Hi I have a debian web server, to host my website. I also own a domain, but i at the moment i use zoneedit to convert the domain into my serverip adress so other people can use the domain. So bascailly it goes Domain Provider>Zone Edit>My Server Bascailly i want to remove the Zone Edit stage so my server does it all, so i can makwe sub domain o my server How can i do this? ALso does anyone know of any like remote config liek amdin fing for dns or apche that i can use to cahgne settings over the internet? Darren Thanks,

For DNS you will want to use BIND. This website has some great information on getting BIND up and running. For a quick reference on setting up a zone entry, read this. Definitely read the first site first, and carefully. The second site is more just a quick reference. Webmin is a good config liek amdin fing (is that anything like a Rolling truck Stones thing?).

Hi, I have instlaled webmin and it works a treat. But i am completly confused wen it comes ot BIND. I have a domain name registered form a whiel back on simply.com (where ic an change the nameservers if i want) But how do i setup my server, i can use webmin if you want as i find it much easier, but cna edit teh fiels if nessercery, any help greatly appreciated thanks. Darren Thanks,

BIND, and DNS in general, can be a bit confusing at first. You're just going to have to do the reading and learn this stuff. Here's what I recommend. Before transfering the nameservers for your live domains, setup a local domain to practice on. Create an internal zone (something like "fakedomain.local") and add the DNS server's local address to the DNS list of computers on your local network. Work with it until the local computers can successfully resolve fakedomain.local addresses. You can even create a fakedomain.local virtual host in Apache. The second website I linked in my previous post has very good instructions on how to set this up. Once you get the internal domain working, you will have learned the basic concepts of BIND. You can use webmin to setup and manage new zones at this point. I wouldn't recommend using webmin before this point, however, because it's important to be familiar with the layout and syntax of the BIND zone and conf files. The best way to get that familiarity is to edit the files directly. You'll also find that named.conf file (BIND's main configuration file) is commented and has examples, which should be helpful as well. Post back once you get BIND installed. I'd be happy to help you set up your practice zone :)

Hi, Thanks for the help. I have jsut done a fresh install of fedora core red hat, becuase i was getting fed up with dewbian hehe. I ahve bind pre instlaled and have just instlalled webmin. Whats the first step to setting up the test interneal domain. THanks Darren Thanks,

Read this. Make a zone file based on his example. Play around with it. If you have any specific questions post back.

Hi, Sorry to be annoying, but i really dont understand that page. Could somebosy explain a little more. Thanks Darren Thanks,