Hi,

Should I use DNS Manager in my Linode account?

Let me explain my question: I got domain names registered via GoDaddy. I am able to change my domain name servers to point to Linode name servers. I am also able to manage my DNS Zone file in GoDaddy, i.e. assigning A records, setting sub domains...

Why do I need DNS Manager in Linode? Any benefits?

I am not experienced in DNS, nothing more than setting A records, CNAMES, MX records for appropriate target systems.

Thank you in advance.

You don't need to use the Linode DNS manager if you don't want to. The choice is yours.

One advantage that has become very important in the past: If you use GoDaddy for domain registration *and* DNS, an issue that affects your access to GoDaddy's site prevents you from changing any DNS records. By contrast: if you use GoDaddy for registration and then configure your domains to use Linode's DNS servers:

* If GoDaddy's UI goes down, you can still change records via Linode
* If Linode's UI goes down, you can change your nameservers via GoDaddy and use either their DNS or somebody else's

Of course, all that goes out the window if the issue affects actual DNS lookups and not just the web UIs, but there have been numerous situations in the past where GoDaddy's UI has gone down but their underlying DNS for customer zones stayed up.

Another consideration: most people I've talked to (and myself) find the Linode DNS Manager to be infinitely more user-friendly than GoDaddy's panel.

- Les

Thank you arlen,

Thank you Les,



As far as I can understand, as long as I set the name servers to point to Linode's in GoDaddy Domain Manager, it is ok to use both DNS manager. I'll likely keep them in GoDaddy since I've been using its panel for a long while now, perhaps switch to Linode later.

Thank you.

If you tell GoDaddy to use Linode's nameservers for your domain, A/MX/CNAME/etc records you add in GoDaddy's DNS panel will no longer be used.

- Les

Now this makes sense

So, if I changed my name servers, then I should use Linode DNS manager and GoDaddy will let this happen automatically without even asking for authorization of change DNS zone file.

If I am right in this, then this was my biggest problem to getting trouble to understand and it has been cleared now. Name Server matters.

Thank you!