Bunny DNS AdGuard Home

Migrate DNS from Bunny to AdGuard Home.

3 record types move as they are. 3 things work differently at AdGuard Home, and the preview shows exactly which of your records they affect.

Free preview. Read-only. Nothing changes until you apply.

What works differently

Generated from the same provider capability data the migration engine uses.

Moves as-is

A
AAAA
CNAME

Apex CNAMEs need a different shape

AdGuard Home doesn't allow a CNAME at the zone apex, but its ALIAS record does the same job. We convert them automatically.

MX, TXT, NS, SRV, CAA, PTR, HTTPS, SVCB, TLSA aren't available

AdGuard Home can't store MX, TXT, NS, SRV, CAA, PTR, HTTPS, SVCB, TLSA records through its API. They're marked Unsupported with the reason, never dropped silently.

TTLs below 300s are raised

AdGuard Home's minimum TTL is 300 seconds. Shorter TTLs are raised to 300s and shown as translated.

A typical Bunny zone at AdGuard Home

Example records for example.com. Open any flagged row to read why it changed.

Bunny AdGuard Home

ExactA@
192.0.2.70
ExactAAAA@
2001:db8::70
UnsupportedMX@
Not migrated
AdGuard Home doesn't support MX records through its API.
UnsupportedTXT@
Not migrated
AdGuard Home doesn't support TXT records through its API.
UnsupportedCAA@
Not migrated
AdGuard Home doesn't support CAA records through its API.
UnsupportedTXT_dmarc
Not migrated
AdGuard Home doesn't support TXT records through its API.
UnsupportedSRV_sip._tls
Not migrated
AdGuard Home doesn't support SRV records through its API.
TranslatedCNAMEwww
example.com.
TTL 3600s is outside the allowed range. Set to 300s.

How each record at Bunny DNS translates to AdGuard Home
Status	Type	Name	At AdGuard Home	TTL
Exact	A	@	192.0.2.70	5m
Exact	AAAA	@	2001:db8::70	5m
Unsupported	MX	@	Not migrated	—
Unsupported	TXT	@	Not migrated	—
Unsupported	CAA	@	Not migrated	—
Unsupported	TXT	_dmarc	Not migrated	—
Unsupported	SRV	_sip._tls	Not migrated	—
Translated	CNAME	www	example.com.	5m

How the move works

1
Connect Bunny
Connect Bunny with read-only access (Account API key).
2
Connect AdGuard Home
Connect AdGuard Home (Server URL + web interface username + password (HTTP Basic)). Write access is only used when you apply.
3
Review the preview
Check every record marked Review or Unsupported. Each one explains what changes and why.
4
Apply to AdGuard Home
We snapshot the AdGuard Home zone, write in batches, and leave Bunny untouched.
5
Verify
We query AdGuard Home's own nameservers for every record and compare the answers before you switch.
6
Switch nameservers
Lower TTLs a day or two ahead, remove any DS record if DNSSEC is on, then point the domain at the new nameservers at your registrar.

Good to know about Bunny

Pull Zone, Script and Flatten records, and disabled records, aren't migrated. Redirect records are read as URL redirects to recreate by hand.
Records that use smart routing (latency or geolocation) or CDN acceleration are flagged and never changed by us.
An apex CNAME is flattened by Bunny, so it can point at any hostname.

Access we need: The account API key has full access. There is no read-only key, so rotate it after the migration.

Good to know about AdGuard Home

AdGuard Home usually runs on a private network; we refuse private addresses by design, so it is only reachable if you expose its web interface publicly over HTTPS.
Only DNS rewrites are managed: A, AAAA, CNAME (ALIAS at the apex) and the A/AAAA passthrough rules. Rewrites have no per-record TTL (the server uses one global TTL), so we report 300 seconds as DNSControl does.
AdGuard Home has no zones. We group rewrites by the domains you list, or by the last two labels of each name.

Access we need: AdGuard Home has a single admin role, so the account can read and change all settings; there is no read-only login.

Questions

Will there be downtime moving from Bunny to AdGuard Home?

Not if both providers serve the same answers during the switch. The records are copied to AdGuard Home and verified before you change nameservers, so resolvers get the same answer from either side while caches expire.

Do I have to delete anything at Bunny?

No. We never write to Bunny. Keep the old zone for a week after cutover so you can switch back instantly if anything looks wrong.

What about DNSSEC?

If DNSSEC is on, remove the DS record at your registrar and wait for it to expire before switching nameservers. Then enable DNSSEC at AdGuard Home and publish its new DS record. The cutover plan walks you through each step.

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