Import A DNS Zone File

Overview

You can use this document to learn how to import a DNS zone file.

A DNS zone file is a plain text file that describes a DNS zone. BIND is a file format widely adopted and used by DNS server software.

To migrate DNS records into StackPath, you can upload a BIND-formatted DNS zone file.

Note: 

You can only import A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, SRV, TXT and NS records. 

Import a DNS zone bind file

1. In the StackPath Control Portal, in the left-side navigation, click DNS. 
2. Locate and select the desired DNS zone. 
3. Next to DNS Records, click Import Zone. 
4. Drag and drop the .txt file that contains the BIND-formatted DNS zone file, or click choose a file to browse and upload the file.