How to back up and restore your DNS

In the DNS management of your domain, you can back up the complete DNS zone with a single click. Planning to change something in your DNS? Make a backup first. That way you can always go back to the working situation and safely experiment with your settings.

Making a DNS backup

1. Log in to My WebOké.
2. Go to My Domains, open the DNS tab and select your domain.
3. Below the email settings, click the Backup/Restore tab.
4. Optionally, enter a Description so you'll know later why you made the backup. For example: before switching to Microsoft 365.
5. Click Create backup. The complete zone, meaning all records at that moment, will be saved.

The backup appears in the list with the date, the number of records and your description. Click View to see which records it contains. The window for a new or edited record also has a Create a backup now button: use it to make a backup in one click right before your change.

Restoring a backup

1. Open the same Backup/Restore tab of your domain.
2. Next to the backup you want to restore, click Restore and confirm with OK.
3. Your current DNS records will be completely replaced by the records from the backup. This takes a moment, because all records are set again.

Good to know

• Make it a habit to create a backup before every major change, for example when you move your website or modify email records. It takes one click and can save you a lot of troubleshooting.
• With Reset DNS at the top of the DNS tab, you reset all records to the WebOké defaults. Your own records, such as those for an external mail provider or a verification, will then be lost. So always make a backup first.
• After restoring, it may take a while due to DNS caching before everyone on the internet sees the old situation again.
• Can't figure it out? Contact us through the Support Center and we'll help you out.

Detailed explanation with screenshots: Restoring DNS and making a DNS backup in the WebOké manual.

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