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How to assign my name servers to the domains


To assign your own name servers please follow these instructions:

For e.g. If you want ns1.berwyn-trial.com and ns2.berwyn-trial.com as the DNS

1. Create subdomains for the the domain (here berwyn-trial.com) in your
Control Panel. The subdomains will be created in 24 hours.
Please follow FAQ: How to create a subdomain.

2. You will need to order additional IP addresses($0.99/month) for each of your
name servers. You can order IP Address in you Control Panel under IP Address
Overview.
Please follow FAQ: Can I order additional IP Addresses?

3. Once the subdomains and IP Addresses are ready, assign the IP address to the
subdomains under DNS settings (A record). The IP Address will propagate in 24 hours.
Please follow the FAQ: How to set up an A record.

4. Also add the IP Address in your Plesk Administration under
Server Administration -> IP Aliasing.

The name servers you setup should now work. You can assign those to your Domains.
To do that log into Plesk at https://YourIPAddress:8443

1. First add the name servers for the domain at Clients -> any client you setup ->
the domain name of the client. Choose the record type A and click Add.

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2. Enter any name for the name server (For e.g. ns1) and assign an IP address. Click OK. Do the same for the other name server too. (For e.g. ns2)
You cannot have two name servers with the same IP. The IP Addresses for the
name servers (ns1 and ns2) should be different.

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3. Now you have to add the newly created DNS to the domain. Select Record Type
NS and click Add.

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4. Leave the first textbox empty. Enter the name server and click OK.
Do this for each of your name servers.

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5. You have to add the new name servers to your server. Go to Server -> DNS.
Select Record type NS and click Add New DNS Record.

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6. Leave the first textbox empty. Enter the name server and click OK. Do the same
for the other name server too.

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7. Finally you have to restart Plesk. To do that make a connection to your server
via SSH and issue the command /etc/init.d/psa restart

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