4.3.1.7. Configuring DNS service in Vesta

For settings DNS service and directing the required domains to your own DNS-server do the following:

1. Create child NS registered domain and send them to VPS IP address.
2. Open the Vesta control panel.
3. Switch to the "DNS"And click on the green button"+»:
4. Fill in the fields and click "Add to» («Add»):
   • «Domain » («Domain») - specify the domain for which the child NS were created.
   • «IP address» («IP address») - specify VPS IP address.
5. On the tab “DNS»Click«Edit»Opposite the domain that will be used as NS:
6. In field "Template»Select«child-ns" and press "Save»:
7. Go to the menu "Packages»:
8. Edit the standard template by clicking "Edit"Next to a template named"default»:
9. At the bottom of the page in the fields "Name Servers"Specify the previously created child servers and click"Save» («Save»):
10. All domains added to the Vesta control panel will already be configured on these NS by default. Previously added domains will need to be configured manually.

To install and configure DNS-service in Vesta panel, do the following:

1. Connect to the server via SSH with root rights.
2. Install DNS-server Bind by running the command for the appropriate OS:
   • For CentOS:

     yum install bind bind-utils -y

   • For Debian / Ubuntu:

     apt-get install -y bind9

3. Complete the Vesta configuration file in any of the following ways:
   • By editing the file manually:

     nano /usr/local/vesta/conf/vesta.conf

     After opening the editor, you need to add the line

     DNS_SYSTEM='bind9'

   • By inserting the line automatically at the end of the file with the command:

     echo "DNS_SYSTEM='bind9'" >> /usr/local/vesta/conf/vesta.conf

4. Check the work DNS-service in the Vesta panel.