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New Zone

Configure new Zone

Edit the named.conf.local file to add zone called mi.hdm-stuttgart.de

vim /etc/bind/named.conf.local

Zone Configuration

zone "sdi1.mi.hdm-stuttgart.de" {
 type master;
 file "/etc/bind/db.mi.hdm-stuttgart.de";
};

zone "75.62.141.in-addr.arpa." {
 type master;
 file "/etc/bind/db.141_62_75";
};

Add Zone File

Create db.mi.hdm-stuttgart.de Zone file from template and edit it

cp /etc/bind/db.empty /etc/bind/db.mi.hdm-stuttgart.de

vim /etc/bind/db.mi.hdm-stuttgart.de

Add the following content to this file

; BIND reverse data file for empty rfc1918 zone
;
; DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE - it is used for multiple zones.
; Instead, copy it, edit named.conf, and use that copy.
;
$TTL    86400
@       IN      SOA     ns.sdi1.mi.hdm-stuttgart.de. hostmaster.mi.hdm-stuttgart.de. (
                              1         ; Serial
                         604800         ; Refresh
                          86400         ; Retry
                        2419200         ; Expire
                          86400 )       ; Negative Cache TTL
;
@       IN      NS      ns.sdi1.mi.hdm-stuttgart.de.
@       IN      A       141.62.75.101
@       IN      MX      10      mx1.hdm-stuttgart.de.

; A records
www                             IN      A       141.62.75.101
ns.sdi1.mi.hdm-stuttgart.de.       IN      A       141.62.75.101
sdi01a.sdi1.mi.hdm-stuttgart.de. IN      A       141.62.75.101
sdi01b.sdi1.mi.hdm-stuttgart.de.        IN      A       141.62.75.115

; CNAME records
www1    IN      CNAME   www
www1-2  IN      CNAME   www

Zone File Vocab

RecordMeaning
A(Address) Maps Domain to IPv4 Adress
CNAME(Canonical Name) Points to other Domain

Now also create /etc/bind/db.141_62_75 and add this content to it.

;
; BIND reverse data file for local loopback interface
;
$TTL    604800
@       IN      SOA     ns.sdi1.mi.hdm-stuttgart.de. hostmaster.mi.hdm-stuttgart.de. (
                              2         ; Serial
                         604800         ; Refresh
                          86400         ; Retry
                        2419200         ; Expire
                         604800 )       ; Negative Cache TTL
;
@       IN      NS      ns.sdi1.mi.hdm-stuttgart.de.
101     IN      PTR     sdi01a.sdi1.mi.hdm-stuttgart.de.
115     IN      PTR     sdi01b.sdi1.mi.hdm-stuttgart.de.

Enable IPv4

Edit /etc/default/named and add this content

RESOLVCONF=no

# startup options for the server
OPTIONS="-4 -u bind"

Restart Bind

systemctl restart bind9