Getting a nameserver for a domain

Question

I want to host my domain mydomain.com on a personal server, but my registrar asks me for my nameservers. Would it be possible to create a nameserver ns.mydomain.com and point it to the static IP that my hosting PC has?

In other words is it possible to set the hosting machine as the nameserver also?

Answer 1

Yes. THis is fine to do, as long as you have a name "Server" running on that machine. Another option is to use Amazon Route 53 as your name server. Its pennies per month and more reliable than your own server.

Answer 2

You need to register the nameserver at your domain-registrar as well. If your domain is xdomain.com and is registered through aRegistrar.com, there should be an option in the aRegistrars panel to create a NS authoritative record and point the new nameserver to an IP. This is a different record from the A record you have to create to your nameserver hoster.

Answer 3

If you host your domain in your own server(ie., vps/dedicated server).
You can have the nameservers with your domain name.
Like for adomain.com
Then, the nameservers will be

ns1.adomain.com and ns2.adomain.com.