clouDNS rebranding (or vanity nameserver) - 2012-12-23

These are the steps to interface nameCheap.com with clouDNS.net.  The goal is to have a "vanity" nameserver that functions identically to a regular nameserver.

These first two steps are done at nameCheap.com

STEP ONE:  You must add glue records (child nameservers) to your-domain.com
pns1.your-domain.com 87.117.196.78
pns2.your-domain.com 62.75.145.77
pns3.your-domain.com 69.197.4.65
pns4.your-domain.com 188.241.115.14
pns5.your-domain.com 91.218.115.228
pns6.your-domain.com 184.75.249.242
ns1.your-domain.com 85.159.233.17
ns2.your-domain.com 108.59.1.205
ns3.your-domain.com 91.230.195.150
ns4.your-domain.com 85.25.34.84

Start here:

nameserver registration

Now make the following changes:

naemserverSettings

STEP TWO: Change the nameservers from the panel of your domain registrar to:
pns1.your-domain.com
pns2.your-domain.com
pns3.your-domain.com
pns4.your-domain.com
pns5.your-domain.com
pns6.your-domain.com
ns1.your-domain.com
ns2.your-domain.com
ns3.your-domain.com
ns4.your-domain.com
Start here:
domain name server setup

Now make the following changes:

existing name servers

Do the remaining two steps at the clouDNS website:

STEP THREE: Change the NS records:
From: To:
pns1.cloudns.net pns1.your-domain.com
pns2.cloudns.net pns2.your-domain.com
pns3.cloudns.net pns3.your-domain.com
pns4.cloudns.net pns4.your-domain.com
pns5.cloudns.net pns5.your-domain.com
pns6.cloudns.net pns6.your-domain.com
ns1.cloudns.net ns1.your-domain.com
ns2.cloudns.net ns2.your-domain.com
ns3.cloudns.net ns3.your-domain.com
ns4.cloudns.net ns4.your-domain.com
Example:
cloud server dns settings
STEP FOUR: Add this A records:
pns1.your-domain.com 87.117.196.78
pns2.your-domain.com 62.75.145.77
pns3.your-domain.com 69.197.4.65
pns4.your-domain.com 188.241.115.14
pns5.your-domain.com 91.218.115.228
pns6.your-domain.com 184.75.249.242
ns1.your-domain.com 85.159.233.17
ns2.your-domain.com 108.59.1.205
ns3.your-domain.com 91.230.195.150
ns4.your-domain.com 85.25.34.84
Example:
added a records
STEP FIVE: fix the SOA record:
added a records

Once we are all done, we should see something like this

http://www.intodns.com/edwardsmarkf.com

results

After this is all set, finally enter the alias-domains in the "Cloud domains" option:
cloud domains