Some help on DNS Only please

Kerrya

• January 28, 2022 09:55

I'm not understanding the setup of DNS Only servers. I've installed it fine, but I think I'm confused on how it works. I searched cPanel docs, and YouTube in general and I can find nothing on how it works, only on how to install it. For instance, lets say I want to have ns1....ns2@mydomain.com 1) Can the hostname of the server be host.mydomain.com or does it have to be ns1.mydomain.com? 2) Once the cluster has been setup, how can I tell what domains are being controlled by this nameserver? I expected some sort of edit DNS or other DNS controls, but there is nothing. Any help really appreciated. Thanks Kerry

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  andrew.n

  • January 28, 2022 16:15

  The hostname can be host.mydomain.com however the DNS only servers are not standalone ones i.e you also need a cPanel server to control the DNS records, you won't be able to manage DNS directly from the DNS only servers alone.

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • January 28, 2022 17:27

  What @andrew.n said. To expand on that, DNSOnly servers are designed for just that - they only run the DNS tools required to serve zone records. Actual management of the zones, such as creating and editing, is done through a WHM server that is connected to the DNSOnly machine. To take advantage of the DNSOnly tools you'll want to setup a cluster. More details on that can be found here:

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