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Configure DNS Server on CentOS VPS

Category: VPS Setup

Set up a DNS server—domain name resolution—on a CentOS VPS with BIND—install with

yum install bind bind-utils -y

edit /etc/named conf:

zone \"example.com\" { type master; file \"/var/named/example.com.db\"; };

Create /var/named/example com db with A records Start with

systemctl start named

open port:

firewall-cmd --add-port=53/udp

On Vultr test with

dig @ip example.com

—expect IP response Ensures uptime—pairs with phpMyAdmin hosting custom DNS control