Summary
In this article we will be configuring Hestiacp web panel to use your own nameservers.
with this we will be taking the nameservers away from you domain name suppliers nameservers and letting hestiacp handle it for you.
logging into The Hestiacp Web Panel
To login to the Hestiacp web panel you will take the information supplied after we installed the panel and log into it via our browser.
http://your.public.ip.address:8083
Replace the local ip address with the one that was supplied after the installation was complete and login with the supplied credentials.
username: admin
password: the one you set
Once logged into the web panel click on packages.
Edit Default Package
Under DNS
- Change DNS Template to Child-NS
- Change Name Servers to
NS1.Hostname
NS2.Hostname
Changing the Name Servers from you domain registrar
I am gioing to use 123-reg as an example as it is a simular process for all domain name registrars.
Login to the control pannel of your domain name provider and select the Domain name that you are configuring for your Hestiacp Web Panel.
Under this section you should be a list of options including DNS, advanced DNS and Name Server.
You need to find the change name servers option.
here you will enter
NS1.domainname.com
External IP address of your server
NS2.domainname.com
External IP address of your server
Changing DNS Zone Settings in Hestiacp
Now go back to Hestiacp panel and click on DNS
Edit the DNS Zone
Change the following
Click on DNS
Click on "Edit DNS Zone"
Change Template to Child-ns
The SAO should be the NS1.DomainName you set earlier.
HestiaCP should now resolve all he Domain names for you when an account has the enabled package