> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://pdns-webui.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> A lightweight web interface for managing PowerDNS Authoritative zones and records.

PowerDNS Web UI is a small Go application that serves a browser interface for
PowerDNS Authoritative Server and proxies requests to the built-in PowerDNS HTTP
API.

It is built for operators who want a direct, lightweight control panel for DNS
zones without exposing the PowerDNS API key to the browser.

## What you can manage

* Authoritative zones: list, create, edit, delete, notify slaves, and export zone files
* DNS records: `A`, `AAAA`, `ALIAS`, `CAA`, `CNAME`, `MX`, `NS`, `PTR`, `SOA`, `SRV`, and `TXT`
* Multi-value RRsets for records such as `A`, `AAAA`, `NS`, and `TXT`
* Slave zones, including AXFR retrieval from the configured master
* Zone metadata such as `ALLOW-AXFR-FROM`, `AXFR-SOURCE`, `SOA-EDIT`, and `SOA-EDIT-API`
* Autoprimaries for automatic secondary zone provisioning

## How it works

The browser talks only to PowerDNS Web UI. The Go backend adds the configured
`X-API-Key` header and forwards requests to PowerDNS.

```text theme={null}
browser -> PowerDNS Web UI -> PowerDNS HTTP API
```

The PowerDNS API key stays on the server.

## Important security model

PowerDNS Web UI does not provide its own authentication or authorization.

Run it behind controls you trust: a private network, VPN, firewall rules, or a
reverse proxy with authentication. Do not expose it directly to the public
internet unless you enjoy giving strangers administrative DNS buttons. A bold
strategy, but not a good one.