From: Miod Vallat <miod.vallat@powerdns.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 14:43:29 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: Strongly suggest storing variants in the same backend as their regular zone.
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Strongly suggest storing variants in the same backend as their regular zone.

Signed-off-by: Miod Vallat <miod.vallat@powerdns.com>
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diff --git a/docs/views.rst b/docs/views.rst
index 55d8b22876..a07f02f4cf 100644
--- a/docs/views.rst
+++ b/docs/views.rst
@@ -54,8 +54,12 @@ Zone variants can be used in any command or operation where a zone name is
 expected, i.e. with :doc:`pdnsutil <manpages/pdnsutil.1>` or the
 :doc:`HTTP API <http-api/index>`.
 
-There is no mechanism to populate a freshly-created variant from the variantless
-zone contents.
+The :doc:`pdnsutil <manpages/pdnsutil.1>` ``zone copy`` command can be used to
+populate a freshly-created variant from the variantless zone contents.
+
+**Important Note**:
+It is currently advised to use the same backend as the variantless zone
+to host all its variants.
 
 Networks
 ^^^^^^^^