Domains & DNS

HTTPS by default, DNS on your terms

Caddy and Let's Encrypt sit in front of every site you run, so certificates issue and renew themselves, including for the panel. Point one wildcard record for free subdomains, attach custom and addon domains per instance, or go all the way and run your own nameservers.

Caddy + Let's Encrypt built in Free subdomains from one wildcard Your own nameservers via NSD

🔒panel.acme-hosting.dev/dcms/dns/acme.dev

Zone: acme.devNSD authoritativeImport Zone File+ Add Record

Type	Name	Value
A	@	203.0.113.10
A	*.apps	203.0.113.10	free subdomains
MX	@	10 mail.acme.dev
TXT	@	v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all	SPF
TXT	_dmarc	v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:postmaster@acme.dev	DMARC Starter

DNS Macros: apply a record bundle in one click

Google Workspace Mail Microsoft 365 Mail SPF Merge Helper Postmark DKIM DMARC Starter

                ⚠ Existing SPF found on @: SPF Merge Helper combines includes into one record
                Duplicate DMARC check passed: no existing _dmarc record in this zone
                ✓ DMARC Starter applied 1 TXT record to acme.dev
              

Custom & addon domains

Point a domain at an instance, get HTTPS, done

Attach custom domains to any instance. DCMS works out whether the zone lives on your server or elsewhere, infers Local DNS or Remote DNS mode, and verifies delegation before the switch. Certificates are never your job.

Local or Remote DNS, inferredDCMS detects where the zone is hosted and verifies delegation for you.
Addon domainspark extra domains or serve more sites from the same instance, subdomains included.
Exact-hostname conflict protectionso two instances can never claim the same name.
Zero certificate choresCaddy and Let's Encrypt secure every site, and the panel itself.

🔒panel.acme-hosting.dev/dcms/instances/shop

Domain & SSL+ Addon Domain

Primary domain

shop.acme.dev HTTPS active

Addon domains

acme-shop.com	delegation verified	Remote DNS
deals.acme-shop.com	HTTPS active	subdomain

                  ✓ acme-shop.com: certificate issued by Let's Encrypt
                  Renewals handled by Caddy, nothing scheduled for you
                  ⚠ blog.acme.dev already serves another instance: exact-hostname conflict blocked
                

🔒panel.acme-hosting.dev/dcms/instances/new

Choose an address

Free subdomain

portfolio

.apps.acme.dev available

✓Wildcard record *.apps.acme.dev detected

✓portfolio.apps.acme.dev reserved, no DNS edits needed

HTTPS certificate issues automatically on first request

Free subdomains

One wildcard record, addresses for every instance

Add a single wildcard A record, *.apps.your-domain.com, and every new instance can claim its own free subdomain from the panel. No registrar visits, no per-site DNS edits.

Set it onceone wildcard A record powers unlimited instance subdomains.
Pick a name in the paneland the address resolves through the existing wildcard.
HTTPS includedevery subdomain gets its certificate automatically, like any other site.
Handy for stagingand client previews before the real domain goes live.

Your own nameservers

Be the authority for your own zones

Run authoritative DNS straight from your server with NSD. Create zones, manage records and import existing zone files with a preview, all from the panel. The glue-record steps for Namecheap and GoDaddy are written into the UI right where you need them.

Authoritative DNS via NSDmanaged entirely from the DNS Manager.
Glue-record guidancefor Namecheap and GoDaddy built into the setup screens.
Import Zone Fileshows a preview of every record before anything is applied.
Five DNS macroswith duplicate-SPF and duplicate-DMARC safety checks.

🔒panel.acme-hosting.dev/dcms/dns/nameservers

NameserversImport Zone File

ns1.acme.dev	203.0.113.10	NSD serving
ns2.acme.dev	203.0.113.11	NSD serving

Registrar glue records

                  Namecheap: Advanced DNS, add ns1 and ns2 as Personal DNS Servers with the IPs above
                  GoDaddy: Domain Settings, Host Names, create ns1 and ns2 before switching nameservers
                  ✓ Delegation check passed: both nameservers answer for acme.dev
                

100% auto HTTPSCaddy and Let's Encrypt secure every site and the panel itself, no renewals to remember

1 wildcard recordis all the DNS you need for unlimited free instance subdomains

5 DNS macrosmail and policy record bundles applied in one click, with SPF and DMARC duplicate checks

Stop babysitting certificates and zone files

Install DCMS free, point one wildcard record and let Caddy handle HTTPS while you run DNS from the panel.

$ curl -fsSL https://dcms.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/dcms/install.sh | bash

Read the install guide See pricing

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HTTPS by default, DNS on your terms

Point a domain at an instance, get HTTPS, done

One wildcard record, addresses for every instance

Be the authority for your own zones

Stop babysitting certificates and zone files