Import and export records
Use import and export to gain more control over DNS records and make domain migration easier.
1. Navigate the All zones tab and select the domain zone into which you want to import the records.
2. Click Export records or Import records depending on your task and follow the appropriate instructions.
Export
After clicking Export records, the BIND zone file will be downloaded to your PC as a text file with the .zone extension, e.g., sample-test.com.zone.
The downloaded file will contain information about the zone, including the domain name, TTL, RRset, time intervals (refresh, update, and expiry), and the authoritative NS server. For example:
$ORIGIN test.dnsexample.com.
$TTL 300
@ IN SOA ns1.gcorelabs.net. support.gcore.com. (
1690969313 ; serial number
5400 ; refresh
3600 ; update retry
1209600 ; expiry
300 ; minimum
)
$TTL 3600
@ IN NS ns1.gcorelabs.net.
@ IN NS ns2.gcdn.services.
$TTL 600
@ IN A 1.2.3.4
@ IN A 4.5.6.7
* IN CNAME sample.domains.com.
* IN CNAME sample-2.domains.com.Import
After clicking Import records, the new pop-up appear. Specify the content of the BIND zone file for your domain or click Upload zone file to import records from the file with the .zone extension. Then click Import.
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