How-to guides

Managing zones

• Managing zones

  Create and administer managed zones, the containers for DNS records that share the same DNS name prefix.

• Creating zones with internationalized domain names

  Find out how to use internationalized domain names (IDN) with Cloud DNS.

• Viewing operations on managed zones

  View the history of managed zone updates with the gcloud command-line tool or REST API.

Managing Cloud DNS

• Managing records

  Import, export, display, and modify DNS records.

• Applying Cloud DNS server policies

  Configure server policies and use them with Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) networks.

• Migrating to Cloud DNS

  Migrate an existing domain from another DNS provider to Cloud DNS.

• Updating domain name servers

  Update your domains to use Cloud DNS name servers.

• Logging and monitoring

  Configure and view DNS logs, view monitoring metrics, and verify DNS propagation.

• Special configurations for Cloud DNS

  Configure DNS outbound forwarding for multiple VPC networks.

• PowerShell tools for Cloud DNS

  Configure the DNS settings for a domain using Cloud DNS and Windows PowerShell (hosted on Tools for PowerShell site).

Using DNS Security (DNSSEC)

• Managing DNSSEC configuration

  Configure your domains to use DNSSEC for integrity and authenticity.

• DNSSEC and registrars

  Activate DNSSEC with your domain registrar.

• Viewing DNSSEC keys

  View DNSKEYs, which are DNS record types that contain a public signing key.

• Advanced DNSSEC

  Enable advanced DNSSEC configuration options for your managed zones.