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# Internal zones

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Internal DNS zones are groupings of internal DNS records. While [public DNS records](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/dns/manage-dns-records/) contain information about resources that you want to make available to the public Internet, [internal DNS records](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/dns/internal-dns/internal-zones/internal-dns-records/) allow you to manage resources that should only be available within your private network.

Refer to [Manage internal zones](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/dns/internal-dns/internal-zones/setup/) for a full list of configuration conditions and step-by-step instructions.

Internal DNS zones do not get assigned Cloudflare nameservers and can only be queried via [Cloudflare Gateway](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/traffic-policies/resolver-policies/) when linked to a [DNS view](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/dns/internal-dns/dns-views/). The Gateway configuration must exist within the same Cloudflare account where the internal zone exists.

## Resources

* [Manage internal zones](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/dns/internal-dns/internal-zones/setup/)
* [Manage internal DNS records](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/dns/internal-dns/internal-zones/internal-dns-records/)
* [Reference zones](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/dns/internal-dns/internal-zones/reference-zones/)

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