Hello,
I am looking to expand the role my hosting server plays and am after a bit of help.
Currently, I have one server running WHM and hosting domain websites. The server does not host dns or emails. Just websites. So at the domain registrar for all those domains, I point website A records (@ and www) to my server's public IP.
What I would like to do is convert my server to a "nameserver" so at the domain registrar for all those domains, I can just set the nameservers as ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com. That way, my servers control DNS, correct?
I realise I need two servers to register them as nameservers with two different public IPs. Some of my questions are:
Does ns2 need to be running WHM as well once it's set up?
Does ns2 need to be a duplicate of ns1? As in also host website files in case ns1 goes offline? If so, how do I keep replication automated?
Would I need to set the "nameserver 1" and "nameserver 2" boxes in WHM to ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com because now, they don't really have anything set as they don't host DNS so they don't do anything.
Which DNS type is best to use in WHM? Currently in my setup it's set to "No DNS". I believe "Bind" is the default.
Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.
I am looking to expand the role my hosting server plays and am after a bit of help.
Currently, I have one server running WHM and hosting domain websites. The server does not host dns or emails. Just websites. So at the domain registrar for all those domains, I point website A records (@ and www) to my server's public IP.
What I would like to do is convert my server to a "nameserver" so at the domain registrar for all those domains, I can just set the nameservers as ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com. That way, my servers control DNS, correct?
I realise I need two servers to register them as nameservers with two different public IPs. Some of my questions are:
Does ns2 need to be running WHM as well once it's set up?
Does ns2 need to be a duplicate of ns1? As in also host website files in case ns1 goes offline? If so, how do I keep replication automated?
Would I need to set the "nameserver 1" and "nameserver 2" boxes in WHM to ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com because now, they don't really have anything set as they don't host DNS so they don't do anything.
Which DNS type is best to use in WHM? Currently in my setup it's set to "No DNS". I believe "Bind" is the default.
Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.