## Configuring Default Records for Zone Files (DNS Templates)

Using the DNS template, you can set the pre-defined configuration of resource records in a zone file created on domains registration in Parallels Business Automation - Standard.

Note: Default SOA records are bound to TLDs and configured in Domain Manager - Setup -SOA Defaults.

DNS templates are bound to Domain Registration hosting plans. When you add a hosting plan (any type except for One-Time Fee Item type), you should always select the corresponding DNS template.

To add a DNS template, please go to the Service Director - Domain Manager - DNS Templates.

To facilitate configuration of services on a domain, DNS Template types have been introduced. Now you can create DNS templates that can be used in a particular hosting plan types.

One of the DNS templates within each type should be marked as default. The default DNS template is applied to zone files in case no DNS template has been specially assigned.

The list of DNS templates displays the following:

- ID. The numerical identifier automatically assigned to a DNS template in Parallels Business Automation - Standard.
- DNS Template. The DNS template name assigned by you. This name is used in Parallels Business Automation - Standard to just refer to a DNS template.
- Account. The name of an account a DNS template has been added by.
- Type. The type of hosting plan a DNS template is used for.
- Default. The green tick in this column means that a DNS template is the default one and is to be applied to zone files if no other DNS templates are specified. Red cross - that a DNS template is not the default one and is to be applied in accordance with a manual assignment to a hosting plan. The default DNS template is also can be used while restoring a domain zone file from the Parallels Business Automation - Standard database. To use the default DNS template for zone files restoring, set this in Domain Manager - Setup.

In This Section Adding a DNS Template

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