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How To Setup Private Name Servers For WHM / cPanel Reseller Hosting Or Server

There are a few steps need to be completed to get private name servers working under WHM/cPanel.

  1. Set your name server host-names under the "Basic WebHost Manager Setup" area in your WHM panel. You will see this link on the top left menu of your WHM.
  2. Login to the cPanel for the domain of your name server host-names. Under the DNS section add an a-record for each host-name. If you are one of our cPanel reseller hosting user, You can use the following DNS cluster IP addresses for your name servers:

    161.97.174.1

    161.97.174.1

  3. Login to your domain registrar and add the name server host-names and IP addresses. Each registrar is different, but should provide you with a way to add your private name servers and their IP Addresses.

Once the 3 steps are completed you can direct your users to point their domains to use your own DNS name servers at their domain registrar.

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