How to setup custom nameservers with 1and1 control panel?

First create respective subdomains like ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com:

  • Go to 'Administration' > 'manage domains'
  • Click the little arrow on 'New' (left side of manage domains toolbar) and click on subdomains
  • Type ns1 for the subdomain and choose your domain from the drop down on the right
  • Go back to manage domains and click on 'DNS'
  • Enter ns1.mydomain.com for the primary nameserver and ns2.mydomain.com for the secondary nameserver

Add new comment

Filtered HTML

  • Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <pre>
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.

Plain text

  • No HTML tags allowed.
  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.