Re: [bitfolk] Domain hosting / DNS

Firstly, get your domains transferred to a decent registrar if they aren't already. I won't suggest a registrar as there are so many and everyone has different opinions on which is best. With regards to DNS.. TL;DR: Unless you have specific needs (in which case you probably wouldn't be asking here), I'd strongly suggest that you just use the DNS service of your domain registrar (at least to begin with). Long Version: There's usually quite a lot to consider when it comes to running your own DNS server. You'll need to have at least two servers, an authoritative server (that you would control) and a secondary which will kick in should the primary be unavailable and continue to service requests, but bearing in mind if your VPS is down then both your DNS and web serving will be down anyway. BIND or PowerDNS are popular examples of DNS servers. Bitfolk (Andy) is kind enough to provide a free secondary DNS service should you need it: http://bitfolk.com/customer_information.html#toc_2_DNS_secondaries You'll also need to set up nameserver DNS entries pointing to your DNS server(s) e.g. ns1.yourdomain.com, if you want to use your own domain as a nameserver for itself (e.g. ns1.yourdomain.com as an NS entry for yourdomain.com) then you'd need to get your registrar to set up glue records to allow the circular dependency to work properly. If you'd like a challenge or if you're going to be setting up a web hosting service where dynamic DNS configuration would make your life easier, then by all means give it a go. If not, then I'd suggest that you save yourself a headache. Cheers, Luke