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Configure Nameservers on Ubuntu VPS

Category: VPS Setup

Set custom nameservers—DNS servers—on an Ubuntu VPS with BIND—install with

apt install bind9

edit /etc/bind/named conf local:

zone \"example.com\" { type master; file \"/etc/bind/db.example.com\"; };

Create db example com with NS records Start with

systemctl start bind9

open port:

ufw allow 53

On Vultr test with

dig @ip example.com NS

—ensures DNS uptime for phpMyAdmin hosting