How to manage your DNS zones in PLESK

This tutorial will show you how to make DNS changes in Plesk. If you have configured this task to display a link in your desktop, you can click it directly from here. Otherwise, click Home to go to the main dashboard.

Select the account for which you wish to make manage the DNS zones. The DNS Zone Status indicates whether DNS is turned on or off. Turning the DNS zone off will refresh the page, so that only a list of nameservers remains.

If you are running remote DNS, and therefore want to turn DNS off for the domain, you should first create the appropriate NS entries for the domain and remove any inappropriate NS entries possibly created by the default DNS template created under the SERVER function. At that point, turn DNS off. You see that the name server(s) for the domain remains listed as a link.

You can toggle your DNS zone type between master and slave. Let's go ahead and add a new record. In order to add a DNS entry, select the type of record you wish to create. Each record type has its own different setup. If you are defining a record for your main domain, you can leave this field empty.

In this example, we will be adding a record for a nameserver. As you can see, the nameserver record has been successfully added. You can delete a record by clicking to remove the individual entry.

Important:
Keep in mind that for the most part, Plesk is set up to automatically manage your DNS settings. Unless you have a firm grasp of DNS, it is highly recommended that you do not make any changes here. You could easily jeopardize the connectivity of your accounts.

You are now able to make DNS changes in Plesk.


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