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

Prepare access to the DirectAdmin server that hosts the zones. Confirm the DirectAdmin nameserver and the zones it serves 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 DirectAdmin DNS for Blesta module page for the current product details.

DirectAdmin DNS task guides

• Point a website with DirectAdmin DNS A, AAAA and CNAME records in Blesta
• Set DirectAdmin DNS MX records for email delivery in Blesta
• Add a domain-verification TXT record in DirectAdmin DNS through Blesta
• Publish SPF, DKIM and DMARC records with DirectAdmin DNS in Blesta
• Add a DirectAdmin DNS SRV service-discovery record in Blesta
• Manage an authorised DirectAdmin DNS reverse-DNS zone in Blesta
• Create and apply reusable DirectAdmin DNS record templates in Blesta
• Set customer DirectAdmin DNS zone and record allowances in Blesta
• Configure DirectAdmin DNS customer and job notifications in Blesta
• Connect DirectAdmin DNS to Blesta with a login key
• Rotate the DirectAdmin login key used by Blesta
• Find missing DirectAdmin domains and DNS zones in Blesta
• Add an existing DirectAdmin domain to DNS management in Blesta
• Give clients access to DirectAdmin DNS in Blesta
• Understand DirectAdmin DNS TTL changes in Blesta
• Import or export DirectAdmin DNS records through Blesta
• Take and check DirectAdmin DNS backups in Blesta
• Restore records in an existing DirectAdmin DNS zone from Blesta
• Recover DirectAdmin DNS after a domain was removed in Blesta
• Enable DirectAdmin DNSSEC and publish the parent DS in Blesta
• Disable DirectAdmin DNSSEC safely in Blesta
• Create a scoped PD DirectAdmin DNS automation token in Blesta
• Automatically bind existing DirectAdmin DNS zones in Blesta
• Troubleshoot DirectAdmin DNS management in Blesta
• Create a DirectAdmin website redirect from Blesta
• Forward one DirectAdmin email address from Blesta
• Set a DirectAdmin email catch-all from Blesta
• Remove a DirectAdmin URL or email forward from Blesta