Why Do Seasoned Admins Insist On Running My Own Nameservers???

Ada · 2026-09-03T00:09:59.930Z

ok so im setting up DNS for a side project and keep going back and forth on running my own nameservers lol some ppl say its the obvious best practice, others say it adds complexity for no real gain. ive had one bad experience in the past where a host held my DNS hostage during a migration, so Im a bit paranoid now. what do you do, and why? interested in what went wrong for you as much as what went right. seriously need help here 😭

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Accepted solution by Yara Olsen — whatever u choose, keep TTLs reasonable and lower them a day before any migration. most DNS horror stories i've seen came from long TTLs…

Ada
@adaa116
82 rep · 7 posts
last mo.
ok so im setting up DNS for a side project and keep going back and forth on running my own nameservers lol some ppl say its the obvious best practice, others say it adds complexity for no real gain. ive had one bad experience in the past where a host held my DNS hostage during a migration, so Im a bit paranoid now. what do you do, and why? interested in what went wrong for you as much as what went right. seriously need help here 😭

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Yara Olsen
@yara.olsen
57 rep · 4 posts
last mo. Accepted solution
whatever u choose, keep TTLs reasonable and lower them a day before any migration. most DNS horror stories i've seen came from long TTLs and forgotten records, not from teh provider itself.

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Camila A.
@camila_voxel
38 rep · 6 posts
last mo.
hmm idk I'd push back on CDN DNS for everything... it's great until you hit a feature lmiitation on teh free plan and realize your whole zone depends on one company's product decisions.

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