IBM Cloud DNS Services
Public and private domain-name system services
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What are IBM Cloud domain-name systems services?

IBM Cloud® DNS Services offers public and private authoritative DNS services with fast response time, unparalleled redundancy and advanced security—managed through the IBM Cloud web interface or by API.

IBM Cloud domain-name system services translate requests for domain names into IP addresses, and all your domains can be managed through IBM’s user-friendly interface or by API.

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IBM Cloud® DNS Services

IBM Cloud DNS Services provides name resolution for virtual machines (VMs) within a VPC network and between VPC networks. Users can define their DNS zones and add individual host IPs to the zone to determine which VPC networks can access the DNS zone information.

IBM Cloud® Internet Services

IBM Cloud Internet Services is a suite of services for internet-facing applications, websites and services. CIS includes an authoritative global DNS service that offers the fastest response time, unparalleled redundancy and advanced security with built-in DDoS mitigation and DNSSEC.

IBM Cloud® Domain Name Registration

IBM Cloud Domain Name Registration is a reliable DNS hosting solution that gives you a central location for viewing and managing domains. Domain name registration management with IBM Cloud alleviates the need to go to another website or open an additional tool.

IBM Cloud DNS Services (private DNS for VPC) features Get started Highly available and performant

Available in all IBM Cloud Multizone Regions to ensure DNS services are highly available and fast

Secure your DNS information

Only allow designated VPC networks to access your DNS records, which includes GDPR-sensitive IP and hostname information.

Split-horizon DNS support

Have your zones with the same name resolve to different addresses when queried from private VPC and public networks.

IBM Cloud Internet Services (public DNS) features Get started Always available

Cloudflare’s global network allows DNS resolution at the network edge in each of our data centers across more than 200 cities, resulting in unparalleled redundancy and uptime.

Integrated security

Cloudflare offers built-in DDoS protection and one-click DNSSEC to ensure your applications are always safeguarded from DNS attacks.

Superior performance

With Cloudflare's global Anycast network, the authoritative DNS is highly performant, offering fast lookup and worldwide DNS propagation.

IBM Cloud Domain Name Registration features Get started Centrally manage

Enjoy the advantages of having all your domain data stored in one central, reliable location.

Easy to use

Select from top-level domains, including .com, .net, .org, .us, .info, and .biz with our comprehensive and easy-to-use interface.

Reliable

Secondary DNS zones are available, free of charge, to back up primary DNS records.

Take the next step

Sign up for an IBM Cloud account and receive a USD 200 credit toward apps and services.

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