Create Primary Zones

Prerequisite: Only contract administrators, owners, and users with Access and manage DNS privilege can create and manage primary zones and records. You can set user privileges in the DCD or the API.

To create a primary zone, follow these steps:

1. In the DCD, go to Menu > Network Services > Cloud DNS > Public zones tab.

2. Select Create primary DNS zone.

Create your first primary zone

Info:

• The Public zones section displays the primary zones if you have already created them:

  • Select Primary Zones from the drop-down list to view them.

  • To create additional primary zones, select Create > Primary zone and enter the details.

Create additional primary zones

3. Enter the following details in the Create Primary Zone window:

• Enabled/Disabled: Set the status to either Enabled (Default) or Disabled.

Note: When a zone is disabled, its corresponding SOA record is removed, and the zone is no longer associated with IONOS nameservers.

• Name: Enter the domain or subdomain for which you want to create the primary zone.

• Description (Optional): Enter an appropriate description for your primary zone.

Define zone properties

4. Click Create zone to create the primary zone.

The zone creation acknowledgement message allows you to copy the IONOS nameservers to configure the domain at your registrar. Alternatively, you can also proceed to create records within the created zone.

Zone creation is successful

Result: Your primary zone is now created.