Question
What are Openprovider DNS templates and how to apply them to zones in one's reseller account?
Answer
A DNS template is a pre-defined format of a DNS zone. One can define multiple DNS templates, for example when managing multiple servers. When creating a new zone, one can choose which template should serve as the basis.
NB: a template is only used during the creation of a zone and can not be used to update all zones that were created using the specific template.
Creating a template
To create a DNS Template click here and click on Add DNS template button.
The contents of a template are exactly the same as the contents of any DNS zone. The only difference is, that one can use placeholder variables and wildcards to substitute a domain name.
For instance, to refer all subdomains to the top level domain, the record for a regular DNS zone will look as follows:
*.example.tld CNAME example.tld
In a template, a specific domain name can be references by a %domain% variable:
*.%domain% CNAME %domain%
NB: %domain% variable already includes domain's extension.
Define the records on Add DNS template page:
Using a template
Select the desired template from the drop-down menu in the Nameserver settings section when registering a domain: