Configure Nameservers

Before adding any domains, it is important to first create nameservers to ensure valid DNS zone files and proper propagation.

Configuring Nameservers involves two key steps:

Create private nameservers (glue DNS records) for your domain through your domain registrar.
Add the nameservers to the OpenPanel configuration.

Tutorials for Popular Domain Providers

To add nameservers in OpenPanel, navigate to OpenAdmin > Settings > OpenPanel and enter your nameservers in the ns1 and ns2 fields, then click Save changes.

Alternatively, you can set nameservers via terminal commands:

opencli config update ns1 your_ns1.domain.com
opencli config update ns2 your_ns2.domain.com

Currently, you can add up to 4 nameservers.

INFORMATION

After creating nameservers it can take up to 12h for the records to be globally accessible. Use a tool such as whatsmydns.net to monitor the status.

If you still experience problems after the propagation process, then please check this guide: Troubleshooting DNS.