DNS
Setup
Contents
Goals.........................................................................................................................................................
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DNS Setup................................................................................................................................................
2
Choosing
nameserver software ................................................................................................................
2
Name your
nameserver.............................................................................................................................
3
Adding IP addresses
to your nameserver..................................................................................................
3
Conclusion................................................................................................................................................
3
Goals
DNS can be a complicated system and setting
up your own nameservers can seem intimidating. This guide will skip past the
technical details of how DNS works and provide you with the essential
information you need to set up your nameservers in a single-server cPanel and
WHM environment. It focuses on setting up nameservers on your cPanel & WHM
server, including the default way to configure nameservers. This guide is
divided in to three sections. Please go through the sections and use them
according to your needs.
1.
Choosing nameserver software
In order to select nameserver software, please
follow the steps below:
1.
Login to WHM as IP ADDRESS:2086
by using the VPS root username and password included in your welcome email.
2.
Go to Main >> Service
Configuration >> Nameserver Selection.
3.
Here you can select your
desired the nameserver software by ticking either of the options available and
clicking the Save button. (The advantages and disadvantages of the two
different nameserver software programs will be displayed for your convenience,
as per the screenshot below).
2.
Name your nameserver
In order to add your nameservers in WHM,
please follow the steps below:
1.
Log into WHM as IP ADDRESS:2086
using the VPS root username and password included in your welcome email.
2.
Go to Main >> Server Configuration
>> Basic cPanel & WHM Setup. There you will find a Nameservers
section at the bottom of Basic cPanel & WHM Setup. You can see this
from the below screen shot.
3.
Enter the nameservers you wish
to use for your domains hosted on the server.
4.
Click the Save Changes
button.
3.
Adding IP addresses for your nameserver
Your two nameservers will each require an
IP address. While technical standards strongly advise against it, our software
can run everything (including both nameservers) from a single IP address.
1.
In order to provide the IP
address for your nameservers, please click on Add an A entry for this
nameserver button by following the steps we have outlined in the previous Name
your name server section. A pop-up window will open; here you can add the
IP address.
2.
After typing in the IP address,
click the Save button.
Conclusion
At this point, your nameserver software
should be functional. Now, we need to get the rest of the Internet to use that
nameserver. If these nameservers are already registered with the specified IP
address by your domain name registrar, then no further action is required.
Otherwise, you can use any public nameservers like myhosting.com nameservers. If you encountered any issues with this guide,
please also note that there is additional information available in our Wiki
database at http://myhosting.com/kb. Finally, we encourage you to contact our
technical support team by email at vps@myhosting.com, or calling us at 1-866-289-5091
with any questions or concerns.
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