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PowerDNS Web UI manages authoritative zones through the PowerDNS API.

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Zone kinds

Supported zone kinds:
  • Native
  • Master
  • Slave
Use Native for regular standalone authoritative zones. Use Master and Slave when you operate primary and secondary DNS topology.

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Create a zone

When creating a zone, use a fully qualified zone name:
The trailing dot matters. It keeps the name absolute and avoids ambiguity.

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Notify slaves

For master zones, use notify to ask configured slave servers to refresh their copy of the zone. This maps to the PowerDNS zone notify endpoint.

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Export a zone

Zone export shows the raw zone file returned by PowerDNS. Use it when you need to inspect generated records, copy a zone, or audit what PowerDNS will serve.

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Retrieve a slave zone

For slave zones, AXFR retrieval asks PowerDNS to transfer the zone from its configured master. If retrieval fails, check:
  • The master address configured for the zone
  • ALLOW-AXFR-FROM metadata on the master
  • Network reachability between secondary and primary
  • Firewall rules for TCP/UDP 53