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# Creating a public DNS zone

To create a public [DNS zone](../concepts/dns-zone.md):

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- Management console {#console}

  1. In the [management console](https://console.yandex.cloud), select the folder where you want to create your DNS zone.
  1. Navigate to **Cloud DNS**.
  1. Click **Create zone**.
  1. Specify zone settings:
     1. **Zone**: Domain zone name. Note that it must end with a trailing dot. You cannot create top-level domain (TLD) zones. To create a domain name with non-Latin characters, use [Punycode](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punycode) encoding.
     1. **Type**: `Public`.
     1. **Name** of the zone.
  1. Click **Create**.

- CLI {#cli}

  If you do not have the Yandex Cloud CLI yet, [install and initialize it](../../cli/quickstart.md#install).

  The folder used by default is the one specified when [creating](../../cli/operations/profile/profile-create.md) the CLI profile. To change the default folder, use the `yc config set folder-id <folder_ID>` command. You can also specify a different folder for any command using `--folder-name` or `--folder-id`. If you access a resource by its name, the search will be limited to the default folder. If you access a resource by its ID, the search will be global, i.e., through all folders based on access permissions.

  To create a new DNS zone:

  1. See the description of the CLI command for creating a DNS zone:

     ```bash
     yc dns zone create --help
     ```

  1. Create a new public DNS zone in the default folder:

     ```bash
     yc dns zone create --name <zone_name> \
       --zone <domain_zone>. \
       --public-visibility=true
     ```
     Where:

     * `--name`: Zone name. Note that the zone name must be unique within a folder. This is an optional setting.
     * `--zone`: Domain zone name. Note that the domain zone name must end with a trailing dot. You cannot create top-level domain (TLD) zones. To create a domain name with non-Latin characters, use [Punycode](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punycode) encoding. This is a required setting.
     * `--public-visibility`: Enable this parameter to create a public zone.

     Result:

     ```text
     id: aet2q4fn8i8i********
     folder_id: aoerb349v3h4********
     created_at: "2021-03-03T19:07:08.685Z"
     name: production-zone
     zone: www.example.com.
     public_visibility: {}
     ```

- Terraform {#tf}

  With [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/), you can quickly create a cloud infrastructure in Yandex Cloud and manage it using configuration files. These files store the infrastructure description written in HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). If you change the configuration files, Terraform automatically detects which part of your configuration is already deployed, and what should be added or removed.
  
  Terraform is distributed under the [Business Source License](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/blob/main/LICENSE). The [Yandex Cloud provider for Terraform](https://github.com/yandex-cloud/terraform-provider-yandex) is distributed under the [MPL-2.0](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/) license.
  
  For more information about the provider resources, see the guides on the [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/docs/providers/yandex/index.html) website or [its mirror](../../terraform/index.md).

  If you do not have Terraform yet, [install it and configure the Yandex Cloud provider](../../tutorials/infrastructure-management/terraform-quickstart.md#install-terraform).
  
  
  To manage infrastructure using Terraform under a service account or user accounts (a Yandex account, a federated account, or a local user), [authenticate](../../terraform/authentication.md) using the appropriate method.

  1. In the configuration file, describe the resources you want to create:

     ```hcl
     resource "yandex_dns_zone" "zone1" {
       name        = "<zone_name>"
       description = "<zone_description>"

       labels = {
         label1 = "<zone_label>"
       }

       zone    = "<domain_zone>."
       public  = true
     }
     ```

     Where:

     * `name`: Zone name. It must be unique within a folder. This is an optional setting.
     * `description`: Zone description. This is an optional setting.
     * `labels`: DNS zone labels. This is an optional setting.
     * `zone`: Domain zone name. Note that the zone name must end with a trailing dot. You cannot create top-level domain (TLD) zones. To create a domain name with non-Latin characters, use [Punycode](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punycode) encoding. This is a required setting.
     * `public`: Zone visibility, public or private. This is an optional setting.

     For more information about the `yandex_dns_zone` resource properties, see [this provider guide](../../terraform/resources/dns_zone.md).

  1. Create the resources:

     1. In the terminal, navigate to the configuration file directory.
     1. Make sure the configuration is correct using this command:
     
        ```bash
        terraform validate
        ```
     
        If the configuration is valid, you will get this message:
     
        ```bash
        Success! The configuration is valid.
        ```
     
     1. Run this command:
     
        ```bash
        terraform plan
        ```
     
        You will see a list of resources and their properties. No changes will be made at this step. Terraform will show any errors in the configuration.
     1. Apply the configuration changes:
     
        ```bash
        terraform apply
        ```
     
     1. Type `yes` and press **Enter** to confirm the changes.

     Terraform will create all the required resources. You can check the new resources in the [management console](https://console.yandex.cloud) or using this [CLI](../../cli/quickstart.md) command:

     ```bash
     yc dns zone get <zone_name>
     ```

- API {#api}

  To create a public DNS zone, use the [create](../api-ref/DnsZone/create.md) REST API method for the [DnsZone](../api-ref/DnsZone/index.md) resource or the [DnsZoneService/Create](../api-ref/grpc/DnsZone/create.md) gRPC API call.

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To use domain names in the public DNS zone, you need to delegate it to authoritative name servers. Specify `ns1.yandexcloud.net` and `ns2.yandexcloud.net` server addresses in your registrar's account settings.