By randy492028
I’m experimenting with a VPS server hosted on digitalocean. I want to run Bind and bypass the DNS settings on the Control Panel. So here is what I’ve done so far:
1.) Went to GoDaddy (my registrar) and created NS1 & NS2 both pointing to my same IP since I only have one server on digitalocean.
Now I need to do (this is a question)?
2.) Install Bind? 3.) Configure Bind?
Then I should be able to control my DNS from my server and not have to worry about the DNS control panel?
I’m new here (about 2 weeks). I would just rather have more control over my DNS than control panel offers. Does this sound like it will work?
Randy
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Take a look at the “Branded Nameservers” section of <a href=“https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-create-vanity-or-branded-nameservers-with-digitalocean-cloud-servers”>https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-create-vanity-or-branded-nameservers-with-digitalocean-cloud-servers</a>. <br> <br>We also have an article on installing BIND on CentOS 6: <a href=“https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-install-the-bind-dns-server-on-centos-6”>https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-install-the-bind-dns-server-on-centos-6</a>.
Don’t know if this is relevant but I did something like this . I have a domain with linuxConsulting. I just used their ns control panel and just added a hostname under my registered domain with them and added an A record with the droplets IP address . Makes getting to the droplet easier. Hope I didn’t <br>do something heretical . Don’t want lightning to strike. <br>
Don’t know if this is relevant but I did something like this . I have a domain with linuxConsulting. I just used their ns control panel and just added a hostname under my registered domain with them and added an A record with the droplets IP address . Makes getting to the droplet easier. Hope I didn’t <br>do something heretical . Don’t want lightning to strike. <br>
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