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.

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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.