A service provider can offer name servers for customers who purchase Virtual private servers. Clients can use them to host domain names and manage DNS records.

You can create a Name server addon for the tariff plan, and integrate BILLmanager with a name server control panel. The system supports integration with DNSmanager.

The standard configuration allows a client to choose between the provider or private name servers, or do not use them at all. 

Provider name servers

If the client chooses Provider name servers while making an order, BILLmanager will create a user with the "User" role in DNSmanager. The username is generated based on the template: dns<service id>. 

Access details to DNSmanager and the name of the provider name servers are specified in the Service activation email:


DNS — name servers configuration

You selected "Provider names servers" when ordering the server. Log in to '''ISPmanager''' → '''Domain names''' and complete the following steps:

"NS" — slave name servers. You will see the following parameters:

Panel URL: https://domain.dnsmgr.com:1500/dnsmgr (don not open this URL, read the information above)
Username: user
Password: wfS8OWMBCu10
"Settings" — Default settings for domains.

Make sure that "ns1.domain.ru. ns2.domain.ru." are specified in the "Name servers" field.

The name of the provider name servers ns1.domain.com, ns2.domain.com are the names of the namespace in DNSmanager. The system adds "ns1." and "ns2." at the beginning of the namespace.

Example: in DNSmanager we created a reseller "provider" with the namespace "company.com". We will use this reseller for integrating BILLmanager with DNSmanager. All the users created in DNSmanager when ordering the service with a provider name server will be associated with the "provider" reseller. All the domains of the user will utilize ns1.company.com, ns2.company.com.


When the client receives his login and password to DNSmanager, he creates domain names in the control panel and delegates them to the provider name server. If the client's server is managed by ISPmanager, he can integrate ISPmanager with DNSmanager. Domain names created in ISPmanager will be automatically added into DNSmanager, i.e. they will be added to the name servers.

Private name servers

If the client chooses Private name server while making an order, BILLmanager will create a user with the "User" role in DNSmanager. The username is generated based on the template: dns<service id>. Access details to DNSmanager and the name of the provider name servers are specified in the Service activation email.

Difference from provider name servers: a user created in DNSmanager utilizes his own namespace rather than the namespace of the reseller account. User's domain names will be isolated from other domains on the server in other namespaces.

Note:

Since a separate IP address is created in DNSmanager for every namespace, "Private name servers" require many free IP addresses on the server with DNSmanager.

Integration with DNSmanager

To integrate BILLmanager with a name server control panel navigate to Integration → Name servers. 

Step 1. Select a control panel.  For "Provider name servers" and "Private name servers" you can use only DNSmanager 5.

Step 2. Enter the access details to the control panel:

  • Name — enter any name for this integration.  
  • URL — enter the URL of DNSmanager. Make sure it is accessible from the server with BILLmanager.
  • Username — enter the username of the account in DNSmanager with "Reseller" role permissions
  • Password — enter the user password. 
  • For free domain name — select the checkbox to allow creating a free domain name.
  • Provider name server — select this check box to allow using provider name servers. 
  • Private name server — select this check box to allow using private name servers. 

Note:

BILLmanager uses only the first integration marked as "Provider name server" for provider name servers. If you set up two integrations and select "Provider name servers" for both of them, the second integration will never be used.

The same rule is applied to private name servers.

Automatic integration of ISPmanager with DNSmanager

Integration between ISPmanager and DNSmanager can be configured automatically if a client orders a server managed by ISPmanager and selects the provider name servers.

Advantages:

  • All the domain names created in ISPmanager will be automatically created in DNSmanager (on the name servers).
  • Users can manage DNS records directly from ISPmanager.

To enable automatic integration, contact ISPsystem support team and tell the domain name of your BILLmanager. A specialist will specify the address on your account at eu.ispsystem.com.

Once completed, every ISPmanager license ordered from your account at eu.ispsystem.com will have specific settings which allow for automatic integration of ISPmanager and DNSmanager.