I’m really new to this whole DNS thing
what should I do after I register ns1.mydomain.com with my registar?
I searched and searched the forum but couldn’t find a straight guide for this particular thing, only bits of info.
next step is to go to Zone Defaults and add my ns1.domain.com there, but how, and where exactly should I add it?
thanks and sorry if it’s been discussed a lot previously but I couldn’t find the relevant topics.
You haven’t mentioned what exactly you’re doing. Is this DNS server for serving Virtualmin hosted domains?
If so, you don’t have to do much. Just make sure the NS server in the Module Configuration matches the one you created at your registrar. And, assuming you have a secondary server, if you follow this guide it will automatically be included in the zones of your virtual servers:
http://www.virtualmin.com/documentation/id,dns_slave_auto-configuration_quickstart/
So, in short, you don’t need to do anything in the BIND modules, usually, if you’re using Virtualmin, as it will create the necessary NS records. If you only have one DNS server (perhaps with two IPs), you’ll need to explicitly add an extra NS record to the Server Template(s) that you use in the “BIND DNS Domain” section in the field labeled “BIND DNS records for new domains” . Just leave the option labeled “Add above to automatically generated records” checked, and you only need provide a single NS record like this:
${DOM} IN NS ns1.example.com
I’m not sure if I’m really getting at the heart of what you’re misunderstanding…so I’ll also point out the BIND docs for Webmin, which give a pretty good overview of the DNS system and might give you some hints on how to proceed (or what questions you need to ask to get better answers from me):
http://doxfer.com/Webmin/BINDDNSServer
And you might find some of the bits of the tutorials about BIND useful: