DNS Templates at DNSimple

Table of Contents

• Getting started
• Understanding templates
• Working with templates
• Reference
• Related articles
• Have more questions?

A DNS template is a named, reusable group of DNS records stored on your account. Applying a template to a domain creates those records in its zone, without removing or overwriting records that are already there. Templates are managed from the Templates tab in the header. This page is the starting point for template documentation.

Getting started

• How to Use Templates - Create a template, add records to it, edit or delete it, and apply it to a domain.

Understanding templates

• How DNS Templates Work - What a template contains, what applying one does to a zone, why an apply can fail, and how templates relate to one-click services.

Working with templates

• How to Use Templates - The full create, edit, delete, and apply walkthrough.
• SRV records in templates - How SRV data splits across the name, content, and priority fields.

Reference

• Template Record Variables and Syntax - The {{domain}} variable, the @ shorthand, and the record types each applies to.

Related articles

• How to Use the Record Editor - Where templates are applied from.
• One-click Services - DNSimple-maintained record sets for known providers, built on the same mechanism as templates.

Have more questions?

If you have any questions about DNS templates, just contact support, and we will be happy to help. You can also read more about DNS hosting at DNSimple.