doc/dns_config.md

DNS zone configuration

Sample DNS zone configuration for domain.tld domain nane:

Redirection from the domain name to the IP address

@ 900 IN A 111.222.333.444 # (Minimal) IPv4
@ 900 IN AAAA 2001:AABB:CCDD:EEFF:1122:3344:5566:7788 # IPv6

* 900 IN A 111.222.333.444 # Wildcard
* 900 IN AAAA 2001:AABB:CCDD:EEFF:1122:3344:5566:7788

Subdomains

www 1800 IN CNAME @ # accesible at www.domain.tld

XMPP

_xmpp-client._tcp 14400 IN SRV 0 5 5222 domain.tld. # (Minimal) clients connection
_xmpp-server._tcp 14400 IN SRV 0 5 5269 domain.tld. # (Minimal) servers connection
muc 1800 IN CNAME @ # multi-user chat rooms at muc.domain.tld
pubsub 1800 IN CNAME @
vjud 1800 IN CNAME @

Email

@ 900 IN MX 10 domain.tld. (Minimal)
@ 900 IN TXT "v=spf1 a mx -all"

Set up

Replace:

• "domain.tld" with your own domain preserving the dot at the end.
• IP samples values with your server IP addresses:

• 111.222.333.444: IPv4.
• 2001:AABB:CCDD:EEFF:1122:3344:5566:7788: IPv6.

To begin: lines with "(Minimal)" are the minimal required DNS entries to make works redirection from the domain name to the IP adress, XMPP and email.

Warning: @ is the default domain name currently defined, some registrar (like OVH) does not accept it, so replace @ by your domain name (domain.tld**.**) with a dot at the end.