Edit Zone Templates

Overview

This 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:

1. Click the template type that you wish to edit. The template will appear. 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 (aliases).

   • standardvirtualftp — Edit the template for domains on a shared IP address.

2. Make the desired changes to the file.

   • For more information about the available template variables, read the Variables section below.

3. Click Save.

Variables

You can use the following variables within DNS zone template files:

• %cpversion% — The version of cPanel & WHM.

• %domain% — The domain name.

• %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.

• %maildomain% — The hostname of the server that handles the domain’s mail.