DNS Management: No cPanel/turbopanel. How should I approach this?
 

Hi guys,

Background, you can skip this paragraph and go to the next one if you want to get to the question:
My host came with Turbopanel. I'm running some tomcat applications on the server which required me to install mod_jk. Now there's a dependency issue with mod_jk and I cannot update my server. So I tried some quick fixes (this was my downfall) and updated turbopanel alone (don't ask me why I thought that would fix the issue). Now my turbopanel is broke, when I point the browser to it, it outputs some octet stream. Hosting provider says i'm not on a "assisted admin" plan so they can't help. I don't have money to pay for this so I'm planning on learning how to do things manually. Should teach me a few good things.

The question:
How should I approach this? I know this can be a repetitive task which can lead to errors. I know of Bind as a DNS management system. Should I learn how to use Bind? I don't want to get bogged down on minute details. Maybe there's a robust higher level open source program I can use? EDIT: I'm also on a Virtual Dedicated Server, I'm guessing this will make things complicated with virtual hosting.

What do you suggest?



Thanks

Bind (named) is the daemon, the individual domain files are easy to manage and you can even setup a default template and just copy it over and make the necessary changes for the most part or automate it via a script you write. Bind isn't very complex as daemons go. If you have any specific questions ask away and we'll be happy to help.

Edit: When i setup my server I made a script that writes out the necessary files for user, email, spam, apache, bind, and ftp. I basically just feed it the username ip and domainname and it goes and setups up a 'default' for the rest. If necessary (and it rarely is) I can further modify it as need be (usually only email takes any modifications.)