DNS Hosting Platform Using PowerDNS
The sdnog DNS-control platform is designed for high availability and reliability of DNS zones. It consists of a hidden master DNS server and two publicly visible secondary DNS servers, all running PowerDNS. This structure ensures secure DNS management and effective load distribution
Structure
- Role: Manages DNS zone files and makes updates. This server is not publicly accessible.
- Software: PowerDNS Authoritative Server
- Responsibilities: Primary source for DNS data, handles updates, and replicates changes to secondary servers.
- Access: Users do not interact with this server directly. Zone management is done through the PowerDNS web GUI https://dnscontrol.sdnog.sd/login
2. Public Secondary DNS Servers
- Role: Serve DNS records to the public, providing redundancy and load balancing.
- Software: PowerDNS Authoritative Server
- Responsibilities: Retrieve and serve DNS data from the master server.
- DNS Names: ns1.hosting.sdnog.sd and ns2.hosting.sdnog.sd
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