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Nameserver Config with DNS-only

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  • cPanelMichael
    Hello :) The functionality of the "Nameserver IPs" page is for visual purposes only. It is a report, and not a page meant to configure any aspect of DNS. The important entries on the cPanel servers are the "A" records that you have added for your name servers. Thus, as long as you have registered these name servers to the matching IP addresses at the domain registrar, and updated the "A" records in the DNS Zone, then no further DNS configuration is required. Note that you only have to edit the "A" record for the NS entry itself in it's zone, you do not have to edit the zone for all domain names unless you want them to switch to NS1/NS2 in their zones. Thank you.
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  • pauloray
    [quote="cPanelMichael, post: 1537881">Hello :) The functionality of the "Nameserver IPs" page is for visual purposes only. It is a report, and not a page meant to configure any aspect of DNS. The important entries on the cPanel servers are the "A" records that you have added for your name servers. Thus, as long as you have registered these name servers to the matching IP addresses at the domain registrar, and updated the "A" records in the DNS Zone, then no further DNS configuration is required. Note that you only have to edit the "A" record for the NS entry itself in it's zone, you do not have to edit the zone for all domain names unless you want them to switch to NS1/NS2 in their zones. Thank you.
    Thanks CpanelMichael. I will edit NS2 A record of my main domain and point it to 2.2.2.2 (DNS-only server IP).
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  • cPanelMichael
    [quote="pauloray, post: 1537952">Thanks CpanelMichael. I will edit NS2 A record of my main domain and point it to 2.2.2.2 (DNS-only server IP).
    The only other item to consider is which name servers your domain names use in their DNS Zones. It's likely the default name servers configured for the server at the time of account creation. You want this to match the name servers used at the domain registrar for the domain names. So, if the domain name uses NS1/NS2 at the registrar, their DNS Zone should also use NS1/NS2. Thank you.
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  • pauloray
    I have updated NS2 on my domain registrar. I can see now that NS2 is having IP address of 2.2.2.2. How about DNS Synchronization, is this done automatically or do I need to SYNC everytime I add a domain/account in my Main WHm server?
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  • cPanelMichael
    DNS synchronization occurs automatically if you have configured the DNS Role to "Write Only" or "Synchronize Changes" in your cluster configuration. Thank you.
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  • pauloray
    My Main WHM server is set to "Synchronize Changes" and my DNS-only server is set to "Standalone". I think I'm good with this config. Thanks a lot.
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