PD BIND 9 DNS connects BIND 9 to WHMCS, 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 WHMCS first, connect the account that holds your licence, then install PD BIND 9 DNS from its Store. Allow the administrator role 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 WHMCS module page for the current product details.

BIND 9 DNS task guides

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