Secondary DNS server isn't picking up changes
The SOA serial tells secondaries the zone changed. If it doesn't increment, they don't sync.
support/hosting-domeinen-dns/soa-serial-numbersteps: 4
Try this first
- Check current SOA with dig SOA yourdomain.nl
- Format is usually YYYYMMDDNN, auto-incremented by most hosts
- With a manual zonefile, bump serial yourself on every change
- Force NOTIFY or trigger zone transfer if secondary stays stale
When to bring us in
On hidden-master setups, master xfr logs reveal the cause.
See also
- Domain expires tomorrow and nobody saw the emailAn expired domain doesn't transfer instantly. There's a redemption window, but you pay extra.
- Unsure whether to enable auto-renewDisabling auto-renew only makes sense for domains you'll truly drop. For anything live, just keep it on.
- New registrar asks for auth code, can't find itEPP code or transfer code is the password to move a domain from registrar A to B.
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