The Basic three(3) Server Configuration type :

master server 

   loads the domain info directly, from a local disk file, maintained by the domain admin

slave server 

   backup of the master server, it forwards info back to the master server

caching server 

   get's info from other named servers, used to reduce loads or traffic on the network

Setup named configuration

                   options{

                          directory "/var/name";

                          forwarders { 172.16.5.1; 172.16.12.1; }

                   }

                                  type master;

                                  file "foobirds.hosts";

                                  check-names fail;

                                  notify yes;

                                  also-notify { 172.16.80.3; } ;

                                  allow-update { localhost; } ;

                     }

So far, the configuration of the master server is the same as any other server - you create a configuration file.   A hints file and a localhost reverse zone file.

The difference comes from the fact that you must also create the real domain database file.   The foobirds.host and the 172.16.reverse file in our example can not be downloaded from a repository