# Create Secondary Zones

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**Prerequisite:** Only contract administrators, owners, and users with **Access and manage DNS** privilege can create and manage secondary zones. You can set user privileges in the [<mark style="color:blue;">DCD</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/network-services/cloud-dns/dcd-how-tos/set-user-privileges) or via the [<mark style="color:blue;">API</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/network-services/cloud-dns/api-how-tos/set-user-privileges-api).
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To create a secondary zone, follow these steps:

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

2\. Click **Create secondary DNS zone**.

![Create secondary zone](https://1737632334-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MifAzdGvKLDTtvJP8sm%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-caadad3937f4af582f38a29569385de36a92355c%2Fcreate-first-zone.png?alt=media)

The **Public zones** section displays the zones if you have already created them. Select **Show secondary zones** to view secondary zones. This option only appears if you have created secondary zones but have not configured primary zones.

![Show secondary zones](https://1737632334-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MifAzdGvKLDTtvJP8sm%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-25843a899cf055d1f3c7cdf74ae555eb3f11e29b%2Fshow-secondary-zone.png?alt=media)

* Select **Secondary Zones** from the drop-down list to view them.
* To create additional secondary zones, select **Create** > **Secondary zone** and enter the details.

![Create additional secondary zones](https://1737632334-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MifAzdGvKLDTtvJP8sm%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-b031f5d0af514687d6f4b5a15d9148418f2acc45%2Fcreate-secondary-zone.png?alt=media)

3\. Enter the following details in the **Create Secondary Zone** window:

* **Name:** Enter the domain or subdomain for which you want to create the secondary zone.
* **Primary nameserver IPs:** Enter the IP address of the primary nameserver, which contains the original zone data. The secondary zone receives the zone data from the specified primary zone to replicate the records. Select:
  * **Add** to associate additional IP primary zones with the secondary zones.
  * **Delete** to remove the primary zone that is associated with the secondary zone.
* **Description (Optional):** Enter an appropriate description for your secondary zone.

![Create secondary zone](https://1737632334-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MifAzdGvKLDTtvJP8sm%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-b652deea203e31da83e37a67b187f8590671100c%2Fsecondary-zone-properties.png?alt=media)

4\. Click **Create secondary zone** to create the secondary zone.

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**Result:** Your secondary zone is now created.
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