Shares restricted access to objects.",
 		RunE:  shareMain,
 	}
+
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(shareCmd)
 
 	process.Bind(shareCmd, &shareCfg, defaults, cfgstruct.ConfDir(getConfDir()))
 }
 
+func shareMain(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+	newAccessData, sharePrefixes, permission, err := createAccessGrant(args)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var accessKey string
+
+	if shareCfg.Register || shareCfg.URL || shareCfg.DNS != "" {
+		isPublic := (shareCfg.Public || shareCfg.URL || shareCfg.DNS != "")
+		accessKey, err = register(newAccessData, shareCfg.AuthService, isPublic)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		fmt.Println("Public Access: ", isPublic)
+
+		if len(shareCfg.AllowedPathPrefix) == 1 && !permission.AllowUpload && !permission.AllowDelete {
+			if shareCfg.URL {
+				if err = createURL(accessKey, sharePrefixes); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			if shareCfg.DNS != "" {
+				if err = createDNS(accessKey); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if shareCfg.ExportTo != "" {
+		// convert to an absolute path, mostly for output purposes.
+		exportTo, err := filepath.Abs(shareCfg.ExportTo)
+		if err != nil {
+			return Error.Wrap(err)
+		}
+		if err := ioutil.WriteFile(exportTo, []byte(newAccessData+"\n"), 0600); err != nil {
+			return Error.Wrap(err)
+		}
+		fmt.Println("Exported to:", exportTo)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Creates access grant for allowed path prefixes.
+func createAccessGrant(args []string) (newAccessData string, sharePrefixes []sharePrefixExtension, permission uplink.Permission, err error) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	notBefore, err := parseHumanDate(shareCfg.NotBefore, now)
+	if err != nil {
+		return newAccessData, sharePrefixes, permission, err
+	}
+	notAfter, err := parseHumanDate(shareCfg.NotAfter, now)
+	if err != nil {
+		return newAccessData, sharePrefixes, permission, err
+	}
+
+	if len(shareCfg.AllowedPathPrefix) == 0 {
+		// if the --allowed-path-prefix flag is not set,
+		// use any arguments as allowed path prefixes
+		for _, arg := range args {
+			shareCfg.AllowedPathPrefix = append(shareCfg.AllowedPathPrefix, strings.Split(arg, ",")...)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var uplinkSharePrefixes []uplink.SharePrefix
+	for _, path := range shareCfg.AllowedPathPrefix {
+		p, err := fpath.New(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return newAccessData, sharePrefixes, permission, err
+		}
+		if p.IsLocal() {
+			return newAccessData, sharePrefixes, permission, errs.New("required path must be remote: %q", path)
+		}
+
+		uplinkSharePrefix := uplink.SharePrefix{
+			Bucket: p.Bucket(),
+			Prefix: p.Path(),
+		}
+		sharePrefixes = append(sharePrefixes, sharePrefixExtension{
+			uplinkSharePrefix: uplinkSharePrefix,
+			hasTrailingSlash:  strings.HasSuffix(path, "/"),
+		})
+		uplinkSharePrefixes = append(uplinkSharePrefixes, uplinkSharePrefix)
+	}
+
+	access, err := shareCfg.GetAccess()
+	if err != nil {
+		return newAccessData, sharePrefixes, permission, err
+	}
+
+	permission = uplink.Permission{}
+	permission.AllowDelete = !shareCfg.DisallowDeletes && !shareCfg.Readonly
+	permission.AllowList = !shareCfg.DisallowLists && !shareCfg.Writeonly
+	permission.AllowDownload = !shareCfg.DisallowReads && !shareCfg.Writeonly
+	permission.AllowUpload = !shareCfg.DisallowWrites && !shareCfg.Readonly
+	permission.NotBefore = notBefore
+	permission.NotAfter = notAfter
+
+	newAccess, err := access.Share(permission, uplinkSharePrefixes...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return newAccessData, sharePrefixes, permission, err
+	}
+
+	newAccessData, err = newAccess.Serialize()
