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priv/zonefile.md
# Zone Files
erl-dns reads JSON zone files.
A JSON zone file contains an array of 1 or more zones. Each zone has a name and an array of records. Each record has a name, type, ttl and data field. The data field contains a JSON object with one or more attributes that are appropriate for the specific record type.
## Example Zones
The follow is an example of a collection of zones with a single zone in the collection.
```json
[
{
"name": "example.com",
"records": [
{
"name": "example.com",
"type": "SOA",
"ttl": 3600,
"data": {
"mname": "ns1.example.com",
"rname": "admin.example.com",
"serial": 1234567,
"refresh": 1,
"retry": 1,
"expire": 1,
"minimum": 1
}
},
{
"name": "example.com",
"type": "A",
"ttl": 3600,
"data": {
"ip": "1.2.3.4"
}
},
{
"name": "example.com",
"type": "MX",
"ttl": 3600,
"data": {
"preference": 10,
"exchange": "mail.example.com"
}
}
]
}
]
```