BackupMyDNS

DNS is the thing nobody backs up until the day they need it. BackupMyDNS pulls your zones from every provider you use, watches them for changes, and keeps a copy you can diff, download, and restore from in minutes.

  • Aug 18, 2025

    The hidden cost of DNS downtime

    DNS outage means everything is down — email, website, APIs, SaaS integrations. The cost of one incident dwarfs the cost of preventing it.

  • Jan 27, 2025

    Cloudflare DNS export: what you get and what you lose

    Cloudflare's zone file export is better than most, but it still drops proxied status, page rule context, and change history. Here's exactly what's included and what's missing.

  • Jun 10, 2024

    What happens when your domain registrar expires

    Your DNS records are gone before your domain is. Here's the timeline of what happens when a domain registration lapses — and when your zone data disappears.

  • Nov 20, 2023

    How to audit your DNS in 10 minutes

    A practical, five-step guide to finding orphaned records, missing email authentication, and TTL problems across your domains.

  • Apr 3, 2023

    DNS records you’re not backing up

    A and CNAME records are easy to remember. The ones that break your email, certificates, and SaaS integrations when they disappear are not.

  • Sep 14, 2022

    Why your DNS needs a backup

    DNS is the most critical layer of your infrastructure and the least likely to be backed up. Here's why that's a problem.