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Updated on 2026-07-13 GMT+08:00
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What Are Huawei CloudDNS Server Addresses?

DNS provides authoritative DNS servers for domain name resolution. An NS record set defines the addresses of authoritative DNS servers for a domain name.

You can refer to this FAQ for suggestions on and steps of setting DNS server addresses.

Huawei Cloud DNS Server Addresses

DNS servers are deployed in multiple AZs around the world so that they can respond to queries for domain names at the lowest latency and support anycast in some regions.

The following are the DNS server addresses provided by the Huawei Cloud DNS service:

  • ns1.huaweicloud-dns.com: DNS server for regions in the Chinese mainland
  • ns1.huaweicloud-dns.cn: DNS server for regions in the Chinese mainland
  • ns1.huaweicloud-dns.net: DNS server for countries or regions outside the Chinese mainland
  • ns1.huaweicloud-dns.org: DNS server for countries or regions outside the Chinese mainland

After you create a public zone on the DNS console, an NS record set is automatically generated for this zone, and its value contains the four DNS server addresses.

Suggestions on Setting DNS Server Addresses

Outbound bandwidth from the Chinese mainland is limited. This leads to increased network latency when services are accessed across countries or regions inside and outside the Chinese mainland.

To reduce network latency, you can follow the suggestions below to set the NS record set for each public zone:

  • If your end users are mainly in the Chinese mainland, use ns1.huaweicloud-dns.com and ns1.huaweicloud-dns.cn.
  • If your end users are mainly outside the Chinese mainland, use ns1.huaweicloud-dns.net and ns1.huaweicloud-dns.org.
  • If your end users are all over the world, use all four DNS server addresses.

Procedure for Setting DNS Server Addresses

  1. Change the default value of the NS record set.

    Set DNS server addresses by modifying the NS record set on the Record Sets tab.

    1. Go to the Public Zones page.
    2. In the zone list, locate the zone and click the domain name.
    3. On the Record Sets tab, locate the NS record set and click Modify in the Operation column.
      Figure 1 Modify Record Set
    4. Change the setting of Value based on Suggestions on Setting DNS Server Addresses.
    5. Click OK.

  1. Change DNS server addresses at the domain name registrar.

    For details, see Changing the DNS Server Addresses of Public Domain Names.

The DNS server addresses specified in the NS record sets of some existing public zones are ns1.hwclouds-dns.com and ns1.hwclouds-dns.net. These addresses are used by Huawei Cloud DNS to provide resolution services for users in earlier versions and will be removed soon.

Parent Topic: DNS Overview