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jerry2
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Hi there
I am using a root server dedicated with Plesk... Now I want to have my DNS server for my domain names and I was reading everything I could find. Quite complicated stuff... The question is what is best to do in my situation. I have 1 IP only on this server. I can buy 1 or 2 more.
1. I can buy 1 or 2 IP's (I couldn't find anywhere if 2 IP's are enough for hosting and DNS servers or 3 are needed). Then I can set my DNS server on the machine and I live happily ever after. I wish... Problem is if my machine goes down the DNS server also goes down and I can not set up another machine or redirect visitors to tell them we have problems...
2. Another option is to leave management of DNS servers to another company like EasyDNS.com. Then I have all control, spend money in them instead of 2 extra IP's. If I go down I can easily manage DNS records. If they go down I am in trouble :-(
3. I can buy for the money of 2 IP's (10 EURO) a Virtual Server with 200Gb bandwidth and max 100 users on it. As it also has Plesk I think that it could be set up to be the DNS server also and I could exchane the DNS with my root server using Plesk (is that possible???). If my server goes down I still have secondary DNS and I guess I can reroute DNS entry to some other site.
4. I can perhaps use my 1 IP to set primary DNS on my root server and use another service to have secondary DNS (and update the zone).
What is the preffered method that you use for the DNS server dilemma? Another question is the option 4. possible in Plesk? Can Plesk be set up that exchanges zones from outside? I guess this is also relevant for setting another server and exchanging DNS with each another. How to do it? Using Plesk for everything really simplifies things, doesn't it? Using another DNS provider is more complicated to manage...
If there are any ideas, please feel free to answer.
Yours
Jerry
I am using a root server dedicated with Plesk... Now I want to have my DNS server for my domain names and I was reading everything I could find. Quite complicated stuff... The question is what is best to do in my situation. I have 1 IP only on this server. I can buy 1 or 2 more.
1. I can buy 1 or 2 IP's (I couldn't find anywhere if 2 IP's are enough for hosting and DNS servers or 3 are needed). Then I can set my DNS server on the machine and I live happily ever after. I wish... Problem is if my machine goes down the DNS server also goes down and I can not set up another machine or redirect visitors to tell them we have problems...
2. Another option is to leave management of DNS servers to another company like EasyDNS.com. Then I have all control, spend money in them instead of 2 extra IP's. If I go down I can easily manage DNS records. If they go down I am in trouble :-(
3. I can buy for the money of 2 IP's (10 EURO) a Virtual Server with 200Gb bandwidth and max 100 users on it. As it also has Plesk I think that it could be set up to be the DNS server also and I could exchane the DNS with my root server using Plesk (is that possible???). If my server goes down I still have secondary DNS and I guess I can reroute DNS entry to some other site.
4. I can perhaps use my 1 IP to set primary DNS on my root server and use another service to have secondary DNS (and update the zone).
What is the preffered method that you use for the DNS server dilemma? Another question is the option 4. possible in Plesk? Can Plesk be set up that exchanges zones from outside? I guess this is also relevant for setting another server and exchanging DNS with each another. How to do it? Using Plesk for everything really simplifies things, doesn't it? Using another DNS provider is more complicated to manage...
If there are any ideas, please feel free to answer.
Yours
Jerry