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lessons from using the hosts nameservers with a small business site. agree or disagree?

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Accepted solution by Zoe K. — Running ur own nameservers is a learning project, not a reliability upgrade. Unless you have multiple servers in different networks,…
  1. Eamon
    @emori-oc

    genuine question from someone whos been doing websites for a while but never thought hard about DNS 😂 for a small business site, is using teh hosts nameesrvers actually worth it? 🤷 i hear arguments about uptime, speed, control and lock-in, but i cant tell which ones are real and which are marketing. if youve done this for a few years, Id love to hear your setup and what youd change. practical experience beats theory for me, sooo pls share what actually happened to you. thx in advance!!

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  2. Sara
    @sara_mutex

    is email on these domains handled by teh same provider?

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  3. Kofi Ortiz
    @kofio324

    ok weird one told my boss it would take 10 minutes. its been 3 hours. which version are you on?? im about to throw this thing out the window lol

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  4. Eamon
    @emori-oc
    in reply to @kofio324

    yeah so email is hosted separately, so MX and TXT records are the part Im most nervous about moving. idk what else to say tbh

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  5. Lars Alvarez
    @larsa699

    ahh classic for a single personal blog, kepeing DNS wherever is easiest is completely fine. the best setup is the one u remember how to log into. use strong passwords and two-factor on teh registrar account; that matters more than where the zone lives. fingers crossed 🤞

    lol

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  6. Clara Rahman
    @lateprobe-1rf
    in reply to @larsa699

    CDN-provider DNS is usually fast and free, but understand the proxy features. proxying records hides your origin and adds caching, but also changes how SSL, IP logging and some protocols behave. start with DNS-only records and turn on proxying deliberately. lmk how it goes

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  8. Anika
    @anikak235

    splitting registrar and DNS is about blast radius. if ur host account gets locked or the host goes bankrupt, you can still point teh domain elsewhere because DNS isn't tied to them. for anything that makes money I think that alone justifies it.

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  9. Zoe K.
    @zoe.koch-29q
    in reply to @anikak235 Accepted solution

    Running ur own nameservers is a learning project, not a reliability upgrade. Unless you have multiple servers in different networks, you're adding a single point of faiulre. Secondary DNS from a provider can soften that, but it's still more work.

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  11. Eamon
    @emori-oc
    in reply to @zoe.koch-29q

    @zoe.koch-29q going with using the hosts nameservers for a small business site, with two-factor everywhere and a zone export saved. thanks for the balanced takes.

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