his interface allows you to edit the templates that cPanel & WHM uses to create DNS zone files for new domains. You may wish to use this interface when you use custom DNS configurations.
Edit templates
To edit a template, perform the following steps:
- Click the template type that you wish to edit. You can choose from the following template types:
- simple — Edit the template for domains with only an A entry.
- standard — Edit the template for domains on a dedicated IP address, addon domains, or parked domains.
- standardvirtualftp — Edit the template for domains on a shared IP address.
- The template will appear. Make the desired changes to the file.
Click Save.- For more information about the available template variables, read the Variables section below.
- Click Save.
Variables
You can use the following variables within DNS zone template files:
|
Variable
|
Description
|
|---|---|
%cpversion% |
The version of cPanel & WHM. |
%domain% |
The name of the domain that the system creates. |
%ttl% |
The domain's Time To Live (TTL). |
%nsttl% |
The nameserver's TTL. |
%rpemail% |
The contact email address. |
%serial% |
The zone record's serial number. |
%nameserver% |
The primary nameserver's hostname. |
%nameserver2% |
The secondary nameserver's hostname. |
%nameserver3% |
The tertiary nameserver's hostname. |
%nameserver4% |
The quaternary nameserver's hostname. |
%nameservera% |
The primary nameserver's IP address. |
%nameservera2% |
The secondary nameserver's IP address. |
%nameservera3% |
The tertiary nameserver's IP address. |
%nameservera4% |
The quaternary nameserver's IP address. |
%ip% |
The domain's IP address. |
%ftpip% |
The domain's FTP server's IP address. |
