Deployment Editor

From the Deployment editor page, you can view the records for a zone at DNSimple and integrated DNS providers and sync them. The Deployment editor page groups records together so you can easily see which records are at which DNS provider(s).

Accessing the Deployment Editor from the Zones page

From the Zones page, click any listed zone to enter the Deployment Editor for that zone.

Accessing the Deployment Editor from the Record editor page

From the Record Editor page, click the menu icon next to the Record editor heading.
In the popup menu, click the View as Deployment editor link to navigate to the Deployment Editor page.

Managing zone records in the Deployment Editor

On the Deployment editor page, you can see which records are present at which DNS provider(s).

Managing zone records in the deployment editor

Adding a zone record in the Deployment Editor

In the deployment editor, you can add a zone record to one or more DNS providers that support the record type.

Adding a record

From the Deployment Editor page, click the Add record button and choose the type of record you’re adding.
Enter the required infomation and press Add Record to create the record. For each DNS provider the record should be added to, ensure the corresponding checkbox is checked. Note the record note will only be saved if DNSimple is one of the selected providers.

Quickly add a record from one DNS provider to another DNS provider

From the Deployment Editor page, choose a record to see the expanded options. If a record exists at one DNS provider but not at another, you can quickly add it to the other DNS provider by clicking the Add button.

Updating a zone record in the Deployment Editor

You can update a zone record at one or more DNS providers from the Deployment Editor.

Updating a record

From the Deployment Editor page, choose a record to see the expanded options, then click the edit icon to edit the record.
Enter the required infomation and press Update Record to update the record. For each DNS provider the record should be updated at, ensure the corresponding checkbox is checked. For any selected DNS provider, if the record didn’t already exist there, it will be added to the provider. Note the record note will only be saved if DNSimple is one of the selected providers.

Deleting a zone record in the Deployment Editor

You can delete a zone record at one or more DNS providers from the Deployment Editor.

Deleting a record

From the Deployment Editor page, click a record to see the expanded options, then click the trash icon to delete the record.
Enter the required infomation and press Delete Record to delete the record. For each DNS provider the record should be deleted at, ensure the corresponding checkbox is checked. Note the record note will only be saved if DNSimple is one of the selected providers.

Refreshing integrated zone records

If you have made changes to your integrated zone records outside of DNSimple, you can refresh their state in DNSimple using the Refresh records button in the Deployment Editor.

Deployment Editor Refresh Records

Alternatively, you can visit the Zones page to refresh the state of all integrated zones in your DNSimple account.

Syncing zone records between DNS providers

You can sync zone records between DNS providers on the Deployment Editor page.

Syncing zone records

From the Deployment Editor page, click the Sync records button.
In the popup, select the DNS provider that will be the source of the zone records and the destination DNS provider. Records in the destination zone can be created, updated, and deleted to make the records in the destination zone the same as those in the source zone. Note only records of record types supported at both providers will be affected, and only record field information (e.g. record TTL)supported at DNSimple will be preserved.