In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create your
custom nameservers.
Step 1: Going to DNS Management Screen
1) To start, you'll have to login to Plesk with your username, admin, and password you received after signing up with Our Internet. After logging in to Plesk, you should see a similar image as below (CP icon and skin themes may vary) :
2) To modify DNS entries, click on the 'Server' link on the left side of your control panel. Following, please click on the 'DNS' icon to modify and create your entries.
Step 2: Creating A Records for Name Servers
1) To create your name servers in Plesk, And a New DNS Record,
specifying Record type as A.
2) You should see a screen like below:
3) Now, it's time to create nameserver 1. You can virtually
name this
anything you'd like. In this tutorial, we're going to name it ns1.
4) To setup nameserver 1, enter in 'ns1' in the
'Enter
domain name' field. This will ensure that all domains
on the
server use these nameservers, unless otherwise specified.
5) With your Our Internet account, you will receive at least 1 IP address by default in your signup email.
You can use that 1 IP for both name servers you create or if you are assigned more than 1 IP you can use the 2nd IP on the 2nd name server as well.
6) Enter the IP address that you would like to assign to
nameserver 1.
7) Click on the 'OK' button to save your
changes.
8) You'll once again return to the main DNS. Management screen.
7) To create name server 2, once again select Add a New DNS
Record,
selecting Record Type as A.
8) Enter in 'ns2' in the 'Enter domain
name'
field. This will ensure that all domains on the server use these
nameservers,
unless otherwise specified.
9) Enter the IP address that you would like to assign to
nameserver 2.
10) Click on the 'OK' button to save your
changes.
Step 3: Creating NS Records for Name Servers
1) Here, we're going to create the actual nameservers for your
server.
Please note: the steps above are required for this to function
correctly.
2) Once again, add a New DNS Record, but selecting the
Record Type
as NS this time.
3) You will see a screen like below:
3) Leave the "Enter domain name" field blank.
3) Enter ns1.domain.com in the "Enter nameserver" field.
Replace domain.com with your actual domain
4) Proceed by clicking the 'OK' button.
5) The record will be succesfully created. You'll return to the
DNS Management
screen
6) To create ns2, Once again add a New DNS Record, with
Record
Type NS
1) Please add 'ns2.domain.com' as a
nameserver. You
must replace 'domain.com' with your actual domain name.
2) Proceed by clicking the 'OK' button.
Step 4: Removing Uneeded DNS Records:
1) Scroll down to see the list of DNS records created in your
Plesk system
2) There's a few entries that are not needed in the DNS
configuration settings.
You can remove these by checking off the box on the right hand
side off
your screen, and then clicking the 'Remove Selected'
button above the DNS table.
3) ns.<domain>. and <domain>. will be
removed
Step 5: Creating Name Servers at Domain Registrar
1) Before these DNS entries will function, you must login to
your domain
control panel to change your nameservers. For example GoDaddy, NetworkSolutions, Register.com, Enom
2) After logging in, navigate to your domain's nameserver
settings. Your
registrar should have an option for you to register nameservers
through
them. Unless you're hosting your own DNS (which will not be
covered in
this tutorial), you must register your nameservers with the
domain registrar.
3) Add 'ns1.domain.com' and 'ns2.domain.com',
corresponding with the IP addresses you assigned earlier.
4) After you've registered your nameservers, please change
domain.com's
nameservers to the ones you just created (i.e ns1 and
ns2.domain.com).
5) After doing so, your domain's nameservers should update.
Please note:
DNS propagation can take up to 48 hours before it is fully
complete.
6) After propagation has completed you can safely point all domains hosted under this Plesk account to your new name servers (example: ns1.domain.com and ns2.domain.com).
You're finished! You've successfully
created your own nameservers.
Back |
