How do I set up DNS?

lars

Hello, I have a server running VestaCP, a new open source very good control panel.
How can people now point their domain to it? I know they can use a simple A record, but some hosting providers have their own nameservers?
E.g. ns1.host.tld and ns2.host.tld and everything then just works
So how do I do this?

forthcloud

Hi Iars,
Check this link
http://vestacp.com/docs/#how-to-setup-vanity-nameservers

lars

@forthcloud said:
Hi Iars,
Check this link
http://vestacp.com/docs/#how-to-setup-vanity-nameservers

Thanks very much! Followed those steps, hopefully it will work.

painfreepc

Sorry about any typos i did this very fast, don't have a lot of time today.

First thing you need to do is install dns server, if using vestacp i assume dns (bind9) is up and running, you need a 2nd dns as most domain registrars need two ip's to create two name servers, a few will let you get away with only one ip.

You need to do two thing at your domain registrar

1. Goto to your registrar and create two or more name servers,
   
   all you are doing is telling the registrar the names and ip of your dns like
   
   ns1.yourdomain.com @ 111.111.111.111 and ns2.yourdomain.com @ 222.222.222.222
   

2. Goto to your registrar and go to each domain and set your name servers as dns

3. Go to your vesta control panel under Packages and replace the default name servers with yours

4. Go to your vesta control panel under DNS press "Add DNS Domain" enter domain name and ip address press add

5. Go to your vesta control panel under DNS press "edit" for each domain set SOA to your ns1.yourdomain.com (this may be already set ) press save,
   
   Note: that TTL is set at 14400 if at a later date you wish to use failover ttl need to be a lower number like 300

6. Go to your vesta control panel under DNS press "+ add record",
   
   add all records needed for each zone

7. When setting up your zone records don't forget that your name servers needs an A Record, some forget to do this they think it's set at the registrar so an A Record is not needed

   ns1.yourdomain.com. NS ns1.yourdomain.com.
   
   ns2.yourdomain.com. NS ns2.yourdomain.com.
   
   ns1.yourdomain.com. A 111.111.111.111
   
   ns2.yourdomain.com. A 222.222.222.222

my help stops here, i am a VestaCP user, But i don't use bind9,

i use Maradns, lot less ram and very easy to setup, i use BTSYnc as cluster system and i have created a failover system for maradns.

painfreepc

@lars said:.
How can people now point their domain to it? I know they can use a simple A record, but some hosting providers have their own nameservers?

they set their domains to your dns

they do #2 then you are they do #4, 5 and 6

Note: i don't like that the user can change the TTL