I'm in the process of getting a new cP/WHM set up and I have hit my first real stumbling block, which is the correct NS information so that all of the records generated by cPanel are accessible. Currently I route to the sever via host records at the registrar - using the registrar's DNS.
But...all of the MX information, SPF information, etc is essentially "behind" the VPS DNS configuration. If I try to do searches via MXToolbox or other DNS Query service to check the health of the zone information generated by cPanel, all of those searches die at the registrar's nameservers.
I worked all day yesterday trying to get the DNS configured in such a way that my cPanel would serve as the master - but I'm coming to the understanding that there will always be a master zone declaration in the "droplet" or VPS. All that being said - all of my sites are reachable, mail comes and goes.. Hell - even Outlook works with the SSL/TLS configuration...
I tried setting up vanity nameservers yesterday - to no avail. And after reading the help-files available in the community and the tutorials - there doesn't seem to be a real solution other than additional VPS's and a more complex NS configuration.
I have no problem with complex - other than I don't want it to be complex and fragile. Is there a way that anyone can think of that allows the cPanel install to serve as the master and the VPS to act as the slave, or simply get out of the way? Maybe I'm asking for the wrong thing.. Kind of a noob at all this.
What I really want to be able to do is have real nameservers pointed directly at my cpanel install and have the host and all of it's virtual hosts sitting front and center like you would find on any other traditional web server.
Having to add records to the VPS's DNS by hand defeats the purpose of having the cPanel install.
I'm sure I'm just doing something wrong.
Thank you - and sorry for the long-winded request..
But...all of the MX information, SPF information, etc is essentially "behind" the VPS DNS configuration. If I try to do searches via MXToolbox or other DNS Query service to check the health of the zone information generated by cPanel, all of those searches die at the registrar's nameservers.
I worked all day yesterday trying to get the DNS configured in such a way that my cPanel would serve as the master - but I'm coming to the understanding that there will always be a master zone declaration in the "droplet" or VPS. All that being said - all of my sites are reachable, mail comes and goes.. Hell - even Outlook works with the SSL/TLS configuration...
I tried setting up vanity nameservers yesterday - to no avail. And after reading the help-files available in the community and the tutorials - there doesn't seem to be a real solution other than additional VPS's and a more complex NS configuration.
I have no problem with complex - other than I don't want it to be complex and fragile. Is there a way that anyone can think of that allows the cPanel install to serve as the master and the VPS to act as the slave, or simply get out of the way? Maybe I'm asking for the wrong thing.. Kind of a noob at all this.
What I really want to be able to do is have real nameservers pointed directly at my cpanel install and have the host and all of it's virtual hosts sitting front and center like you would find on any other traditional web server.
Having to add records to the VPS's DNS by hand defeats the purpose of having the cPanel install.
I'm sure I'm just doing something wrong.
Thank you - and sorry for the long-winded request..