PD BIND 9 DNS connects BIND 9 to Blesta, giving staff a zone-management view and customers access to the DNS records of their own domains.

What you can use it for

Use the module to keep routine DNS record changes in the client portal. The record editor presents fields appropriate to the record type: an address record and a mail-exchange record do not ask for the same information. Staff control which zones each customer can manage.

Before you start

Install PD Modules for Blesta first, connect the account that holds your licence, then install PD BIND 9 DNS from its Store. Allow the staff group that needs to use it.

Prepare a BIND 9 nameserver prepared for the module’s documented connection method. Confirm the connection to your self-hosted authoritative nameserver before enabling client access. A zone in an admin list is not evidence that the domain is delegated to it.

Connect the provider and review a zone

1. Open the module’s provider configuration and add the prepared connection. Keep provider credentials in the connection settings, rather than in a client note.
2. Review a zone you recognise. Confirm its owner and the existing records before assigning customer access.
3. Configure the relevant zone limits and any record template you intend to use. Read the template before applying it to an existing zone.
4. Check the customer’s Manage DNS view and confirm it shows the intended domain. The customer should manage their own zones, not the provider account.

Check the result

Compare a known record with the authoritative zone and confirm the domain’s nameserver delegation. After an approved record change, allow for DNS caching when checking the public answer. If a zone is missing, check the provider connection and zone assignment before recreating it.

Explore the module

See the PD BIND 9 DNS for Blesta module page for the current product details.

BIND 9 DNS task guides

• Connect a BIND 9 DNS server to Blesta
• Update the BIND 9 SSH credential used by Blesta
• Create and activate a BIND 9 DNS zone from Blesta
• Understand BIND 9 secondary-zone management in Blesta
• Give clients access to BIND 9 DNS records in Blesta
• Point a website with BIND 9 DNS A, AAAA and CNAME records in Blesta
• Set BIND 9 DNS MX records for email delivery in Blesta
• Add a domain-verification TXT record in BIND 9 DNS through Blesta
• Publish SPF, DKIM and DMARC records with BIND 9 DNS in Blesta
• Add a BIND 9 DNS SRV service-discovery record in Blesta
• Manage an authorised BIND 9 DNS reverse-DNS zone in Blesta
• Create and apply reusable BIND 9 DNS record templates in Blesta
• Import or export BIND 9 DNS records through Blesta
• Take and check BIND 9 DNS zone backups in Blesta
• Restore BIND 9 DNS records from a snapshot in Blesta
• Recover deleted editable BIND 9 DNS zone data in Blesta
• Set customer BIND 9 DNS zone and record allowances in Blesta
• Create a scoped PD BIND 9 DNS automation token in Blesta
• Automate BIND 9 DNS zone creation for Blesta customers
• Troubleshoot BIND 9 DNS validation, activation and jobs in Blesta
• Find missing BIND 9 zones in Blesta
• Understand DNSSEC when managing BIND 9 DNS from Blesta
• Configure BIND 9 DNS customer and job notifications in Blesta