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Set Up Rocky Linux BIND

Category: VPS Setup

Install BIND—a DNS server software—on a Rocky Linux VPS—run

dnf install bind -y

configure /etc/named conf:

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

Start with

systemctl start named

open port:

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

On Vultr test with

dig @ip example.com

—expect resolution Ensures DNS uptime—supports phpMyAdmin hosting with custom zones