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DOCS: Explain nameservers vs ns (#608)
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See [this page]({{site.github.url}}/nameservers) for a detailed explanation of how DNSControl handles nameservers and NS records.
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If a domain (`D()`) does not include any `DnsProvider()` functions,
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the DNS records will not be modified. In fact, if you want to control
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the Registrar for a domain but not the DNS records themselves, simply
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do not include a `DnsProvider()` function for that `D()`.
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{%endhighlight%}
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{% include endExample.html %}
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# The difference between NS() and NAMESERVER()
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Nameservers are one of the least
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understood parts of DNS, so a little extra explanation is required.
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* `NS()` lets you add an NS record to a zone, just like A() adds an A
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record to the zone.
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* The `NAMESERVER()` directive adds an NS record to the parent zone.
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Since the parent zone could be completely unrelated to the current
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zone, changes made by `NAMESERVER()` have to be done by an API call to
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the registrar, who then figures out what to do. For example, if I
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change the `NAMESERVER()` for stackoverflow.com, DNSControl talks to
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the registrar who does the hard work of talking to the people that
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control `.com`. If the domain was gmeet.io, the registrar does
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the right thing to talk to the people that control `.io`.
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(Maybe it should have been called `PARENTNAMESERVER()` but we didn't
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think of that at the time.)
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When you use `NAMESERVER()`, DNSControl takes care of adding the
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appropriate `NS` records to the zone.
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Therefore, you don't have to specify `NS()` records except when
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delegating a subdomain, in which case you are acting like a registrar!
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Many DNS Providers will handle all of this for you, pick the name of
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the nameservers for you and updating them (upward and in your zone)
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automatically. For more information, refer to
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[this page]({{site.github.url}}/nameservers).
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That's why NAMESERVER() is a separate operator.
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# How to not change the parent NS records?
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If dnsconfig.js has zero `NAMESERVER()` commands for a domain, it will
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use the API to remove all the nameservers.
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If dnsconfig.js has 1 or more `NAMESERVER()` commands for a domain, it
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will use the API to set those as the nameservers (unless, of course,
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they're already correct).
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So how do you tell DNSControl not to make any changes? Use the
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special Registrar called "NONE". It makes no changes.
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It looks like this:
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```
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var REG_THIRDPARTY = NewRegistrar('ThirdParty', 'NONE')
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D("mydomain.com", REG_THIRDPARTY,
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...
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)
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```
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---
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NS adds a NS record to the domain. The name should be the relative label for the domain.
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Use `@` for the domain apex, though if you are doing this consider using NAMESERVER() instead.
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The name may not be `@` (the bare domain), as that is controlled via `NAMESERVER()`.
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The difference between `NS()` and `NAMESERVER()` is explained in the `NAMESERVER()` description.
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Target should be a string representing the NS target. If it is a single label we will assume it is a relative name on the current domain. If it contains *any* dots, it should be a fully qualified domain name, ending with a `.`.
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{% include startExample.html %}
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{% highlight js %}
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var REGISTRAR = NewRegistrar("name.com", "NAMEDOTCOM");
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var r53 = NewDnsProvider("R53","ROUTE53");
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var R53 = NewDnsProvider("r53", "ROUTE53");
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D("example.com", REGISTRAR, DnsProvider(r53), A("@","1.2.3.4"));
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D("example.com", REGISTRAR, DnsProvider(R53), A("@","1.2.3.4"));
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{%endhighlight%}
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{% include endExample.html %}
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{% include endExample.html %}
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