DNS
Introduction
The DNS service is a synthetic monitor and can even monitor changes to specific DNS records. The DNS service is similar to our DNS Probe with the exeception that our services run on our platform.
Using the DNS service can be really useful to observer your DNS configuration from outside your IT infrastructure.
Features
THe DNS service can perform forward and reverse DNS queries for an FQDN
Deployment
The DNS service can easily be deployed by enabling the dnssvc collector
Service configuration
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| DNS Servers | DNS servers to query, note all configured DNS servers are queried |
| FQDN | FQDN of the DNS record you want to monitor |
Reverse DNS lookups
Using the special .arpa. domain it is possible to perform a reverse DNS lookup. See our PTR section for a detailed explanation and examples.
Example configuration
- DNS servers:
8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4 - FQDN:
dns.google.com
Checks
We support the DNS record types described in our DNS monitoring guide.