Second DNS with PowerDNS

[freaky@]

In case it helps anyone, for the second DNS server we use PowerDNS. I use this _basic_ script to add the entries to the PowerDNS MySQL database. I assume you can figure out how to configure PowerDNS and MySQL on the other server yourself. It should be connectable from plesk.

Within plesk I use event manager to run it. Like so:

Domain alias created lowest (0) nobody /usr/local/scripts/addSecondDNS.php domaliascreate
Domain alias deleted lowest (0) nobody /usr/local/scripts/addSecondDNS.php domaliasdelete
Domain alias updated lowest (0) nobody /usr/local/scripts/addSecondDNS.php domaliasupdate
Domain created lowest (0) nobody /usr/local/scripts/addSecondDNS.php domcreate
Domain deleted lowest (0) nobody /usr/local/scripts/addSecondDNS.php domdelete
Domain updated lowest (0) nobody /usr/local/scripts/addSecondDNS.php domupdate

 

[freaky@]

Forgot to mention the somewhat obvious: configure plesk to allow DNS zone transfers from the PowerDNS server.

 

[breun]

If you setup your Plesk server as a supermaster in PowerDNS there is no need for a script like this. It's all automatic! http://downloads.powerdns.com/documentation/html/slave.html#SUPERMASTER

And if you added, say ns3.example.com, to the zonefile there is no need to explicitly tell Plesk to allow zonetransfers as transfers to servers that are specified in the zonefile are automatically allowed.

 

[freaky@]

Didn't know that, but that's friggin' sweet. Thanks

 

[freaky@]

One q though, how does it get notified if the zone is removed? Does it know it should remove it?