Activate a purchased Domain Nexus licence and diagnose validation problems Commercial Domain Nexus editions can require a licence key before protected module services are available. Use the licence supplied for your purchase…

Add a DNS provider connection and prove that it can manage zones Use DNS Manager > Servers to connect Domain Nexus to the authoritative DNS systems your company operates. A saved connection identifies a backend and…

Bootstrap and rotate credentials for a Blesta module account Use Blesta's Add registrar account or Edit registrar account form to connect the installed module. The current form supports the standard API…

Build a DNS package for hosting products, addons and domain TLDs A DNS package joins customer entitlements, provider connections, record policy and automation. Configure it before enabling automatic zone creation so a…

Build and publish branded billing-platform connectors in Connector Studio Connector Studio creates and publishes branded connector releases for the billing platforms supported by the installed package. A module operator can…

Change a DNS package master without confusing replication and delegation Changing the package master changes the DNS backend that Domain Nexus uses as the management source. It does not automatically change the domain's…

Choose Domain Nexus client navigation, themes and translations Domain Nexus lets you choose how customers enter DNS management and how the module looks in administrator and client areas. Configure these settings…

Choose among the DNS providers supported by Domain Nexus Domain Nexus offers multiple public DNS connection types. Choose the one that matches the system holding your authoritative zones, then configure its…

Collect registry-specific fields in a WHMCS reseller order form Some domain registries need information beyond the ordinary name, address and email fields. Configure those additional fields before selling the…

Configure DNS backups and restore a reviewed record snapshot Domain Nexus zone backups preserve DNS records for recovery. They complement, but do not replace, full WHMCS database, application and secrets backups.…

Configure DNS lifecycle cleanup with grace periods and protected zones Lifecycle cleanup reviews zones after their qualifying service or delegation changes. Begin in observation or notification mode, then enable removal…

Configure WHMCS domain synchronisation and investigate pending registrations WHMCS domain synchronisation updates local domain information from the connector's confirmed upstream state. Keep it running so a pending registration…

Configure domain and email forwarding as separate services Domain forwarding sends web visitors to another URL, while email forwarding redirects incoming messages to another mailbox. Domain Nexus manages them as…

Configure secondary DNS with an authorised transfer source Secondary DNS receives a zone from an authorised primary through a supported zone-transfer arrangement. It is different from Domain Nexus API…

Connect ClouDNS with a master API user or a scoped sub-user ClouDNS can authenticate through a master API user or a scoped sub-user. A sub-user is useful when you want a connection limited to its assigned zones…

Connect Cloudflare with a scoped token and the correct account Use a scoped Cloudflare API token for Domain Nexus, with access to the account and zones your company intends to manage. The token used here is a…

Connect DNS Made Easy with its paired API credentials DNS Made Easy uses an API key and a separate secret key. Domain Nexus needs both values from the same account credential pair. A DNS Made Easy login…

Connect DNSPod using its ID and token credential format The DNSPod adapter expects a complete DNSPod login token in ID,token format. Its API contract uses DNSPod's domain and record operations, so a Tencent…

Connect DigitalOcean DNS with domain-specific API scopes DigitalOcean's DNS connection uses a personal access token with permission for domains and their records. You can scope the token to the required DNS…

Connect DirectAdmin DNS with an appropriately restricted login key The DirectAdmin adapter manages records in DNS zones already available to its authenticated account. This build does not create or delete standalone…

Connect Gandi LiveDNS with an organisation-scoped personal access token Gandi LiveDNS uses a personal access token scoped to the organisation and resources you intend to manage. The current Domain Nexus field expects that…

Connect Google Cloud DNS with a service account JSON key Google Cloud DNS connects through a service account belonging to the intended Google Cloud project. Domain Nexus accepts the entire downloaded service…

Connect HestiaCP DNS with a dedicated access key Use the HestiaCP DNS connection when your hosting company runs HestiaCP and wants Domain Nexus to manage DNS within a particular Hestia account. The…

