Host your own DNS or use a DNS specialist company?
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wlanboy
Content Contributer
Second that. I am using CloudFlare for all my private domains.
For quite static domains dns.he.net is great too.
DomainBop
Dormant VPSB Pathogen
I'll be the dissenter and say if you rely exclusively on one DNS provider like CloudFlare you're introducing a single point of failure. CloudFlare has had a couple of system wide outages over the years.
One example from 2013 (from CloudFlare's blog):
I vote for "host your own DNS",. Get 3+ cheap but reliable geographically dispersed VPS's (512MB is enough) at different providers/different networks. My preferred DNS software is PowerDNS not Bind (if you need a graphic admin interface you can use PowerAdmin which isn't a resource hog like CPanel for DNS). No single point of failure and you should be able to achieve higher uptime than if you used CloudFlare (unless you choose VPS hosts who suck or whose networks suck).
One example from 2013 (from CloudFlare's blog):
I vote for "host your own DNS",. Get 3+ cheap but reliable geographically dispersed VPS's (512MB is enough) at different providers/different networks. My preferred DNS software is PowerDNS not Bind (if you need a graphic admin interface you can use PowerAdmin which isn't a resource hog like CPanel for DNS). No single point of failure and you should be able to achieve higher uptime than if you used CloudFlare (unless you choose VPS hosts who suck or whose networks suck).
Why not use multiple providers instead?
JahAGR
New Member
This is my exact DNS setup. 3x cheap VPS with PowerDNS + Poweradmin. Really works well.
In the past I had used BuddyNS. Service was fine but I was always riding the limits of the free tier.
The only problem with hosting your own DNS (from a shared perspective) is resellers don't have access to the DNS cluster by default. You have to add them manually so they can use the external ones.
Which is where Rage4 and other DNS providers come in with WHM API.
Which is where Rage4 and other DNS providers come in with WHM API.
IMO hosting nameservers can be justified only for a (very) few use cases. For average sites, using the domain registrar's nameservers is fine. If you want server monitoring/DNS failover, dnsmadeeasy is great.
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itnycsilicon
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Use a commercial DNS provider. DNS is (a) tricky to setup and (b) needs to be massively redundant..
I host own DNS servers
are sometimes used CDN solutions (CloudFlare or etc)
are sometimes used CDN solutions (CloudFlare or etc)
As my golden rule, if you don't have root, don't use it. I host my own DNS, cPanel DNSONLY and PowerDNS, all are diverse and if there is a problem, I have nobody but myself to blame and can fix the issue in minutes, when there is one. very rare I have DNS issues, and when my users have issues, I can fix their problem instead of relying on some 3rd party.
The only thing I rely on 3rd parties for is SSL certs and domain registration
The only thing I rely on 3rd parties for is SSL certs and domain registration
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hmb-patrick
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I will suggest to use CDN provider like cloudflare for DNS management of a domain names.
Sometimes own DNS is best or go with CloudFlare
drmike
100% Tier-1 Gogent
Like most things, all the moving parts are tedious horror to keep track of.
I've used CloudFlare - isn't bad, just might end up with downtime and vendor that can change biz on whim. We see that sort of thing too often with tech.
Rage4 is alright too. Free tier and some features might be interested in.
Lately, I've been leaving DNS to domain registrars.
I've used CloudFlare - isn't bad, just might end up with downtime and vendor that can change biz on whim. We see that sort of thing too often with tech.
Rage4 is alright too. Free tier and some features might be interested in.
Lately, I've been leaving DNS to domain registrars.
I use Rage4, moved away from PDNS clustered with MYSQL Replication, had enought Nodes for that but DDOS protection was a concern.
But now since Rage4 revoked Unlimited from Sponsored Accounts (early Promo Accounts/Free Paid like 12 bucks per year) and moved it to 100mio request no idea what happens if someone request from ther servers 120mio times just to piss me off.
But now since Rage4 revoked Unlimited from Sponsored Accounts (early Promo Accounts/Free Paid like 12 bucks per year) and moved it to 100mio request no idea what happens if someone request from ther servers 120mio times just to piss me off.