You will find below the features and steps to follow to Edit your Domains DNS settings: create, modify and delete your DNS records, as well as import, export and back up your DNS zone information.
Adding records on your DNS zone file
Navigate to the "Domains" tab in the menu.
Click on Portfolio to view a list of your domains.
Find the domain name you want to modify, hover over its burger lines icon and click “Open Action Menu” (or right-click). From the dropdown, select “DNS”.
Click on "New Resource Record" in the toolbar at the bottom of the table.
Select the DNS record type.
More information to "Configure a URL web redirect"
Enter the required value/content. If you intend to notify certain people about the creation of this new DNS record, simply add their contact information in the intended "Contact People" request section. You can also add a note in the "Notes" section.
Review your data and click on "Create Resource Record". Keep in mind that this action will only create the record as a draft and won't publish it immediately.
To finalize and apply your changes, click on “Show local changes” in the pink headband at the top of the table, to view the newly added record.
Review your edits and if they're accurate, click “Publish Changes” to add and publish the DNS record.
Editing records on your DNS zone file
Navigate to the "Domains" tab in the menu.
Click on Portfolio to view a list of your domains.
Find the domain name you want to modify, hover over its burger lines icon and click “Open Action Menu” (or right-click). From the dropdown, select “DNS”.
Hover over the specific DNS record you intend to edit and click the burger lines (or right-click), and click on “Edit”. If the record is locked and cannot be edited, simply delete it and create the new one.
Make the required modifications to the DNS record: IP change, TTL update, record data modification, etc.
Click “Update Record”. Remember, this action only initiates a draft and doesn't apply the modifications immediately. At this stage the modification is not effective, and must be published to be applied publicly and propagated.
To finalize and apply your changes, click on “Show local changes”.
Review your edits and if they're accurate, click “Publish Changes” to update the DNS record. It's over!
Deleting one or more records on your DNS zone file
Navigate to the "Domains" tab in the menu.
Click on Portfolio to view a list of your domains.
Find the domain name you want to edit, hover over its burger lines icon and click “Open Action Menu” (or right-click). From the dropdown, select “DNS”.
- Hover over the specific DNS record you intend to delete and click the burger lines (or right-click), and click on “Delete”. If the record is locked and cannot be deleted, simply delete the web or email forwarding and it will delete the locked record (except for NS that must be changed by clicking "Change nameservers" in the toolbar).
- Or select the records you want to delete using the check boxes.
Click the "Delete" button in the toolbar at the bottom of the zone file. Keep in mind that this action will not delete the record immediately, at this stage you are in draft mode.
To finalize and apply your changes, click on “Show local changes” to view the record to be deleted.
Click on "Publish" to make the deletion of the DNS record effective.
Bulk DNS Changes & Export
You can create and/or modify multiple DNS records across several domains simultaneously, by specifying a list of domains or filtering according to your predefined criteria. Additionally, you can export your zone information and the records you have filtered.
Navigate to the "Domains" tab in the menu.
Click on sur Bulk DNS.
View the first tab containing the list of your domains (DNS Zones) to create new records (or amend existing ones) on the selected domains; OR view the second tab containing the list of existing DNS records to edit, delete, or create new records on the selected domains / DNS zones.
Select the domains / DNS zones / records to edit or delete using the checkboxes, or for which you want to create new records in bulk.
Click the button for the desired action: "Edit", "Delete", or "Create New Records" in the toolbar at the bottom of the table. Remember that this action will not edit, delete or add the record immediately.
To finalize and apply your changes, click on “Show local changes” to view your modification, the records to be deleted and/or to be added.
Click on "Publish" to make the change, deletion, or addition of the DNS record effective. It's over!
Note: The requesting user who performs the bulk DNS modification will receive an email notification with a .zip file attached including the zone file "before" and "after" modifications.
Note 2: You can export your DNS records in .CSV, .XLS, BIND format. Important: This refers to DNS records created on our DNS servers, which may be inactive if your domains are installed on other external DNS servers.
Changing a Domain's Nameservers (NS)
Navigate to “Domains” and then choose “Portfolio”.
Identify and select the domain name you want to edit.
Hover over the option “Edit selected domains” and then click on “Edit domain details".
More information: Changing the name servers (NS) of a domain
Creating a defensive DNS zone
You can create a defensive DNS zone if you do not want to use a domain name that you have registered defensively, so that it is not reserved by someone else and/or used fraudulently, for instance.
@ 86400 X-WEB-FWD permanent https://www.brandshelter.com/registered/
@ 86400 IN MX 0 .
@ 86400 TXT "v=spf1 -all"
_dmarc 86400 TXT "v=DMARC1; p=reject; sp=reject; pct=100; adkim=s; aspf=s"
*._domainkey 86400 TXT "v=DKIM1; p="
www 86400 X-WEB-FWD permanent https://www.brandshelter.com/registered/
Importing a DNS zonefile
You can import a DNS zone file to your BrandShelter Portal, on one or more domains simultaneously using our DNS zone import tool, in BIND (txt) format or via AXFR.
More information: DNS Zone Import
Recovering a Zone File in Case of Problem or Deletion (Rollback)
If you need to reinstall a DNS zone file and haven't made a backup (recommended → Downloading a DNS zone file), you can view your zone history (DNS > History) to show and recover the desired published zone. Alternatively, if it has been deleted, you can view your account logs (Account Settings > Logs) to show the last published zone (right-click > show) and retrieve it in BIND format (copy and paste). Once retrieved, you can then re-import it using our DNS zone import tool. More information on DNS Zone Import.
Recommended third-party tools
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Google Admin Toolbox Dig ↗: An online DNS lookup tool based on the command line interface
dig. Users can skip the process of entering commands with complicated parameters in the terminal by entering the same information in this web tool and getting the same results.
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dns.google ↗: A web-based tool, similar to Google Admin Toolbox Dig, where users can get DNS responses for specific queries.
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Mess with DNS ↗: An educational resource that encourages users to experiment with DNS records by providing users with a domain where they are free to play around and break things during the learning process.
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dnstoolbox.io ↗ : A Digicert tool to gain complete visibility into the status of your domain's DNS propagation and speed globally with an enterprise-grade DNS Propagation tool. This powerful tool allows you to simultaneously test the resolution of your domain's records and speed in over 20 locations worldwide.
- EasyDNSCheck ↗ : DNS Checks & Security Validations. Check SPF, DKIM, DMARC, DNSSEC, propagation, subdomains and more—fast, no cookies, enterprise-grade feedback.