Free DNS hosting with every ColossusCloud VPS plan
Every ColossusCloud VPS plan includes free DNS hosting. No separate account, no monthly fee, no third-party vendor. You manage it from the Client Portal, right alongside your Linux VPS or Windows VPS instances.
No need to run your own nameservers. No need to sign up for a paid DNS service like Cloudflare Pro, Route 53, or DNSimple.
Why DNS hosting matters
DNS translates domain names into IP addresses. It’s the very first step when someone visits your site, connects to your API, or sends email to your domain. Everything else waits for DNS to respond first.
If your DNS is slow, every connection to your server starts with a delay your visitors feel. If your DNS goes down, nothing works. Your VPS could be running perfectly and nobody can reach it.
Running your own DNS server (BIND, PowerDNS) on your VPS means more maintenance, more patching, and a single point of failure. If that VPS reboots, your DNS goes dark. A separate DNS service adds another vendor, another dashboard, and usually another monthly fee.
Free DNS hosting on ColossusCloud removes all of that.
What our DNS hosting includes
DDoS protection. DNS amplification is one of the most common DDoS vectors, and nameservers are a frequent target. Our DNS infrastructure is built to absorb these attacks so your domain resolution keeps working.
Anycast DNS. Queries are automatically routed to the nearest nameserver. Visitors in Europe get answered from a node in Europe, not from the other side of the world. Lower DNS lookup time means faster page loads.
DNSSEC. Enable DNS Security Extensions to cryptographically sign your records. DNSSEC prevents cache poisoning and response spoofing. Visitors can verify the DNS answer is authentic.
All standard record types. A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, SRV, and more. Point domains at your Linux VPS, Windows VPS, or any external service.
Setting up DNS hosting on your VPS
- Log in to the Client Portal
- Go to the DNS management section
- Add your domain
- Create the DNS records you need (A, AAAA, MX, CNAME, TXT, etc.)
- At your domain registrar, update the nameserver settings to point to ours
Nameserver changes typically propagate within a few hours. After that, your DNS is fully managed from the same portal you use for your VPS instances.
Why switch DNS hosting to ColossusCloud
From your registrar’s DNS. Most registrar DNS is basic. No DDoS protection, no anycast, no DNSSEC. Switching gives you all three, and consolidates management into one portal.
From a paid DNS provider. If you’re paying monthly for Cloudflare Pro DNS, Route 53, or DNSimple, you can drop that bill. DDoS protection, anycast, and DNSSEC are already included free with your VPS plan.
From self-hosted DNS. Running BIND or PowerDNS on your VPS ties your DNS uptime to that server. Our DNS runs on separate infrastructure, so if your VPS restarts, DNS keeps resolving. You also free up resources and drop one service to maintain.
Included at no extra cost
Free DNS hosting comes with every active Linux VPS or Windows VPS plan. Nothing extra to purchase, nothing to activate.
If you need help migrating records from another DNS provider, reach out to us.