All About Tier 1 Servers
Tier 1 server information and FAQs.
What is a "Tier 1" Server?
Tier 1 servers, are the core DNS servers hosting authoritative zones, for all OpenNIC TLDs and the root (.) zone. For all zones in OpenNIC's aggregate root, these hosts, in accordance with the OpenNIC DNS Specification, provide authoritative response or referral, to non-recursive queries from other domain name servers; such as Tier 2 servers.
- They are also available as slave servers for OpenNIC SponsoredTLDs.
- They are not appropriate for general public use.
A list of all Tier 1 servers can be found here and information on setting up a Tier 1 server is available here.