Connect Hetzner DNS using the current Cloud Console project token Use a token created in the current Hetzner Console project for the Hetzner DNS connection. Tokens from the old standalone DNS Console are not valid…

Connect InterWorx DNS with a NodeWorx API key Use the NodeWorx API key for the InterWorx DNS connection. This is a server or authorised reseller administration credential, separate from an ordinary…

Connect Liquid Web Storm DNS using its API account Select StormOnDemand / Liquid Web for the Liquid Web DNS API account used by your organisation. This connection addresses the provider's DNS zone…

Connect OVHcloud DNS with region-matched application and consumer keys OVHcloud DNS needs three related credentials: an application key, application secret and authorised consumer key. The keys must belong to the same…

Connect Openprovider DNS through an API-enabled contact The OpenProvider DNS connection signs in to Openprovider's REST API with an API-enabled contact's username and password, then uses the returned bearer…

Connect Plesk DNS with the correct administrator API access The Plesk connection uses Plesk's REST v2 and XML APIs. Configure it with administrator API access for the operations your hosting company intends to…

Connect Rackspace Cloud DNS with the matching tenant and regional endpoint Rackspace Cloud DNS needs the tenant/account ID, username and API key for the intended account. The adapter exchanges those credentials through the…

Connect Rage4 DNS without confusing its API key with an account password Rage4 authenticates this DNS connection with the account email and its API key. Although the provider's HTTP authentication uses the key in a password…

Connect RcodeZero through its current v2 API The current RcodeZero connection uses its v2 API and a bearer token. An older saved address ending in /api/v1 is normalised to v2 by this build, and the…

Connect Route 53 and separate DNS changes from optional KMS signing access The Route 53 connection uses an AWS access key ID and secret access key for the account that contains your hosted zones. Give that identity the Route 53…

Connect Vultr DNS and allow the WHMCS server's actual outbound address The Vultr DNS connection uses a provider API key and must pass Vultr's access-control rules. A common setup failure is allowing the administrator's…

Connect Zonomi and identify the zones authorised by its API key The Zonomi connection uses the API key issued for the DNS account. It does not use the domain's registrar password, an email mailbox password or a WHMCS…

Connect a hosted PowerDNS service using its supplied API contract Select PowerDNS Hosted when your DNS supplier exposes a compatible PowerDNS Authoritative API. The hosted label identifies how the connection is…

Connect a self-hosted BIND 9 server over verified SSH The BIND 9 connection manages zone files over SSH and asks BIND to reload or reconfigure them with rndc. Use it for a server you administer. It requires…

Connect bunny.net DNS and configure an optional vanity nameserver pair The bunny.net DNS connection uses the account API key sent to the provider's DNS API. Configure ordinary DNS first, then add vanity nameservers only…

Connect cPanel or WHM DNS using an existing WHMCS server or dedicated token Domain Nexus can reuse a cPanel server already configured in WHMCS or connect with a dedicated WHM username and API token. A WHM reseller credential is…

Connect deSEC while preserving its DNSSEC and delegation requirements deSEC signs the zones it serves and manages their signing keys. Domain Nexus exposes that provider behaviour rather than pretending it can turn a deSEC…

Connect the PowerDNS Authoritative API to Domain Nexus Connect Domain Nexus to the HTTP API of PowerDNS Authoritative Server. The API endpoint is separate from the public nameserver addresses that customers…

Coordinate provider API quotas across web requests and background workers Provider rate limits often apply to a whole account, even when several credentials and workers use it. Configure Domain Nexus's shared request budget so…

Create DNS record sets that become package defaults An administrator record set supplies reusable starting records for a DNS package. Use it to create consistent zones for a hosting product, addon or…

Create Premium DNS products and configure their actual paid features Domain Nexus can create Premium DNS and Premium DNS Plus products in WHMCS and offer them on eligible domains. Configure the plans, prices and feature…

