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title: "Manage zone operations"
description: "How to deactivate and activate a zone"
sidebar_position: 6
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# Manage zone operations

You can manage zone operations: [deactivate a zone](#deactivate-zone) and [activate one](#activate-zone).

## Deactivate a zone \{#deactivate-zone}

Once deactivated, the zone and its resource records will not be served by NS servers. Services that use this zone will be unavailable. When a zone is deactivated, you can manage its resource records: [add](/dns-hosting/records/add-record.mdx), [edit](/dns-hosting/records/edit-record.mdx) and [delete](/dns-hosting/records/delete-record.mdx).

1. In the [Control panel](https://my.selectel.ru/dns/default/hosting), on the top menu, click **Products** and select **DNS hosting**.

2. In the **Domain Zones** section in the zone  menu, select **Deactivate**.<MoreVerticalIcon />

3. Click **Deactivate**.

4. Wait for the changes to propagate to all DNS servers. Propagation can take up to 24 hours.

## Activate a zone \{#activate-zone}

After activation, the zone and its resource records will be served from the NS servers. Services that use this zone will become available.

1. In the [Control panel](https://my.selectel.ru/dns/default/hosting), on the top menu, click **Products** and select **DNS Hosting**.

2. In the **Domain Zones** section in the zone  menu, select **Activate**.<MoreVerticalIcon />

3. Click **Activate**.

4. Wait for the changes to propagate to all DNS servers. Propagation can take up to 24 hours.