This topic describes how to manage Private Zone.
Add a Private Zone
You can add Private Zones to regular and acceleration regions. This topic describes how to add these zones.
Acceleration region
Log on to the Alibaba Cloud DNS - Private Zone console.
On the User Defined Zones tab of Private Zone, click Add Zone.
Enter the Authoritative Zone and click OK.
NoteIf the Zone Type option is available, set it to Acceleration. If the Zone Type option is not available, an Acceleration zone is created by default.
ImportantYou can change the Effective Scope at any time. Configure the Effective Scope after you add DNS records for the zone. This is because:
If you configure an Effective Scope without adding any DNS records, DNS queries for the domain name within the scope are not recursively forwarded to Public Zone, causing all queries for the domain name to fail.
Conversely, if you do not configure an Effective Scope before you add DNS records, DNS queries for the domain name are recursively forwarded to Public Zone.
ImportantStarting from April 30, 2025 (UTC+8), when new Private Zone users create a zone, it is set to an acceleration region by default.
Starting from April 30, 2026 (UTC+8), all Regular Zones will be automatically switched to Acceleration Zones. After the migration, the number of DNS queries may increase, which can lead to higher costs. We recommend that you Enable NSCD for your ECS instances to reduce the increase in DNS queries that results from the absence of a local cache.
Regular region
Regular Zones are available only to users who activated Private Zone before April 30, 2025 (UTC+8).
Acceleration Zones are created by default for new users.
Log on to the Alibaba Cloud DNS - Private Zone console.
On the User Defined Zones tab of Private Zone, click Add Zone.
Enter the Private Zone. Set Zone Type to Regular. In the Effective Scope section, select the VPCs where you want the zone to take effect, and click OK.
ImportantYou can change the Effective Scope at any time. Configure the Effective Scope after you add DNS records for the zone. This is because:
If you configure an Effective Scope without adding any DNS records, DNS queries for the domain name within the scope are not recursively forwarded to Public Zone, causing all queries for the domain name to fail.
Conversely, if you do not configure an Effective Scope before you add DNS records, DNS queries for the domain name are recursively forwarded to Public Zone.
Delete a Private Zone
You can delete an idle Private Zone that is not associated with an effective scope. To delete it, you must first dissociate it from the scope.
Log on to the Alibaba Cloud DNS - Private Zone console.
On the User Defined Zones tab of Private Zone, find the zone that you want to delete. In the Actions column, click the icon on the far right to view more options. Click Delete and then click OK.