+	if err != nil {
+		return newAccessData, sharePrefixes, permission, err
+	}
+
+	satelliteAddr, _, _, err := parseAccess(newAccessData)
+	if err != nil {
+		return newAccessData, sharePrefixes, permission, err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("Sharing access to satellite", satelliteAddr)
+	fmt.Println("=========== ACCESS RESTRICTIONS ==========================================================")
+	fmt.Println("Download  :", formatPermission(permission.AllowDownload))
+	fmt.Println("Upload    :", formatPermission(permission.AllowUpload))
+	fmt.Println("Lists     :", formatPermission(permission.AllowList))
+	fmt.Println("Deletes   :", formatPermission(permission.AllowDelete))
+	fmt.Println("NotBefore :", formatTimeRestriction(permission.NotBefore))
+	fmt.Println("NotAfter  :", formatTimeRestriction(permission.NotAfter))
+	fmt.Println("Paths     :", formatPaths(sharePrefixes))
+	fmt.Println("=========== SERIALIZED ACCESS WITH THE ABOVE RESTRICTIONS TO SHARE WITH OTHERS ===========")
+	fmt.Println("Access    :", newAccessData)
+
+	return newAccessData, sharePrefixes, permission, nil
+}
+
+// Creates linksharing url for allowed path prefixes.
+func createURL(newAccessData string, sharePrefixes []sharePrefixExtension) (err error) {
+	p, err := fpath.New(shareCfg.AllowedPathPrefix[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fmt.Println("=========== BROWSER URL ==================================================================")
+	fmt.Println("REMINDER  : Object key must end in '/' when trying to share recursively")
+
+	var printFormat string
+	if p.Path() == "" || !sharePrefixes[0].hasTrailingSlash { // Check if the path is empty (aka sharing the entire bucket) or the path is not a directory or an object that ends in "/".
+		printFormat = "URL       : %s/%s/%s/%s\n"
+	} else {
+		printFormat = "URL       : %s/%s/%s/%s/\n"
+	}
+	fmt.Printf(printFormat, shareCfg.BaseURL, url.PathEscape(newAccessData), p.Bucket(), p.Path())
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Creates dns record info for allowed path prefixes.
+func createDNS(accessKey string) (err error) {
+	p, err := fpath.New(shareCfg.AllowedPathPrefix[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	CNAME, err := url.Parse(shareCfg.BaseURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	minWidth := len(shareCfg.DNS) + 5 // add 5 spaces to account for "txt-"
+	w := new(tabwriter.Writer)
+	w.Init(os.Stdout, minWidth, minWidth, 0, '\t', 0)
+	defer func() {
+		err = errs.Combine(err, w.Flush())
+	}()
+
+	var printStorjRoot string
+	if p.Path() == "" {
+		printStorjRoot = fmt.Sprintf("txt-%s\tIN\tTXT  \tstorj-root:%s", shareCfg.DNS, p.Bucket())
+	} else {
+		printStorjRoot = fmt.Sprintf("txt-%s\tIN\tTXT  \tstorj-root:%s/%s", shareCfg.DNS, p.Bucket(), p.Path())
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("=========== DNS INFO =====================================================================")
+	fmt.Println("Remember to update the $ORIGIN with your domain name. You may also change the $TTL.")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "$ORIGIN example.com.")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "$TTL    3600")
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s    \tIN\tCNAME\t%s.\n", shareCfg.DNS, CNAME.Host)
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, printStorjRoot)
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "txt-%s\tIN\tTXT  \tstorj-access:%s\n", shareCfg.DNS, accessKey)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func parseHumanDate(date string, now time.Time) (time.Time, error) {
 	switch {
 	case date == "":
@@ -71,105 +263,10 @@ func parseHumanDate(date string, now time.Time) (time.Time, error) {
 	}
 }
 
