Update Premium DNS-zone records
Login to the portal and go to DNS > Zones
To update DNS-records for a Premium DNS-zone in your Realtime Register account, follow the instruction below.
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- To update an existing Premium DNS-zone, Lookup the Premium DNS-zone you need to update and open it and click Update
Important
Slave zones cannot be updated unless they're first converted to a master zone and stop synchronizing with the hidden master Nameserver. The update option for a slave zone is not available in the actions menu for this reason. For instructions on how to convert a slave zone to a master zone, go to the Convert Premium DNS-zone to Master/Slave replication knowledge base article
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- Make the changes in the SOA/DNS-records as required and click update
Important
You have two options to change the records of a Premium DNS-zone. You can either add records or remove/update existing records as required with the records option, or you can opt to replace all existing records with by replacing all active records in the zone with a DNS-template.
Records option
Update the SOA-record if required and add/remove or update DNS-records as required by clicking + Add record/The X icon and select and configure the DNS-records manually. For instructions on how to configure the SOA-record and format DNS-records in our portal in order to add/update/ them, click on any of the corresponding records in the table below the image to navigate to the KB-article with specific instructions per SOA/DNS-record
| Customize SOA-record | Instructions on customizing the SOA-record |
| Add an A-record | Instructions on adding an A-record |
| Add an MX-record |
Instructions on adding an MX-record |
| Add a CNAME-record |
Instructions on adding a CNAME-record |
| Add an AAA-record |
Instructions on adding an AAA-record |
| Add a URL-record | Instructions on adding an URL-record |
| Add a MBOXFW-record |
Instructions on adding an MBOXFW record |
| Add an HINFO-record |
Instructions on adding an HINFO-record |
| Add a NAPTR-record |
Instructions on adding an NAPTR-record |
| Add an NS-record |
Instructions on adding an NS-record |
| Add an SRV-record |
Instructions on adding an SRV-record |
| Add a CAA-record |
Instructions on adding an CAA-record |
| Add a TLSA-record |
Instructions on adding a TLSA-record |
| Add a TXT-record |
Instructions on adding a TXT-record |
| Add an ALIAS-record |
Instructions on adding an ALIAS record |
| Add a DNSKEY-record |
Instructions on adding a DNSKEY-record |
| Add a CERT-record |
Instructions on adding a CERT-record |
| Add a DS-record |
Instructions on adding an DS-record |
| Add a LOC-record |
Instructions on adding a LOC-record |
| Add a SSHFP-record |
Instructions on adding a SSHFP-record |
| Add an URI-record |
Instructions on adding an URI-record |
Template option
Select a DNS-template to use that fills the DNS-zone with it's contents
Important
In case you do not have a DNS-template ready to use in the Premium DNS-zone update, you should create one first. For instructions on how to create a DNS-template, go to the Create DNS-template knowledge base article
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- A message indicating the Premium DNS-zone has successfully been update will be displayed