Create and administer a reseller account with the correct commercial scope A reseller account authorises a WHMCS customer to use Domain Nexus's domain-resale workspace and permitted integrations. Keep this separate from…

Delegate reverse DNS only for addresses a customer actually holds Reverse DNS maps an IP address to a hostname using PTR records in an in-addr.arpa or ip6.arpa zone. Domain Nexus requires evidence that the customer…

Design reseller groups, permissions and inherited settings Reseller groups let your company apply a consistent commercial and API policy to a set of reseller accounts. Define the group around a real offer, then…

Diagnose a PowerDNS v4 connection that can read zones but cannot save changes If a PowerDNS v4 connection authenticates and lists zones but cannot save a record, investigate the write path before changing the API key. Domain…

Discover existing DNS zones and link only verified customer ownership Discovery finds zones already present on a DNS server so you can bring eligible ones under Domain Nexus management. Inventory, ownership linking and…

Grant master-reseller access and define downstream responsibilities Master-reseller access lets an authorised account manage a restricted downstream network. It is an explicit role with its own permissions, not the…

Handle a DNS provider outage without losing the intended record changes During a DNS provider outage, first determine whether the problem affects the management API, authoritative DNS answers or both. An unavailable API can…

Install Domain Nexus in WHMCS and initialise its secure storage Install the current Domain Nexus release in a backed-up WHMCS environment, initialise its protected keys and verify the scheduled worker before enabling…

Investigate a WHMCS connector order blocked by reseller account status A domain order can be blocked even when the WHMCS connector is installed correctly. Check the reseller account's current access and commercial state…

Investigate a downstream reseller issue within the master account's assigned scope Use the master workspace to investigate an assigned downstream reseller without exposing a platform administrator account. Start with account, order and…

Issue or rotate a downstream reseller credential and deliver it securely An authorised master can manage supported API credentials for assigned ordinary downstream resellers. Read the credential metadata before issuing or…

Keep Blesta annual domain pricing aligned with supported upstream terms Configure domain pricing in Blesta after the module account authenticates correctly. The connector provides upstream prices by TLD, currency, year term…

Keep Domain Nexus jobs, scheduled DNS changes and reconciliation running Domain Nexus uses scheduled work for DNS changes, domain operations, reconciliation and maintenance. A responsive client area does not prove that…

Keep end-customer registration contacts separate from reseller account ownership Keep the customer who holds a domain registration separate from the reseller account that submits and pays for the order. Accurate mapping helps avoid…

Make HostBill API credentials available to both web requests and cron The HostBill connector reads its API key from a named server environment variable. The same variable must be available to the PHP process serving…

Move managed zones to another DNS provider with a verified rollback point A DNS provider migration has two coordinated parts: moving the managed zone to a verified destination, and making the public delegation use the intended…

Offer branded registration certificates through the WHMCS connector The WHMCS connector can offer customers a branded domain registration certificate containing provider-confirmed registration facts. It is a printable…

Offer selected administrator DNS record sets to customers You can let customers apply selected administrator record sets without allowing them to edit the shared originals. This is useful for a supported mail…

Operate DNSSEC from zone signing through parent DS verification DNSSEC requires a signed authoritative zone and a matching chain of trust at its parent. Domain Nexus can manage signing on supported backends, but the…

Plan a Domain Nexus installation for your hosting company Domain Nexus brings domain resale, DNS management, domain forwarding and email forwarding into WHMCS. Start by deciding which services your company will…

Plan a FOSSBilling connector test without assuming a live sandbox exists The FOSSBilling adapter's native test-mode switch does not create a Domain Nexus sandbox. In this release, enabling that switch causes the connector to…

Plan a WiseCP integration using the current API when no native connector is supplied The supplied Domain Nexus release includes generated connectors for WHMCS, HostBill, Blesta and FOSSBilling. It does not include a native WiseCP…

