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Hurricane Electric DNS BIND zone file

Export Hurricane Electric DNS to a zone file.

16 record types move as they are. 1 things work differently at Zone file, and the preview shows exactly which of your records they affect.

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

Hurricane Electric to Zone file 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
  • HTTPS
  • SVCB
  • LOC
  • NAPTR
  • RP
  • SSHFP
  • SPF

Alias records are converted

Hurricane Electric alias records become CNAMEs below the apex. At the apex they need static addresses, and the preview shows which ones.

A typical Hurricane Electric zone at Zone file

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

Hurricane Electric Zone file

  • 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 Hurricane Electric

    Connect Hurricane Electric with read-only access (Account username + password (+ TOTP)).

  2. 2

    Connect Zone file

    Choose zone file as the destination. Nothing is written anywhere.

  3. 3

    Review the preview

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

  4. 4

    Download the zone file

    Download a normalized RFC 1035 zone file ready to import anywhere.

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.

Good to know about Zone file

  • Zone files can't express provider features like proxying, alias records or routing policies.

Access we need: No credentials. Everything stays in your browser until you choose to save it.

Questions

Will there be downtime moving from Hurricane Electric to Zone file?

Not if both providers serve the same answers during the switch. The records are copied to Zone file 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 Hurricane Electric?

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

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