website/content/use-happyDomain/sysadmin.en.md

+++ title = "happyDomain for System Administrators" description = "Simplify DNS zone management across multiple providers. happyDomain gives sysadmins a unified interface with history, rollback, and audit trails." layout = "usage" +++

{{< usage-lead >}} A single interface to view and manage your zones, both internal (Bind, ...) and public (OVH, Gandi, ...). {{< /usage-lead >}}

{{< usage-points title="Does this sound familiar?" >}} {{< usage-point icon="terminal" title="Two worlds, two workflows" >}} SSH and a text editor for the internal zones, a different web console for each public provider. Same records, completely different tools. {{< /usage-point >}} {{< usage-point icon="arrow-counterclockwise" title="No undo" >}} A bad record propagates in seconds. Recovering means digging through backups or your memory, while the service is down. {{< /usage-point >}} {{< usage-point icon="inboxes" title="Every change lands on you" >}} You're the only one trusted to touch DNS, so every record request becomes a ticket in your queue. {{< /usage-point >}} {{< /usage-points >}}

{{< usage-feature title="Edit all your zones in one place, internal and public." image="/img/screenshots/domain-abstract.webp" url="app.happydomain.org/domains/example.com" alt="A zone displayed the same clear way, whatever the host"

}} Whatever the host of your zones, happyDomain displays them in the same clear way, limiting errors.

Install happyDomain next to your Bind or PowerDNS and enjoy the interface without changing your configuration. (coming soon) {{< /usage-feature >}}

{{< usage-feature title="View your changes before applying them." image="/img/screenshots/zone-diff.webp" url="app.happydomain.org/domains/example.com/diff" alt="Review and confirm the changes that will be applied" flip="true" bg="green"

}} Before publishing, happyDomain shows you exactly what will change. A preview that avoids many mistakes, on zones where mistakes are expensive.

You can even select which changes go out now and which ones should wait. {{< /usage-feature >}}

{{< usage-feature title="Full history, instant rollback." image="/img/screenshots/domain-history.webp" url="app.happydomain.org/domains/example.com/logs" alt="History of every version of a zone"

}} Every version of every zone is kept, with who changed what and when.

When something breaks, you don't reconstruct the previous state from backups: you roll the zone back to it in one click, then investigate calmly. {{< /usage-feature >}}

{{< usage-feature title="Catch problems before they become outages." image="/img/screenshots/checks-dashboard.webp" url="app.happydomain.org/domains/example.com/checks" alt="Monitoring dashboard showing the status of every check on a domain" flip="true" bg="plum"

}} With built-in checkers, happyDomain keeps an eye on your domains and zones around the clock: registration expiry, DNSSEC validity, delegation consistency, TLS certificates, response times and more.

Each check is evaluated against clear rules and reported as OK, Warning or Critical, so you spot what needs attention at a glance and get notified the moment a check changes state. {{< /usage-feature >}}

{{< usage-feature title="Share zone management with your teams." image="/img/screenshots/domain-abstract-records.webp" url="app.happydomain.org/domains/example.com" alt="Zone management shared between teams" coming_soon="true"

}} Whether it's permanent or in preparation for a particular event, happyDomain lets several people collaborate on the same zone.

Delegate all or only part of a zone, down to a single record. The routine requests leave your queue; the control stays with you. {{< /usage-feature >}}

{{< usage-feature title="Manage simply, even the special zones." image="/img/screenshots/service-caa.webp" url="app.happydomain.org/domains/example.com/services" alt="Editing an advanced DNS service through a guided form" flip="true" bg="green" coming_soon="true"

}} Looking for an interface that displays reverse IPv4/IPv6 zones in a human way? Or a Real-time Blackhole List (DNSBL) zone? Or DNS Response Policy Zones (DNS-RPZ)?

happyDomain understands them and lets you manage them unequivocally. {{< /usage-feature >}}