Integrations at DNSimple

Table of Contents

• Getting started
• Manage DNS at other providers
• Connect a domain to Heroku or Netlify
• Point a domain to a hosting platform
• Manage DNS as code
• Reference
• Troubleshooting
• Related articles
• Have more questions?

DNSimple integrations connect your domains and DNS to other platforms and tools. Integrated DNS Providers let you manage zones at Amazon Route 53, Azure DNS, and CoreDNS from your DNSimple account. Connectors link a domain to a Heroku app or Netlify site and keep the records working. Guides cover hosting platforms and managing DNS as code with Terraform. For ready-made record sets applied in one step, see One-click Services instead. This page is the starting point for integration documentation.

Getting started

• What Are Integrated DNS Providers and Why Use Them? - How DNSimple manages zones at other DNS providers, and which providers it supports.
• What Are Connectors? - What a connector does, what authorizing one grants, and how it differs from a one-click service.
• Integrations Glossary - The terms used across these articles, such as integrated zone, sync, and DNS target.

Manage DNS at other providers

• Manage Integrated DNS Providers - Connect Route 53, Azure DNS, or CoreDNS to your account, or disconnect one.
• Manage Integrated Zones for Integrated DNS Providers - Choose which zones to import, add a zone to a provider, and remove or delete zones.
• Manage Integrated Zone Records - Add, update, and delete records at DNSimple and your providers from the Record Editor.
• Import Integrated Zone Records - Load changes made directly at Route 53 or Azure DNS.
• Refresh and Import Integrated Zones - How integrated zones appear and refresh on the Domain Names page.
• Sync Integrated Zone Records Between DNS Providers - Make one provider’s records match another’s.
• How to Use Amazon Route 53 as an Integrated DNS Provider - A walkthrough from creating the AWS user to syncing in both directions.
• How to Use CoreDNS as an Integrated DNS Provider - A walkthrough for serving a DNSimple zone from CoreDNS in your own network.

Connect a domain to Heroku or Netlify

• Connectors at DNSimple - The starting point for connector documentation.
• Heroku Connector - Link a domain to a Heroku app and let DNSimple create and monitor the records.
• Netlify Connector - Link a domain to a Netlify site and let DNSimple create and monitor the records.

Point a domain to a hosting platform

• Pointing the Domain Apex to Heroku - Serve example.com from a Heroku app with the connector, a one-click service, or an ALIAS record.
• Redirect www to Non-www Domain at Heroku - Redirect between www and the apex, and from HTTP to HTTPS.
• How to Install an SSL Certificate on Heroku - Upload a DNSimple certificate to a Heroku app.
• Point Your Domain to GitHub Pages - Serve a GitHub Pages site on your domain.
• WordPress and DNSimple - Connect a domain to WordPress.com or a self-hosted WordPress site.
• Use Cloudflare with DNSimple - Point a domain registered at DNSimple to Cloudflare.
• Use Cloudflare DNSSEC with DNSimple - Add Cloudflare’s DS record when Cloudflare hosts your DNS.

Manage DNS as code

• Terraform Provider - Manage records, domains, email forwards, and certificates with Terraform.
• Consul Integration - Create DNSimple records from the services in a Consul catalog.

Reference

• Integrated DNS Provider Amazon Route 53 - Permissions, features, and record types for Route 53.
• Integrated DNS Provider Azure DNS - Required details, features, and record types for Azure DNS.
• Integrated DNS Provider CoreDNS - Requirements, features, and how CoreDNS serves each record type.
• Integrations Glossary - Definitions for integration terms.

Troubleshooting

• Troubleshoot Integrated DNS Providers - Failed connections, records lost in a sync, changes that do not show up, and more.
• Troubleshooting Heroku shows different app error - Your domain opens the wrong Heroku app.
• Troubleshooting Heroku “No such app” error - Heroku does not know the host name yet.
• Troubleshooting Heroku SSL Errors - Certificate errors for a domain on Heroku.

Related articles

These live in other categories but come up often alongside integrations:

• One-click Services - Apply a known provider’s records to a zone in one step.
• Secondary DNS at DNSimple - Serve a zone from DNSimple and another provider through zone transfers.
• The DNSimple API - Build your own integration with the DNSimple API.
• What Is the DNSimple CLI? - Manage DNSimple from your terminal.
• Let’s Encrypt: Free SSL Certificates with DNSimple - Free certificates for domains that resolve with DNSimple.
• What Is an ALIAS Record? - Point the domain apex at a host name, as many hosting platforms require.

Have more questions?

If you have any questions about DNSimple integrations, contact support, and we will be happy to help. You can also read more about DNSimple integrations.