Service description

Version 2026.06.02

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Our Authoritative DNS service provides a reliable and highly available DNS platform for managing domain records. The service is built on a geographically distributed Anycast network and enables customers to manage DNS zones through both the Glesys Control Panel and API.

Common use cases

The service is commonly used for:

• Public DNS hosting

• Infrastructure automation

• Dynamic DNS updates

• Certificate validation using DNS-01 challenges

• CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code integrations

The API enables DNS management to be integrated into deployment and operational workflows.

Architecture

The platform is built on a distributed Anycast DNS architecture.

DNS infrastructure is geographically distributed across multiple locations and designed with redundancy to provide high availability and resilience.

DNS records can be managed through the Glesys Control Panel or API, allowing integration with automated deployment and operational workflows.

Regional availability

The service is delivered through a geographically distributed DNS infrastructure.

Technical specification

The service provides DNS zone management through the Glesys Control Panel and API. Supported functionality and DNS record types are listed below.

Customer self-service	Yes, managed in the control panel
API support	Yes
DNS zone export	Yes
DNS zone import	No
Secondary DNS	No
Zone transfers (AXFR)	No
Incremental zone transfers (IXFR)	No
Geographic redundancy	Yes
Multi-node replication	Yes

Supported record types

A	Yes
AAAA	Yes
ALIAS	Yes
CAA	Yes
CNAME	Yes
MX	Yes
NS	Yes
PTR	Yes
SOA	Yes
SRV	Yes
TXT	Yes

Responsibilities

DNS infrastructure platform	Glesys
DNS node operation and maintenance	Glesys
DNS zone management	Customer
DNS record management	Customer
API credential managemnet	Customer
Domain registration	Customer
Domain delegation to Glesys nameserver	Customer