Let us take a closer look at how to use Plesk to export DNS records. At Bobcares our Plesk hosting support services will give you a step-by-step guide on the process.

Exporting DNS records

The ability to import and export DNS records was added as a standalone extension called “Transfer of DNS Records.” Changing the DNS setup is frequently inconvenient. If we utilize an external DNS provider and subsequently opt to use Plesk as a DNS server (primary or secondary), we must manually upload a slew of DNS records to Plesk.

If we utilize Plesk as a DNS server and later elect to use an external DNS service, we would face the same tedious task of adding DNS entries to the service. We can now transfer DNS records to and from Plesk with just a few clicks thanks to the “Transfer of DNS Records” addon.

Exporting DNS records with Plesk

The extension can perform the following functions:

• Import DNS records from a zone file obtained from the DNS service, verify the DNS records and add the DNS records you choose to Plesk (overwriting already existing DNS records if necessary). All of this is handled automatically by the extension. All that remains is to upload the zone file.
• Export the selected domain’s DNS records to a zone file, which we can then use to automatically import the DNS records to an external DNS service.
• Lookup DNS records automatically to request all DNS records from a remote server.
• Use preconfigured DNS templates for Google Workspace and Office 365.

Transfer of DNS Records addon

The Transfer of DNS Records addon in the Plesk Panel allows to import and export of DNS records.

1. Firstly Log into Plesk
2. After that, install the DNS Record Transfer extension.
3. Choose Import or Export for the domain from the page.

Exporting will output the records to a *.bind file. Importing will ask for a bind file; from there, input the IP address to replace and click the Upload button to finish the Plesk export DNS records process.

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Conclusion

To conclude it is easy to use Plesk to export DNS records. The process can be done in a few simple steps with the help of ‘Transfer of DNS Records’.