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Configuring HostBill DNS Helper in DirectAdmin

To begin, you need to install Plesk Extension DirectAdmin Plugin that is shipped with Plesk DirectAdmin module for HostBill.

1. Copy extension zip plugin .tar.gz file from includes/modules/Hosting/plesk12directadmin2/pleskmoduleplugin/dist directory  directory of your HostBill installation. ie: hostbill-dns-1.0-1.zip to your plesk server

2. Login to your plesk sshDirectAdmin panel, and install extension as instructed in https://docs.plesk.com/en-US/onyx/extensions-guide/extensions-management-utility.73617/ 

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   plesk bin extension -i /root/hostbill-dns-1.0-0.zip

3. Once extension is installed, click "Go to extension" next to it:
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4. Configure connection to HostBillSelect your Plesk master IP address (used by primary nameserver on Plesk)

   plugin 

   1. 
      

      Add a plugin: Extra Features → Plugin Manager → Add

   2. Select File in Upload Method
   3. Select the hostbill_dns.tar.gz file and check the Install after upload option
   4. Install
5. Once plugin is installed, click Extra Features → HostBill DNS Helper:
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6. Configure connection to HostBill
   
   1. Enter URL to HostBill API endpoint (described in section below)
   2. Enter Secret to HostBill API (save it for later)
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   3. In field Slave IPs to whitelist, enter comma separated list of IP addresses of your slave servers that should be added to Plesk DNS ACL.
      This is required if target DNS server (configured in HostBill, read below) you will be exporting zones to should be responsible for storing slave zones, while Plesk DNS will serve as storage for master zones.
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   5. Submit with Save Changes button

You can now verify connection to your HostBill by clicking Test Connection button. If connection succeeds, you should see following message:
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Configuring

DirectAdmin module in HostBill

Make sure that any Plesk DirectAdmin you will be synchronizing data from have configured connection in HostBill → Connect with app (read more about configuration in: Plesk DirectAdmin).

Especially ensure that following fields: 

• IP address 
• Secret for DNS toolPrimary nameserver IPs

are configured in your Plesk DirectAdmin connection in HostBill.
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Configuring

DirectAdmin DNS Tool in HostBill

1. Find and activate Plesk DirectAdmin DNS Tool plugin in your HostBill → Extras → Plugins
2. Once activated proceed to Extras → Plugins → Plesk DirectAdmin DNS Tool to configure the module
   1. Copy HostBill API endpoint URL to be used on Plesk extension DirectAdmin plugin configuration
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   2. Select Target DNS server you wish zones coming from your Plesk DirectAdmin installations should be hosted on

   3. If you'd like your clients to manage their DNS zones in HostBill DNS manager - tick "The module has additional options that are checked during zone synchronization

      • Try to assign

      synchronized

      • imported zone to existing HostBill

      account"

      • DNS management account 

      • Sync DNS only if HostBill domain exist

      • Check if zone exist in target DNS before attempting to creating it

      • Transfer A/CNAME only for free subdomains

      • Do not synch/import zones that already exists in target DNS server

      • Replace/set NS records for zone using target DNS App settings