Prepare HostBill domain contact and registry fields for current API validation The HostBill connector maps standard domain contact and nameserver data into current Domain Nexus requests. Verify the data needed for your selected TLD…

Prepare Route 53 KMS permissions before enabling DNSSEC Route 53 DNSSEC depends on a key-signing key backed by a suitable AWS KMS customer managed key. Prepare that key and its permissions before asking…

Prepare a new reseller account for its first live domain order Prepare a reseller account, billing integration and support workflow before accepting your first live domain order. A successful API connection confirms…

Preserve Cloudflare proxy settings when synchronising DNS records Cloudflare proxy status is provider-specific metadata attached to eligible DNS records. Review it when synchronising a Cloudflare zone or using…

Preserve DNS when a parked domain becomes a hosting account The optional hosting-transition integration coordinates Domain Nexus with native WHMCS provisioning for eligible cPanel and Plesk relationships. It…

Preview and schedule exact domain price imports from the command line The connector's command-line price importer can preview and apply an exact catalogue of supported domain terms. Use it when your pricing process is…

Publish a reseller domain catalogue with correct terms, prices and features The reseller catalogue determines which domain extensions, periods and operations an account can sell. Review it as a complete offer, including…

Reconcile a HostBill renewal that remains pending upstream A HostBill renewal remains unconfirmed when Domain Nexus has accepted the request but the upstream provider has not completed it. The connector…

Recover a FOSSBilling renewal without reusing an updated expiry as a new order The FOSSBilling connector uses the domain's pre-renewal expiration timestamp as part of a renewal's stable request identity. Preserve that value while…

Replace a BIND server SSH host key after verifying a legitimate rebuild A BIND SSH host-key mismatch means Domain Nexus cannot verify that it is talking to the server previously trusted for this connection. The adapter…

Resolve DNS drift and changes with an unknown provider outcome DNS drift means the state you expected differs from the state observed on a backend. An unknown outcome means a request was sent but its response did…

Resolve a FOSSBilling nameserver set that exceeds its local contract The supplied FOSSBilling connector represents up to four nameservers through its native domain object. If the upstream domain has more than four,…

Review and apply DNS changesets with a clear recovery path A DNS changeset groups proposed record changes so Domain Nexus can validate, apply and track them. Use its preview to understand the final zone before…

Review customer DNSSEC and reverse DNS requests Customer requests let your company review selected DNS actions before they are performed. This is especially useful for DNSSEC and reverse DNS, where an…

Roll out a new connector release while retaining a working previous package Upgrade a reseller connector from an eligible published release while keeping a recoverable record of the current installation. The package version,…

Rotate a DNS provider credential across all connections that use it Rotate a DNS provider credential by replacing every connection that depends on it, verifying the new access, and then revoking the previous credential.…

Run a controlled DNS provider acceptance check before assigning customer packages A useful provider acceptance check proves the exact operations your package will use. It starts with a zone you control and ends with verified…

Set DNS package limits and customer permissions without blocking the wrong service Package limits control how much DNS service a customer can use, while permissions control which actions they can perform. Review both when a customer…

Synchronize a DNS package across multiple servers and select its master Package synchronization lets Domain Nexus maintain compatible DNS records across the servers you explicitly add to a package. You select the connections…

Upgrade Domain Nexus while preserving keys, settings and customer data A Domain Nexus upgrade replaces application files and applies the release's database changes while retaining the operational database, provider settings…

Use Blesta's domain management tab with the connector's actual capabilities The Blesta connector's Domain management service tab gives the authorised customer or administrator access to supported domain operations. Available…

Use a Plesk subscription as the target for new DNS domain aliases The Plesk connection can use an existing subscription domain as the target for new aliases. Configure this only when your company controls that…

Use a cPanel account username as the owner of parked DNS domains A cPanel/WHM connection can associate DNS-only domains with an existing cPanel account by using its account username. This is useful when your company…