Back Up and Restore DNS zones
Create backups of the DNS zones managed in your IONOS account to quickly and easily restore your DNS settings at any time.
Requirement
- You use the DNS Pro add-on feature.
Creating a Backup of DNS Zones
- Open the DNS settings for the desired domain.
- Click on DNS Backup. The Create DNS Backup page will be displayed.
- Enter the desired name for the backup.
- Optional: Enter a description text.
- Click Create Backup.
The backup is now created.
Restoring DNS Zones
Attention
When restoring a backup, all existing zone data is overwritten!
- Open the DNS settings for the desired domain.
- Click Restore DNS. Note that this button is only displayed if a backup exists. The Backup Overview will be displayed.
- Click the arrow icon next to the backup you want to use for the restore. An overview of the zone data stored in the backup will be displayed.
- To restore your DNS zone from the backup, click Restore.
Deleting Backups
- Open the Backup overview.
- Click on the trash can icon next to the backup you want to delete.
- To remove the backup, click Delete.
The backup is now deleted.