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How do I register my own name servers (glue records)?

Glue records associate a hostname with an IP address. They are needed when you want to set your domain's name servers to a hostname that is a subdomain of your domain.

To create your own name servers for a domain registered at Dynadot, please follow these steps:

1. Sign in to your Dynadot account.
2. Select "My Domains" from the left-side menu bar and click "Name Servers" in the drop-down.
3. Click on the "Register Name Server" button in the top right corner of the page.
4. Enter the host name (ns1.mydomain.com, for example) in the text box labeled "Host Name".
5. Enter the IP address for the name server in the text box labeled "IP Address".
6. Press the "Register Name Server" button to save your changes.

You can submit either an IPv4 or IPv6 IP address (except .WS domains, which do not support IPv6 addresses). You can also set multiple IP addresses. Please remember to configure your name servers with the corresponding A records. This would be done in your hosting control panel rather than your Dynadot account.

Your settings should look similar to what is shown below:

How do I set multiple IP addresses per registered name server?

To set multiple IP addresses for a registered name server, please follow these steps:

1. Sign in to your Dynadot account.
2. Select "My Domains" from the left-side menu bar and click "Name Servers" in the drop-down.
3. Click on the name server you want to edit. It should be a link.
4. Enter the additional IP addresses for the name server in the text boxes provided, 1 per text box.
5. Press the "Submit" button to save your changes.

NOTE: You can submit either IPv4 or IPv6 IP addresses. However, not for .WS since the central registry does not support IPv6 addresses.

Your settings should look similar to what is shown below: