Creating an Azure DNS zone

To start using Azure DNS, we must first create a DNS zone. A DNS zone holds a DNS record for a specific domain, and it can hold records for a single domain at a time. A DNS zone will hold DNS records for this domain and possible subdomains. DNS name servers are set up to reply to any query on a registered domain and point to a destination.

Getting ready

Before you start, open your browser and go to the Azure portal via https://portal.azure.com.

How to do it...

In order to create a new Azure DNS zone with the Azure portal, we must follow these steps:

1. In the Azure portal, select Create a resource and choose DNS Zone under Networking services (or search for DNS Zone in the search bar).
2. In the new pane, we must enter information for the Subscription, Resource group, and Name fields. If we select an existing resource group, the region will automatically be the same as the one for the resource group selected. Optionally, we can mark this...