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Automating DNS With Zone Delegation and the Storm API
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Although the term DNS zone delegation may seem new to you, you have been using zone delegation without even realizing it. When you tell your domain’s registrar what nameservers you are using for a particular domain, you are delegating the zone for that domain.

Single zone delegation will work for most people. In fact, most use a single zone file to reference multiple hosts, or multiple subdomains residing on a single host. However, there are cases where where it may be beneficial to perform additional delegation.

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How To: Lowering Your DNS TTLs
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Whenever making DNS changes, lowering your TTLs (Time To Live) 24 hours ahead of time will reduce the amount of time that your change takes to propagate.
This article assumes that you are running BIND on a linux server, that you already have an understanding of what DNS is, the different types of DNS entries, and how DNS works. Please note: The incorrect editing of your zone file can take your site offline. All editing must be done on the authoritative nameservers for the given domain.

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New User Tutorial: Basic Shell Commands

Now that you know how to SSH into your server it is important to familiarize yourself with some basic command line tools.

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DNS Hosts File
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One of the most powerful tools available to somebody working on their site during a migration is their computer’s ‘hosts’ file.  This file is especially useful when migrating a site between two servers, or any other time when DNS might not be working properly.

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Understanding MX Records
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MX (Mail eXchanger) records are like an address for your domain’s email. The MX record tells the rest of the internet where to send your email.

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How to use Dig
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The command dig is a command that is used for querying DNS name servers for information about host addresses, mail exchanges, name servers, and related information.

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