Learn how to add your domain name in the OVHcloud Control Panel to utilize an OVHcloud Secondary DNS server.
If you are configuring your VPS as a DNS server, you can make use of the OVHcloud Secondary DNS service to host a secondary zone. This way, DNS for your domain will remain available even if the primary DNS server should become unresponsive.
Requirements
- A domain name to which you have administrative access
- A Virtual Private Server in your OVHcloud account
OVHcloud Control Panel Access
- Direct link: VPS management
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Navigation path:
Bare Metal Cloud>Virtual private servers> Select your VPS
Instructions
Step 1: Retrieving the validation code
Switch to the Secondary DNS tab and click on the button Add a domain.
Enter the domain name you want to add, then click Confirm.
A message will be displayed in your Control Panel regarding the verification process.
It is necessary to confirm your authorization to manage the domain name before it can be added to OVHcloud Secondary DNS. This is achieved via an automated DNS lookup on the subdomain ownercheck.yourdomainname. An individual string of characters is generated for this purpose and displayed inside the red notification box. Copy this validation code for use in the next step.
Step 2: Verifying authorization for the domain name
If an external registrar manages the domain name or it uses external DNS servers at this point, log in to the control panel of your DNS provider and add a DNS zone record of the type TXT with the subdomain "ownercheck" and the value provided by executing Step 1.
Step 3: Adding the domain name
As soon as the TXT record is present in the domain name's DNS zone, repeat the steps described in the first part of this guide to add the domain name to the OVHcloud Secondary DNS server.
Clicking on Confirm will trigger the automatic owner verification by querying the TXT record. A message in your Control Panel will confirm that the DNS check was successful. You can now delete the TXT record.
Added domain names will be listed in this tab with the corresponding name of the secondary DNS server. (Refresh the page in your browser after adding a domain name.)
Domain names can be removed by clicking on the more options ... button in the table.
Other actions required to configure your own DNS for your domain name(s) usually include:
- Configuring a DNS service (such as BIND)
- Configuring GLUE records
- Authorizing zone transfers
Please refer to the corresponding manuals and external knowledge resources if you need further instructions for these administrative tasks.
Go further
For more information and tutorials, please see our other VPS support guides or explore the guides for other OVHcloud products and services.