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Create and manage DNS zone

Create DNS zone​

A DNS zone is an object composed of multiple records and represents the area of DNS information managed by a user.
To use the DNS service, you must first create a DNS zone. You can create a DNS zone in the KakaoCloud Console to respond to a domain name with the actual IP address of the server hosting the site.

To create a DNS zone in the DNS service, follow the steps below:

  1. Register your domain through a separate domain registrar.

  2. Go to the KakaoCloud Console > Beyond Networking Service > DNS menu.

  3. In the DNS zone menu, click the [Create DNS zone] button.

  4. In the Create DNS zone popup, enter the basic information for the DNS zone and click [Create].

    FieldDescription
    DNS zone nameEnter the name of the DNS zone
    DNS zone descriptionDescription of the DNS zone

  5. Click the created DNS zone and check the name server information on the zone’s detail page.

  6. Update the name server information of your domain (registered with an external registrar) using the name server information shown in the KakaoCloud Console.

caution

The DNS zone name can only contain lowercase English letters, numbers, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and dots (.) with a maximum length of 253 characters.

  • A dot (.) cannot be at the beginning or end.
  • The length between dots cannot exceed 63 characters.
  • Consecutive dots are not allowed.

Manage DNS zone​

You can view the list of DNS zones, view details, modify, or delete zones.
The following explains how to manage DNS zones in the DNS service.

View DNS zone list​

You can view the list of created DNS zones and their basic information.

  1. Go to the KakaoCloud Console > Beyond Networking Service > DNS menu.

  2. In the DNS zone menu, check the list of created DNS zones.

    FieldDescription
    DNS zone nameThe name of the DNS zone as set by the user during creation
    - Click the zone name to view its details
    Record countNumber of records belonging to the DNS zone
    Created dateDate the DNS zone was created
    DescriptionUser-defined description of the DNS zone

View DNS zone details​

You can check detailed information of a DNS zone in your project.

  1. Go to the KakaoCloud Console > Beyond Networking Service > DNS menu.

  2. From the DNS zone list, select the DNS zone whose details you want to check.

  3. On the DNS zone’s detail page, check the following information.

    FieldDescription
    Zone IDUnique ID of the DNS zone
    Record countNumber of records belonging to the DNS zone
    Created dateTime when the DNS zone was created
    Name serversNames of the name servers assigned to the DNS zone

Modify DNS zone​

You can modify information for a DNS zone in your project.

  1. Go to the KakaoCloud Console > DNS menu.
  2. In the DNS zone list, click the [More] icon of the DNS zone to modify > select Modify DNS zone.
  3. In the Modify DNS zone popup, edit the information and click the [Modify] button.

Delete DNS zone​

You can delete DNS zones that are no longer needed.
However, you cannot delete a DNS zone if it contains records other than the default NS and SOA records.

caution

Deleted DNS zones cannot be recovered.

  1. Go to the KakaoCloud Console > DNS menu.
  2. In the DNS zone list, click the [More] icon for the DNS zone to delete > select Delete DNS zone.
  3. In the Delete DNS zone popup, enter the name of the DNS zone and click the [Delete] button.