Linux DNS Server (Comprehensive Guide)

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1 The /etc/hosts File
2 Domain Names
3 Top Level Domain Names (TLDs)
4 Subdomains
5 Types of DNS Servers
6 Setting up Linux DNS Server
7 Configuring BIND
8 Defining a Primary Zone
9 Defining a Secondary Zone
10 Defining a Caching Zone
11 DNS Records Types
11.1 SOA: Start of Authority Record
11.2 NS: Name Server Records
11.3 A and AAAA: Address Records
11.4 PTR: Pointer Records
11.5 MX: Mail Exchange Records
11.6 CNAME: Canonical Name Records
11.7 TXT Records
12 DNS TTL Value
13 Catching Configuration Errors
14 Host Command
15 Whois Command
16 The rndc Command
17 Linux DNS resolver