Setting up your BIND zone

Heads up !

This service is brand-new and may have some quirks. A web interface is not yet available, which means only trusted users can currently use this service over SSH. A web interface is actively in the works and is slated to release by May 2025, but can be expected as early as the end of 2024.

Although a web interface is not yet available to create and edit a BIND zone, you will always be able to manually edit your zonefiles over SSH.

Start by SSHing using the "magic port" into the primary DNS server — loon. Within your home directory, you will have a folder labeled bind that contains one file — named.conf. Inside of it, add the following :

zone "YOURDOMAIN.TLD" in {
	type master;
	file "/home/YOURUSER/bind/zones/YOURDOMAIN.TLD";
	allow-transfer { trusted; };
};

Once you've modified your personal config, create the file YOURDOMAIN.TLD file and add the following :

$ORIGIN YOURDOMAIN.TLD.
$TTL 1h

@ IN SOA loon.birb.fr matt.birb.fr ( DATE00 1d 2h 4w 1h )
@ IN NS loon.birb.fr
@ IN NS osprey.birb.fr

...

You can add any records that BIND supports after the nameservers.

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