DNS

Common DNS Configurations

Configurations for common DNS records.

Configure Your Linode for Reverse DNS (rDNS)

Reverse DNS (rDNS) resolves an IP address to the designated domain name. This guide will teach you how to set it up.

DNS Records: An Introduction

Learn about DNS records and system structure.

How to Set Up Cloudflare with Linode

Learn how to use Cloudflare with a website running on Linode.

Previewing Websites Without DNS

A guide to testing a website for a domain before the DNS records are adjusted.

Provide Authoritative DNS Services with NSD on Debian 5 (Lenny)

Install and configure NSD to handle DNS queries.

Provide Authoritative DNS Services with NSD on Debian 6 (Squeeze)

Install and configure NSD to handle DNS queries.

Provide Authoritative DNS Services with NSD on Fedora 13

Install and configure NSD to handle DNS queries.

Provide Authoritative DNS Services with NSD on Fedora 14

Install and configure NSD to handle DNS queries.

Provide Authoritative DNS Services with NSD on Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid)

Install and configure NSD to handle DNS queries.

Provide Authoritative DNS Services with NSD on Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick)

Install and configure NSD to handle DNS queries.

Provide Authoritative DNS Services with NSD on Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty)

Install and configure NSD to handle DNS queries.

Provide Authoritative DNS Services with NSD on Ubuntu 12.04

Configure NSD to Handle DNS Queries on Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin).

Provide Authoritative DNS Services with NSD on Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic)

Install and configure NSD to handle DNS queries.

Use Unbound for Local DNS Resolution on Debian 5 (Lenny)

Configure and run your own DNS resolver using the Unbound Server on Debian 5 (Lenny).

Use Unbound for Local DNS Resolution on Debian 6 (Squeeze)

Configure and run your own DNS resolver using the Unbound Server on Debian 6 (Squeeze).

Use Unbound for Local DNS Resolution on Fedora 13

Configure and run your own DNS resolver using the Unbound Server on Ubuntu Fedora 13.

Use Unbound for Local DNS Resolution on Fedora 14

Configure and run your own DNS resolver using the Unbound Server on Ubuntu Fedora 14.

Use Unbound for Local DNS Resolution on Fedora 15

Configure and run your own DNS resolver using the Unbound Server on Ubuntu Fedora 15.

Use Unbound for Local DNS Resolution on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid)

Configure and run your own DNS resolver using the Unbound Server on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid).

Use Unbound for Local DNS Resolution on Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick)

Configure and run your own DNS resolver using the Unbound Server on Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick).

Use Unbound for Local DNS Resolution on Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty)

Configure and run your own DNS resolver using the Unbound Server on Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty).

Use Unbound for Local DNS Resolution on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

Configure and run your own DNS resolver using the Unbound Server on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin).

Use Unbound for Local DNS Resolution on Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic)

Configure and run your own DNS resolver using the Unbound Server on Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic).

Use dig to Perform Manual DNS Queries

Use the dig utility to perform DNS queries at the command line.

Using Your System's hosts File

Mapping aliases, domains or hostnames to IP addresses using the system host file.