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

Prepare a supported DNS backend and its prepared connection credentials. Confirm which provider is responsible for each zone 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 DNS Manager for Blesta module page for the current product details.

DNS Manager task guides

• Connect a DNS provider to Blesta with PD DNS Manager
• Adopt existing DNS zones and give clients access in Blesta
• Point a domain or subdomain to a website through Blesta DNS Manager
• Configure MX and email authentication records through Blesta DNS Manager
• Add a domain-verification TXT record through Blesta DNS Manager
• Create reusable DNS record templates in Blesta
• Import BIND zone files into PD DNS Manager for Blesta
• Move DNS zones between providers in Blesta
• Configure DNS zone snapshots and review recovery in Blesta
• Set DNS zone and record allowances in Blesta
• Control client DNS record edits and address ranges in Blesta
• Run a DNS record change across multiple zones in Blesta
• Mirror DNS records between two providers from Blesta
• Automate PD DNS Manager record changes in Blesta
• Check DNS background jobs, zone health and orphan cleanup in Blesta
• Enable DNSSEC and manage registrar DS records from Blesta