-// shareMain is the function executed when shareCmd is called.
-func shareMain(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
-	now := time.Now()
-	notBefore, err := parseHumanDate(shareCfg.NotBefore, now)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	notAfter, err := parseHumanDate(shareCfg.NotAfter, now)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if len(shareCfg.AllowedPathPrefix) == 0 {
-		// if the --allowed-path-prefix flag is not set,
-		// use any arguments as allowed path prefixes
-		for _, arg := range args {
-			shareCfg.AllowedPathPrefix = append(shareCfg.AllowedPathPrefix, strings.Split(arg, ",")...)
-		}
-	}
-
-	var sharePrefixes []uplink.SharePrefix
-	for _, path := range shareCfg.AllowedPathPrefix {
-		p, err := fpath.New(path)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if p.IsLocal() {
-			return errs.New("required path must be remote: %q", path)
-		}
-
-		sharePrefixes = append(sharePrefixes, uplink.SharePrefix{
-			Bucket: p.Bucket(),
-			Prefix: p.Path(),
-		})
-	}
-
-	access, err := shareCfg.GetAccess()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	permission := uplink.Permission{}
-	permission.AllowDelete = !shareCfg.DisallowDeletes && !shareCfg.Readonly
-	permission.AllowList = !shareCfg.DisallowLists && !shareCfg.Writeonly
-	permission.AllowDownload = !shareCfg.DisallowReads && !shareCfg.Writeonly
-	permission.AllowUpload = !shareCfg.DisallowWrites && !shareCfg.Readonly
-	permission.NotBefore = notBefore
-	permission.NotAfter = notAfter
-
-	newAccess, err := access.Share(permission, sharePrefixes...)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	newAccessData, err := newAccess.Serialize()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	satelliteAddr, _, _, err := parseAccess(newAccessData)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	fmt.Println("Sharing access to satellite", satelliteAddr)
-	fmt.Println("=========== ACCESS RESTRICTIONS ==========================================================")
-	fmt.Println("Download  :", formatPermission(permission.AllowDownload))
-	fmt.Println("Upload    :", formatPermission(permission.AllowUpload))
-	fmt.Println("Lists     :", formatPermission(permission.AllowList))
-	fmt.Println("Deletes   :", formatPermission(permission.AllowDelete))
-	fmt.Println("NotBefore :", formatTimeRestriction(permission.NotBefore))
-	fmt.Println("NotAfter  :", formatTimeRestriction(permission.NotAfter))
-	fmt.Println("Paths     :", formatPaths(sharePrefixes))
-	fmt.Println("=========== SERIALIZED ACCESS WITH THE ABOVE RESTRICTIONS TO SHARE WITH OTHERS ===========")
-	fmt.Println("Access    :", newAccessData)
-
-	if len(shareCfg.AllowedPathPrefix) == 1 && !permission.AllowUpload && !permission.AllowDelete {
-		fmt.Println("=========== BROWSER URL ==================================================================")
-		p, err := fpath.New(shareCfg.AllowedPathPrefix[0])
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		fmt.Println("URL       :", fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s/%s", shareCfg.BaseURL,
-			url.PathEscape(newAccessData),
-			url.PathEscape(p.Bucket()),
-			url.PathEscape(p.Path())))
-	}
-
-	if shareCfg.ExportTo != "" {
-		// convert to an absolute path, mostly for output purposes.
-		exportTo, err := filepath.Abs(shareCfg.ExportTo)
-		if err != nil {
-			return Error.Wrap(err)
-		}
-		if err := ioutil.WriteFile(exportTo, []byte(newAccessData+"\n"), 0600); err != nil {
-			return Error.Wrap(err)
-		}
-		fmt.Println("Exported to:", exportTo)
-	}
-	return nil
+// sharePrefixExtension is a temporary struct type. We might want to add hasTrailingSlash bool to `uplink.SharePrefix` directly.
+type sharePrefixExtension struct {
+	uplinkSharePrefix uplink.SharePrefix
+	hasTrailingSlash  bool
 }
 
 func formatPermission(allowed bool) string {
@@ -186,19 +283,23 @@ func formatTimeRestriction(t time.Time) string {
 	return formatTime(t)
 }
 
-func formatPaths(sharePrefixes []uplink.SharePrefix) string {
+func formatPaths(sharePrefixes []sharePrefixExtension) string {
 	if len(sharePrefixes) == 0 {
 		return "WARNING! The entire project is shared!"
 	}
 
 	var paths []string
 	for _, prefix := range sharePrefixes {
-		path := "sj://" + prefix.Bucket
-		if len(prefix.Prefix) == 0 {
-			path += " (entire bucket)"
+		path := "sj://" + prefix.uplinkSharePrefix.Bucket
+		if len(prefix.uplinkSharePrefix.Prefix) == 0 {
+			path += "/ (entire bucket)"
 		} else {
-			path += "/" + prefix.Prefix
+			path += "/" + prefix.uplinkSharePrefix.Prefix
+			if prefix.hasTrailingSlash {
+				path += "/"
+			}
 		}
+
 		paths = append(paths, path)
 	}