Oliver

What is DNS zone transfer?

DNS

The DNS is a hierarchy structure that looks like a tree. It is divided into layers where the top is the Root than the TLD-level, followed by the domain and the subdomain. You can get the right to manage a particular part of the DNS that is related to the domain you have purchase. You can manage it through DNS master zones that you can create from the software you are using or through the control panel of your managed DNS provider. 

What is a DNS master zone? 

The DNS master zone file is a DNS database of DNS records for a part of the namespace. A zone file typically will have SOA record, NS records, AAAA, A, MX, TXT, and other DNS records for the domain or subdomain. The master zone will be saved on a master DNS server (also known as the Primary DNS server). 

What is it?

The DNS zone transfer is the process of copying the information from the Master DNS server to the Secondary server or servers. The copying can be done by pushing the update from the Master DNS server to the Secondary servers or by a pull from the Secondaries to obtain the new changes.

The DNS administrator can limit which Secondary DNS server can ask for DNS zone transfer by whitelisting their IP addresses. You don’t want everybody on the Internet to be able to get all of your DNS records because many might be internals and not for everyone’s eyes.

Transferring a DNS zone using Dig

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Oliver

Authoritative DNS server vs Recursive DNS server

DNS

DNS infrastructure really makes Internet surfing an easy and pleasant experience. Have you ever thought about how connectivity for too many humans around the world is possible? DNS process is complex, and it repeats millions of times every day. Would you like to know some of the responsible actors for this scene to work efficiently? Let’s start with servers. Authoritative and recursive servers.

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Oliver

What is GeoDNS, and how does it work?

DNS

In different contexts, time is a factor in evaluating efficiency. But perhaps the Internet is the ultimate expression of that. The process of requesting a website and waiting for it to be loaded takes milliseconds. But if something delays it a bit, three-second waiting can be a reason for clients to abandon your website.

Website owners constantly deal with the time factor. The fast resolution, high speed, up-time are permanently on their priority list. If that’s your case, too, GeoDNS can be the solution.

What is GeoDNS?

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Oliver

6 Most common Web hosting mistakes to avoid

Web hosting

To have an online business involves lots of decisions to grow and to keep on track. It doesn’t really have an end.

One decision that can make you sweat is to choose web hosting for your website. Sometimes, having plenty of choices to pick from can be overwhelming. Tricky promotions and overestimated features can blurry your vision.

Take a look at these 6 most common web hosting mistakes to avoid.

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Oliver

NS record explained

DNS

Domain name system (DNS) is a fascinating world where different processes take place all the time. Meeting every DNS component involved and understanding how to get the best out of its functionality, how to combine it with others, etc., is a complex and interesting challenge. 

There is no pointless element. Actually, missing a small piece of data can produce failures on your DNS. 

Today is the NS record’s turn to be explained. 

How to check your NS record?

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Oliver

How does the Domain Name System work?

DNS

What is the Domain Name System?

The Domain Name System, or the DNS for short, is an organized namespace that uses a decentralized model. Its main purpose is to navigate queries, find the host they are searching for, and answer them quickly. The DNS came in the 80s to replace the inefficient HOSTS.txt file that had all the current hosts at the time. The DNS is superior thanks to the scalability and speed.

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Oliver

Benefits of using VPS hosting

Web hosting

Hosting the domain is one of the key challenges every online business owner has to face. Many factors are involved in the decision: business’s needs, a suitable type of hosting, find a reliable provider, choose the most convenient plan, cost, etc.

VPS hosting seems to be an excellent choice for growing businesses. It is free of the limitations shared hosting involves. And it offers enough resources to have great performance without the need to get a dedicated hosting service. Medium and even big businesses, e-shops included, are vouching for the benefits of using VPS hosting.

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