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Running own DNS server (alien.top)
submitted 1 year ago by Beautiful-Log5632@alien.top to c/main@selfhosted.forum
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I have always used external DNS services because it is easy and reliable. Would like to learn more about DNS by trying to use my own.

I have selfhosted some apps on linux VPS and some more people have accounts to use the apps so it's not only internal. In domain registrar I have set name server to DNS service provided by VPS service. And in VPS console I have set the DNS records such as A record.

Not sure what I need to do and get started. Install authoritative name server (any recommendation?) on the VPS and set up same DNS records I set up with the VPS service? And change the name server with registrar to be my own VPS IP address? Seem too simple so could be I am missing some things.

Any problem with running name server on the same VPS as the apps?

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[–] Affectionate-Fig-805@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

For years, I used to run our own authoritative DNS servers using BIND. Switched to Cloudflare and never looked back.