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Sync Records

To Sync Records Across Servers we will need to setup a Catalog Zone

Pre Recs

  • Main Technitium DNS
  • Backup Technitium DNS

Setup Main Catalog Zone​

Login to ypur Main Servers UI page and navigate to the Zones tab.

Add a New Zone, Name It, and select Catalog Zone

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Query Access​

In the Zoe Options Navigate to the Query Access tab.

You can Allow all or setup an access control list.

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TSIG Key​

We are going to make a key on each DNS server to use for the sync.

Navigate to Settings > TSIG

Add a New Key and Name it.

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We will Create the exact same key on the backup.

Save the key and Copy the name, shared secret, and note the algorithm.

tip

If you Leave the Shared secret blank it willgenerate a new one on save.

TSIG in Catalog Zone​

Navigate back to our catalog zone and go back to the zone options.

Go to the Zone Transfer tab.

Allow Zone Transfer and scroll down to Zone Transfer TSIG Key Names.

Select Your TSIG from Quick Add.

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Save the Settings.

The main server is done!

Backup Catalog Zone​

Login to your backup servers UI.

Create TSIG Key​

Copy the steps from the previous TSIG setup. But this time we are going to paste in the key name and shared seret.

ALL VALUES SHOULD MATCH. Key name. Shared secret. Algorithm.

Catalog Zone Setup​

Now we are going to make another zone but this is going to be a Secondary Catalog Zone.

Set the Zone Name, it can match.

Primary Name Server Addresses should be the IP of your primary server.

TSIG Key Name (Optional) set to the TSIG key we made.

Save and Add the Zone.

Sync Zones​

To sync the zones go to the zones page and click the Resync button.

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Add Zone to Catalog​

To add a zone to the catalog so it syncs, Go to the Zone you want to adds zone options.

Under the General tab you can select the catalog zone to add it to.