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Release notes, DNS explainers and practical tips. What shipped in DNSense and why it matters, plus the record types, TTL choices and migration steps that decide whether a change goes unnoticed or takes a site down.

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Guides
DNSense guide cover: a Dynadot API key and secret pair

How to get a Dynadot API key and secret

Unlock the API page in your Dynadot account, copy the production key and secret, whitelist an IP address and connect Dynadot to DNSense.

Dennis Postma22 October 2026
Guides
DNSense guide cover: a NameSilo API key

How to get a NameSilo API key

Generate a NameSilo API key in the API Manager, decide on the IP restrictions and connect your NameSilo domains to DNSense.

Dennis Postma22 October 2026
Guides
DNSense guide cover: a Technitium DNS Server API token

How to get a Technitium DNS API token

Create a non-expiring API token in Technitium DNS Server, limit it to a dedicated user and connect your self-hosted server to DNSense.

Dennis Postma22 October 2026
DNS basics
DNSense guide cover: three ways to manage DNS at more than one provider, panel, code or manager

Managing DNS at multiple providers: your options

Provider panels, DNS as code or a DNS manager like DNSense: what each does well, where it breaks down and how to pick one for your domains and team.

Dennis Postma22 October 2026
DNS basics
DNSense guide cover: an NS record pointing example.com to the nameserver ns1.example.com

NS record explained: nameservers and delegation

NS records say which servers answer for your domain. How delegation works, what glue records are, and what to check before you change nameservers.

Dennis Postma22 October 2026
DNS basics
DNSense guide cover: an SOA record for example.com with serial 2026102201 and refresh 7200

SOA record explained: serial and negative TTL

The SOA record sits at the top of every DNS zone. What its seven fields mean, how serial numbers work and why the last one sets negative caching.

Dennis Postma22 October 2026
DNS basics
DNSense guide cover: a browser asking a resolver, which asks a nameserver, and the answer www A 203.0.113.10

What is DNS? Records and lookups explained

DNS turns names into addresses. How a lookup works, which record types exist, what TTL does and where the pitfalls are when you manage DNS at several providers.

Dennis Postma21 October 2026
Guides
DNSense guide cover: an assistant asks which domains expire this month and calls the domains_index tool

How to connect Claude to DNSense with MCP

Let Claude or another AI assistant read and change your DNS through MCP. Connect with one approval or an API key, and see what it can and cannot do.

Dennis Postma20 October 2026
Guides
DNSense guide cover: an API key shown once

How to use the DNSense API with an API key

Create an API key, call the DNSense API from a script and keep the key safe. With curl examples for listing zones and adding a record.

Dennis Postma20 October 2026
Guides
DNSense guide cover: a cPanel API token shown once

How to get a cPanel API token

Create a WHM or cPanel API token for DNS, pick the right one for your account and connect it to DNSense.

Dennis Postma18 October 2026
Domains
DNSense guide cover: a .com domain with a first-year price of 1 euro and a renewal price of 20 euro

Cheapest domain name: how to compare registrars

The first-year price is a teaser. How domain pricing works, what to compare between registrars and how to check all your registrars in one search.

Dennis Postma14 October 2026
DNS basics
DNSense guide cover: a countdown showing 41 minutes left on a cached answer with a TTL of 3600

How long do DNS changes take? TTL explained

DNS propagation is cache expiry, not spreading. What decides the wait, why the old TTL matters most, how to plan a migration and how to check progress.

Dennis Postma8 October 2026

New to DNS? Start with what DNS is, then read about the record types you will use most: A, CNAME and MX. Planning a migration? How long DNS changes take explains why the old TTL decides the wait.

Connecting a provider? The step-by-step guides show where to create the API key at Cloudflare, TransIP, Openprovider and more. Release notes list what changed in DNSense and when.