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= DNS in the 44Net Portal =
44Net's DNS service provides name resolution and delegation
for hosts on 44Net. This section documents how DNS
is operated on 44Net, how participants can manage their own records in the Portal, and
how to set up a local DNS server.


This page explains how the Portal provides DNS, what you can manage, and where to find step-by-step instructions.
== Using DNS via the Portal ==
The [https://portal.ampr.org/|44Net Portal] provides a web interface for managing subdomains,
records, and delegations.


== What the Portal Provides ==
* [[DNS/Portal|DNS in the 44Net Portal]]
* User-managed subdomains under ''ampr.org'' (typically your callsign).
* [[DNS/Portal/Subdomains|Managing Subdomains]]
* A web interface for creating and managing DNS resource records.
* [[DNS/Portal/Records|Managing Records]]
* Optional delegation to your own authoritative name servers.
* [[DNS/Portal/Delegations|Delegating DNS to your own name servers]]
* Hourly export of DNS data to the authoritative servers.


== Requirements ==
== Running Your Own DNS ==
* You must have a Portal account.
Participants may operate their own resolvers and authoritative servers.
* Callsign-based subdomains require a verified amateur radio callsign.
* Requests that do not match a verified callsign require staff review.


== What You Can Manage ==
* [[DNS/Setup/OpenBSD_Resolver|Setting up a Recursive Resolver on OpenBSD]]
* Subdomains under ''ampr.org'' (for example ''ki5qkx.ampr.org'').
* Records beneath your subdomain (for example ''houston.ki5qkx.ampr.org'').
* Delegation via ''NS'' records


== Supported Record Types ==
== What is DNS? ==
Common Types:
* A
* AAAA
* CNAME
* MX
* TXT
* SRV


Advanced Types:
* [[DNS/Overview|DNS Overview and Concepts]]
* CAA
* LOC
* RP
* PTR
* NS
* DNSKEY
* DS
 
== Update Schedule ==
DNS changes are exported on an hourly schedule. Expect up to about one hour for updates to reach the authoritative servers, plus any resolver caching based on TTL.
 
== DNSSEC Status ==
DNSSEC is a zone-wide feature that must be enabled at the ''ampr.org'' apex. It is not something individual users can turn on for their subdomains in the Portal. Currently, DNSSEC is not enabled for ''ampr.org''. We expect to implement it in the future. When it is enabled, records managed directly in the Portal will automatically benefit from DNSSEC at the parent zone.
 
== How-To Guides ==
 
=== DNS in the Portal ===
* [[DNS/Portal/Subdomains|Claim your callsign subdomain]]
* [[DNS/Portal/Records|Add DNS records to your subdomain]]
* [[DNS/Portal/Delegations|Delegate your subdomain to your own name servers]]
 
=== Running a DNS Server ===
* [[DNS/Setup/OpenBSD_Resolver|Setup a DNS server on OpenBSD]]

Revision as of 23:40, 4 February 2026

44Net's DNS service provides name resolution and delegation for hosts on 44Net. This section documents how DNS is operated on 44Net, how participants can manage their own records in the Portal, and how to set up a local DNS server.

Using DNS via the Portal

The Portal provides a web interface for managing subdomains, records, and delegations.

Running Your Own DNS

Participants may operate their own resolvers and authoritative servers.

What is DNS?