Re:Cloudflare DNS problem
by troydavis on Monday July 06, 2015 @07:14PM
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We had the same question and concluded that the only reasonable way to say more than "Well, we hope this doesn't happen again" was using 2 different authoritative DNS providers (both anycasted). Details: http://blog.papertrailapp.com/dns-outage-on-monday-december-...
It's not a question of trust; at some point, any single provider will get DDoSed or have an operational bug.
The only question is whether you're willing to accept that. If you are, then try to pick one great provider.
If you're not, and are willing to spend a little time to avoid this problem, try to pick two great providers. Since then, DNSimple has made primary/secondary providers even easier: https://support.dnsimple.com/articles/secondary-dns/
Basically, if you don't want this problem, don't pick one provider. It's not bulletproof, but it's a lot closer.
It's not a question of trust; at some point, any single provider will get DDoSed or have an operational bug.
The only question is whether you're willing to accept that. If you are, then try to pick one great provider.
If you're not, and are willing to spend a little time to avoid this problem, try to pick two great providers. Since then, DNSimple has made primary/secondary providers even easier: https://support.dnsimple.com/articles/secondary-dns/
Basically, if you don't want this problem, don't pick one provider. It's not bulletproof, but it's a lot closer.