From 1efeace73bb1682814f82c663145063d2e24bea5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Miod Vallat Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 15:43:29 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Strongly suggest storing variants in the same backend as their regular zone. Signed-off-by: Miod Vallat --- docs/views.rst | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) 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 ` or the :doc:`HTTP API `. -There is no mechanism to populate a freshly-created variant from the variantless -zone contents. +The :doc:`pdnsutil ` ``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 ^^^^^^^^ -- 2.47.3