How to create a zone?

This articles contains the information about how you can create a zone in Openprovider.

Question :

How do I create a zone in Openprovider ?

Answer : 

You can create a zone in two ways :

1. Via Reseller Control Panel (RCP);

2. Via API

Creating a zone via Reseller Control Panel (RCP)

There are 2 options how to create a zone via the Reseller Control panel

1. Via DNS management

2. Via Domain detail page

1. Via DNS management

• Go to DNS Management > Zone Overview
• Select the nameserver which you want to use.
  This can be the Openprovider nameserver of the Premium Sectigo DNS nameserver. Want to know more about Premium Sectigo DNS, click here!
  
• Fill in the domain and the extension.

• Choose the type of nameservers you want to use (Master or Slave) , here you have the option to choose a template, or make a completely new zone from scratch.
• In the next step, you can start to define the records you need
• Once finished, click Add DNS zone.

• Not sure what type of records to enter, have a look here !

2. Via Domain detail page

When you are registering or transferring a domain, you will be asked in the last step to define the nameserver you want to use. If you select the openprovider or Sectigo DNS nameservers, the system will automatically create a new zone, only containing the SOA and NS record.

You can also select a template here (optional), in order to create your zone in a pre-defined format. Be aware - this will not overwrite any zone and therefore will only work when there is no existing zone yet.

Creating a zone via API

DNS Zone can also be created via Openprovider API.

Checkout this link to know more!

NOTE: Please review the Terms and Conditions of Openprovider DNS service here before creating new zones for external domains.