PD cPanel DNS connects cPanel/WHM DNS 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 cPanel DNS from its Store. Allow the staff group that needs to use it.

Prepare access to the WHM nameserver that hosts the zones. Confirm the WHM server holding the authoritative DNS zones 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 cPanel DNS for Blesta module page for the current product details.

cPanel DNS task guides

• Connect a WHM server to PD cPanel DNS in Blesta
• Rotate the WHM API token used by Blesta DNS management
• Create a cPanel DNS zone and delegate it from Blesta
• Give clients access to their cPanel DNS records in Blesta
• Point a website with cPanel DNS A, AAAA and CNAME records in Blesta
• Set cPanel DNS MX records for email delivery in Blesta
• Add a domain-verification TXT record in cPanel DNS through Blesta
• Publish SPF, DKIM and DMARC records with cPanel DNS in Blesta
• Add a cPanel DNS SRV service-discovery record in Blesta
• Manage an authorised cPanel DNS reverse-DNS zone in Blesta
• Create and apply reusable cPanel DNS record templates in Blesta
• Import or export cPanel DNS records through Blesta
• Take and check cPanel DNS zone backups in Blesta
• Restore cPanel DNS records from a snapshot in Blesta
• Recover a deleted cPanel DNS zone from Blesta
• Enable cPanel DNSSEC and publish the parent DS from Blesta
• Disable cPanel DNSSEC without leaving a stale parent DS in Blesta
• Set customer cPanel DNS zone and record allowances in Blesta
• Create a scoped PD cPanel DNS automation token in Blesta
• Automate cPanel DNS zone creation for Blesta customers
• Troubleshoot cPanel DNS discovery, permissions and jobs in Blesta
• Find missing cPanel and clustered DNS zones in Blesta
• Configure cPanel DNS customer and job notifications in Blesta
• Prepare a cPanel domain for forwarding from Blesta
• Create a cPanel website redirect from Blesta
• Forward one cPanel email address from Blesta
• Understand cPanel domain email forwarding and catch-all behaviour in Blesta
• Remove a cPanel forward safely from Blesta
• Review cPanel forward-only DNS cleanup from Blesta