Nameserver Selection

Valid for versions 106 through the latest version

Version:

Overview

This interface allows you to select your server’s nameserver software or to disable DNS services.

What is a nameserver?

Nameservers match domain names to IP addresses. When a visitor attempts to find a website that your server hosts, their computer asks a nameserver for the IP address of the domain that they wish to view. The nameserver returns the IP address for your web server and directs the visitor to the correct page.

You must publish records for your domain names to nameservers so that visitors can reach those sites. These nameservers communicate with other nameservers to distribute the records of sites that your server hosts. The propagation period is the amount of time that it takes for a domain’s DNS records to spread across the internet.

Important:

We recommend that you do not start your nameservers unless you plan to use them.

Note:

A website’s record may require up to one week to propagate.

Select or disable the nameserver

To select your server’s nameserver software, perform the following steps:

Select one of the following options:
- BIND
- PowerDNS
  
  Note:
  
  The system defaults to PowerDNS.
- MyDNS
  Warning:
  - This option will only appear if you have already installed MyDNS.
  - This option will permanently disappear if you select a different nameserver option.
  - We removed MyDNS in cPanel & WHM version 106 and later, and plan to remove this option in future versions. For more information, read our cPanel Deprecation Plan.
- NSD
  Warning:
  - This option will only appear if you have already installed NSD.
  - This option will permanently disappear if you select a different nameserver option.
  - We removed NSD in cPanel & WHM version 106 and later, and plan to remove this option in future versions. For more information, read our cPanel Deprecation Plan.
- Disabled
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