Type "**Cloud DNS**" in the search bar and click on the **Cloud DNS** option

**What is Cloud DNS?**\
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**Cloud DNS** is a scalable, reliable, and managed Domain Name System (DNS) service provided by Google Cloud. It translates domain names into IP addresses, allowing users to connect to your applications and services by using easy-to-remember domain names instead of numeric IP addresses. Cloud DNS supports both public and private DNS zones, enabling you to manage DNS records for your internet-facing services as well as internal, private networks within your Google Cloud environment. It offers features like high availability, low latency, and integration with other Google Cloud services.

**Cloud DNS** wizard will open, click on the **CREATE ZONE** button

Scroll to the **Zone type** section and select the option **Private**

**What is Zone type: Private?**\
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**Zone type: Private** in Google Cloud DNS is a DNS zone that is restricted to your internal Google Cloud network. It allows you to manage and resolve domain names for resources within your Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), ensuring that these DNS records are not accessible from the public internet. This enhances the security and privacy of your internal infrastructure by limiting DNS resolution to your private network.

Scroll to the **Zone name** and type - "**my-private-zone**"

Scroll to the **DNS name** and type - "**my-private-zone**"

Scroll to the **Options** dropdown section and select the option **Default(private)**

**What are Options?**\
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In Google Cloud DNS, **Options** for private zones include configurations like the default private setting for internal DNS resolution, forwarding queries to external servers, enabling DNS peering for cross-VPC resolution, setting up managed reverse lookup zones for IP-to-domain resolution, and using a service directory for dynamic service endpoint management. These options provide enhanced control over DNS behavior within your private network.

Scroll to the **Networks** section and click on the **ADD NETWORKS** button

**What are Networks?**\
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In Google Cloud, **Networks** refer to Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) networks, which are isolated, secure environments where you can deploy and manage your cloud resources. VPC networks allow you to control how resources communicate with each other, both within the network and with external networks, including the internet. Each VPC can span multiple regions, and you can define subnets, set up firewalls, create routing rules, and manage IP address ranges. Networks are fundamental to organizing and securing your infrastructure in Google Cloud.

Scroll to the **Project** dropdown and select the option "**in28minutes-project-4**"

Scroll to the **Networks** dropdown option and here you can select the option default of from the available networks

Congratulations! you have successfully created a DNS zone

**my-private-zone** wizard will open, here you can view the DNS that we have creted

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This guide offers a comprehensive step-by-step approach to understanding and utilizing Cloud DNS effectively.

Getting Started with Cloud DNS