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DNS Made Easy Hurricane Electric DNS

Migrate DNS from DNS Made Easy to Hurricane Electric.

11 record types move as they are. 2 things work differently at Hurricane Electric, and the preview shows exactly which of your records they affect.

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

DNS Made Easy to Hurricane Electric DNS migration differences

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

Moves as-is

  • A
  • AAAA
  • CNAME
  • MX
  • TXT
  • NS
  • SRV
  • CAA
  • PTR
  • SPF
  • ALIAS

TTLs below 300s are raised

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

A typical DNS Made Easy zone at Hurricane Electric

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

DNS Made Easy Hurricane Electric

  • ExactA@

    192.0.2.70

  • ExactAAAA@

    2001:db8::70

  • ExactMX@

    10 mx1.mail.example.net. +1

  • ExactTXT@

    "v=spf1 include:_spf.example.net -all"

  • ExactCAA@

    0 issue "letsencrypt.org"

  • ExactTXT_dmarc

    "v=DMARC1; p=reject; rua=mailto:dmarc@example.com"

  • ExactSRV_sip._tls

    100 1 443 sip.example.net.

  • ExactCNAMEwww

    example.com.

Set up the connections

Use the provider-specific credential guides before you preview, then keep the migration checklist beside the cutover plan.

How the move works

  1. 1

    Connect DNS Made Easy

    Connect DNS Made Easy with read-only access (API key + secret key (HMAC-SHA1 signed requests)).

  2. 2

    Connect Hurricane Electric

    Connect Hurricane Electric (Account username + password (+ TOTP)). Write access is only used when you apply.

  3. 3

    Review the preview

    Check every record marked Review or Unsupported. Each one explains what changes and why.

  4. 4

    Apply to Hurricane Electric

    We snapshot the Hurricane Electric zone, write in batches, and leave DNS Made Easy untouched.

  5. 5

    Verify

    We query Hurricane Electric's own nameservers for every record and compare the answers before you switch.

  6. 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 DNS Made Easy

  • The API allows 150 requests per 5 minutes per key, so large zones can take several minutes to apply.
  • Only records in the DEFAULT Global Traffic Director location are read and changed.
  • System NS records are managed by DNS Made Easy; HTTP redirects (HTTPRED) map to URL, URL301 and FRAME records.

Access we need: API keys act with the permissions of the user they belong to; that user needs read access for the preview and edit rights on the domains to apply.

Good to know about Hurricane Electric

  • Dynamic DNS records keep their own update keys, which can't be read back and must be set again after a move.

Access we need: Hurricane Electric has no API keys or scoped roles; access means full control of the whole account.

Questions

Will there be downtime moving from DNS Made Easy to Hurricane Electric?

Not if both providers serve the same answers during the switch. The records are copied to Hurricane Electric 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 DNS Made Easy?

No. We never write to DNS Made Easy. 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 Hurricane Electric and publish its new DS record. The cutover plan walks you through each step.

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