DNS Providers

DNS Provider Connections

Connect DNS providers to manage DNS records, configure custom domains, and automate DNS operations.

Connect your DNS providers to Orkestia to manage DNS records, configure custom domains, and automate DNS operations.

What are DNS Provider Connections?

DNS Provider Connections allow Orkestia to manage DNS records in your DNS provider accounts. Instead of manually configuring DNS records, Orkestia can automatically create, update, and manage DNS records for your applications and custom domains.

Benefits

Automated DNS Management

Automatically create and update DNS records for your domains.

Multi-Provider Support

Use Cloudflare, Route 53, Google DNS, Vercel, or other providers.

Custom Domain Support

Easily configure custom domains for your applications.

Secure Credential Storage

Credentials are encrypted and stored securely.

Zone Synchronization

Automatically sync and cache DNS zones for faster access.

Unified Interface

Manage DNS across different providers with a single interface.

Supported Providers

Provider	Authentication	Best For
Cloudflare	Scoped API Token	CDN, DDoS protection, proxy features
AWS Route 53	AWS Connection (IAM Role)	AWS infrastructure, existing AWS accounts
Google Cloud DNS	Project ID + Service Account Key	Google Cloud Platform users
Vercel DNS	API Token	Vercel deployments

DNS providers are part of Orkestia's wider connection catalog (AWS · Cloud connections) — link a credential once and every workflow that needs it reuses it. For the per-provider workflow catalog and schemas, see the workflow reference.

Connection Scopes

Organization-wide (Default)

DNS connections are available to all sites in your organization. This is the recommended approach when you want to use the same DNS provider for all deployments.

Site-specific

Coming Soon

Site-specific connections will allow you to connect different DNS providers to individual sites.

How It Works

flowchart LR subgraph dns["Your DNS Provider"] D1["1. Create API Token/Key"] D2["4. Accept DNS API Calls"] end subgraph orkestia["Orkestia Platform"] L1["2. Receive Credentials"] L2["3. Validate: • Test Auth • List Zones • Check Perms"] L3["5. Store & Sync Zones"] end D1 --> L1 L1 --> L2 L2 --> D2 L2 --> L3

Connection Statuses

Status	Description
Active	Connection is valid and ready to use
Pending	Connection created, awaiting validation
Invalid	Validation failed - check credentials or permissions
Suspended	Too many validation failures
Error	Connection error occurred
Disconnected	Connection was disabled

Provider Capabilities

Cloudflare

Proxy/CDN support
Apex domain support
DDoS protection
Built-in SSL

AWS Route 53

Apex domain support
Integration with AWS services
ACM certificate support
Zone configuration (all or specific zones)

Google Cloud DNS

Apex domain support
Integration with GCP services
Service account authentication

Vercel DNS

Simple API token authentication
Integration with Vercel deployments

Required Permissions

Cloudflare

Scoped API Token: Zone:Read, DNS:Edit permissions (the Cloudflare Edit zone DNS template). Orkestia uses a scoped API token — never a global API key.