DNS & rDNS in the client area
The DNS & rDNS page of the client area covers two things:
- the DNS of your domains hosted on the YorkHost name servers (
ns1.yorkdns.com,ns2.yorkdns.com): zone creation, records, e-mail templates, DNSSEC, import / export; - the reverse DNS (PTR) of the IP addresses of your VPS and dedicated servers.
Open the page
- In the client area, menu Manage → DNS & rDNS, or directly: clients.yorkhost.fr/index.php?cmd=yorkhostdns.
- From a domain page: the Manage DNS zone button opens the zone of that domain.
- From a VPS or dedicated server page: Reverse DNS (rDNS) opens the list of IP addresses of that service (see Reverse DNS (PTR)).
The page follows the language of your client area (French or English). It has two tabs: Overview and Reverse DNS.
The overview
Reverse DNS (PTR)
The first card shows how many VPS or dedicated server IP addresses are on your account, with one chip per service. Click a service to see its IP addresses, or Manage rDNS to see them all. Without any VPS or dedicated server, the card shows "No VPS or dedicated server IP address on your account." and a View my services link.
Your domains
The list contains your domains and DNS zones, with:
- a summary line, for example "4 domains · 1 managed · 2 pending · 1 external";
- a Search a domain field;
- a type badge: YorkHost domain, DNS zone or Subdomain;
- the Domain, Name servers (state), Expires and Actions columns.
A zone can be prepared before the domain uses the YorkHost name servers: it goes live as soon as the domain points to them. For a .fr domain this is required: see Point a domain to YorkHost.
Domain states
| State shown | What it means | Buttons | What to do |
|---|---|---|---|
| Managed by YorkHost | The domain uses the YorkHost name servers: the zone managed here answers for it. | Manage DNS, or Enable if no zone exists yet | Edit your records in the zone editor. Enable creates the zone so you can add your records. |
| Managed by YorkHost (Subdomain badge) | Subdomain of sub-yorkhost.fr served directly by YorkHost: no name server to configure. | Manage DNS or Enable | Nothing to set at a registrar: enable the zone, then add your records. |
| Zone ready — point the NS | The zone exists at YorkHost and belongs to you, but the domain does not point to the YorkHost name servers (yet). It will be used as soon as it does. | Manage DNS, Instructions | You can already edit the zone (a banner reminds you it is not live yet). Then change the name servers: Instructions. |
| External DNS | The name servers of the domain point elsewhere (Cloudflare, registrar…), and no zone exists here. | Instructions, Prepare the zone | Either keep your current DNS and edit your records at that provider, or prepare the zone here and point the domain to YorkHost. |
| Not delegated | No name server published for this domain (new domain, registration in progress or not delegated). | Instructions, Prepare the zone | Prepare the zone, then set the YorkHost name servers. |
| cPanel hosting — read-only badge | The zone is managed by your cPanel web hosting: it is shown here read-only. | View zone | Edit your records in the cPanel Zone Editor: they are copied here automatically. |
If a domain uses both YorkHost name servers and other servers, it is shown as External DNS: DNS answers may be inconsistent. Use only ns1.yorkdns.com and ns2.yorkdns.com to manage the zone here.
Domain instructions
The Instructions button shows:
- Current name servers: as published in the public DNS;
- Set at the registrar: the configuration saved for this domain, which can take a few hours to show in the public DNS;
- the YorkHost name servers to set, with a Copy button;
- the steps: prepare the zone, change the name servers (Change name servers button if the domain is registered with YorkHost), wait.
The switch is detailed in Point a domain to YorkHost.
Good to know
- You only see and edit your own domains, zones and IP addresses: ownership is checked again on every action.
- Changes (DNS and rDNS, client area and API together) are limited per hour. Beyond that: "Too many changes in a short time: try again in an hour."
- If a zone already exists at YorkHost for this name but is not attached to your account, the page says so: contact support.