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Install Windows DNS Server

Category: VPS Setup

Set up a DNS server—domain resolution—on a Windows VPS—add role via Server Manager: Roles > DNS Server Configure zone in dnsmgmt msc add A record Open port with
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=\"DNS\" dir=in action=allow protocol=UDP localport=53
On AWS Lightsail test with
nslookup domain.com ip
—expect resolution Ensures DNS uptime—pairs with phpMyAdmin no Bash needed for VPS hosting

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