Managing Zones
Creating a zone
Navigate to Zones → Add Zone. Fill in:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Zone name, e.g. example.com — a trailing dot is added automatically |
| Kind | Native, Master, or Slave |
| SOA-EDIT-API | How PowerDNS increments the SOA serial on changes (DEFAULT, INCREASE, EPOCH, OFF) |
| Masters | Comma-separated list of master IP addresses — only shown for Slave zones |
Reverse zones
For reverse zones, you can enter a CIDR prefix instead of a zone name:
| Input | Created zone |
|---|---|
192.168.1.0/24 | 1.168.192.in-addr.arpa. |
10.0.0.0/8 | 10.in-addr.arpa. |
2001:db8::/32 | 8.b.d.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa. |
Duplicate zones are detected before creation and a direct link to the existing zone is shown.
Zone settings
Each zone has a collapsible Zone Settings card at the top of the editor. Changes here (kind, SOA-EDIT-API, masters, Auto-PTR) are saved independently of record changes and redirect back to the same zone with a success notification.
Deleting a zone
Click Delete Zone in the zone settings card. A confirmation dialog requires you to type the zone name before deletion proceeds. The full zone snapshot is saved to the activity log and can be restored via Undo.
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