Setting up backupDNS
To use the backup DNS service for your domain you need two things.
- The IP Address of the Master server
- To enable your master server the ability to transfer records to the slave (backup DNS aka backupDNS or secondary DNS) servers.
If you've transfered a domain or purchased a new domain with us (Prolateral) then you don't need backupDNS as you already have it.
If your domain is registered with another domain service provider then you need to log into their management portal and enable the zone-record transfer to the slave (backupDNS) servers, you may also need to change firewall settings.
Note: You don't need to transfer the "domain name" itself to Prolateral, just enable the ability for our DNS servers to fetch copies of the zone records so we can service your domain name records. The technical term is called enabling zone-record transfer.
In order for backupDNS to answer queries for your domain you will also need to add nameserver (NS) records to the Master server
Before you start its always wise to make a note of the nameservers (NS) records you already have in case you need to go back to them for whatever reason.
In order to use backupDNS you need to set your nameserver records to the below.
@ ns your-existing-ns-server.example.com
@ ns ns1.dns-engine.com
@ ns ns2.dns-engine.com
@ ns ns3.dns-engine.com
@ ns ns4.dns-engine.com
@ ns ns5.dns-engine.com
Another possible scenrio is your master DNS is actually in your local LAN and you don't want it publically facing. In this case you will still need to enable record-transfers to backupDNS but in the nameserver (NS) records you would only list backupDNS servers to answer your domain quieries.
@ ns ns1.dns-engine.com
@ ns ns2.dns-engine.com
@ ns ns3.dns-engine.com
@ ns ns4.dns-engine.com
@ ns ns5.dns-engine.com
Note
Please use the server name information that is sent to you in your welcome email when you sign up for the service or you can find this information in the management portal.