diff --git a/.changelog/503eda9ec20e470cafb7904500dd22cb.md b/.changelog/503eda9ec20e470cafb7904500dd22cb.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f7da1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/503eda9ec20e470cafb7904500dd22cb.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+type: minor
+---
+Add glob and regex support to dynamic zone config
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index 08b3647..4a9a07b 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -13,10 +13,45 @@ YamlProvider
 :py:mod:`octodns.provider.yaml` lays out the options for configuring the most commonly
 used source of record data.
 
+Dynamic Zone Config
+-------------------
+
+In many cases octoDNS's dynamic zone configuration is the best option for
+configuring octoDNS to manage your zones. In its simplest form that would look
+something like::
+
+  ---
+  providers:
+    config:
+      class: octodns.provider.yaml.YamlProvider
+      directory: ./config
+      default_ttl: 3600
+      enforce_order: True
+    ns1:
+      class: octodns_ns1.Ns1Provider
+      api_key: env/NS1_API_KEY
+    route53:
+      class: octodns_route53.Route53Provider
+      access_key_id: env/AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
+      secret_access_key: env/AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
+
+  zones:
+    '*':
+      sources:
+        - config
+      targets:
+        - ns1
+        - route53
+
+This configuration will query both ns1 and route53 for the list of zones they
+are managing and dynamically add them to the list being managed using the
+sources and targets corresponding to the '*' section. See
+:ref:`dynamic-zone-config` for details.
+
 Static Zone Config
 ------------------
 
-In cases where finer grained control is desired and the configuration of
+In cases where fine grained control is desired and the configuration of
 individual zones varies ``zones`` can be an explicit list with each configured
 zone listed along with its specific setup. As exemplified below ``alias`` zones
 can be useful when two zones are exact copies of each other, with the same
diff --git a/docs/dynamic_zone_config.rst b/docs/dynamic_zone_config.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6cd36b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/dynamic_zone_config.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+.. _dynamic-zone-config:
+
+Dynamic Zone Config
+===================
+
+Dynamic zone configuration is a powerful tool for reducing the
+configuration required to run octoDNS, specifically the *zones* section. Rather
+than an exhaustive list of every zone and its corresponding sources and targets
+it's possible to define the pattern once with a wildcard.
+
+This is most commonly done with a `YamlProvider`_ which will result in building
+the list of zones managed at runtime from the yaml zone files in it's
+directory, but any provider that supports the
+:py:meth:`octodns.provider.yaml.YamlProvider.list_zones` method can be used.
+
+Any zone name configured in the *zones* section with a leading * is considered
+dynamic and the information in this document applies. It is possible to include
+multiple dynamic zone configurations in advanced setups utilizing
+distinct sources and/or carefully crafted matching as described below.
+
+Matching
+--------
+
+There are three types of matching supported: legacy, file-glob, and regular
+expression. This ultimately results in very flexible and powerful options, but
+makes it pretty easy to build a foot-gun. The matching process has thorough
+info and debug logging that can be enabled with **--debug** and should be the
+first step in debugging a dynamic zone configuration.
+
+Legacy
+......
+
+This is the default mode and the only one supported in versions prior to
+1.14.0. It is in effect a catch-all in that any zones returned by the sources'
+:py:meth:`octodns.provider.yaml.YamlProvider.list_zones`.
+
+This generally means that it only makes sense to have multiple legacy matchers
+when they have distinct sources, otherwise the first one configured will claim
+all the zones leaving nothing available.
+
+.. _file-glob:
+
+File-glob
+.........
+
+This mode uses Unix shell style matching using the `fnmatch`_ module and is
+generally the place to start when trying to apply configs to zones in a single
+source or set of sources as it's relatively easy to understand and predict the
+behavior of it.
+
+A public and private setup where the public zones are also pushed internally is
+a good starting example. If the following zone YAML files are in the *config*
+provider's directory::
+
+  company.com.
+  foundation.org
+  internal.net.
+  jobs.company.com.
+  other.com
+  support.company.com.
+  us-east-1.internal.net.
+  us-west-2.internal.net.
+
+The following octoDNS configuration would match them as described in comments::
+
+  ---
+  ...
+
+  zones:
+
+    # the names here do not really matter beyond starting with a *, it is a
+    # reccomended best practice to match the glob, but not required. It will be
+    # used in logging to aid in debugging.
+
+    # they are applied in the order defined and once claimed a zone is no
+    # longer available for matching
+
+    # everytyhing is available for matching
+    '*internal.net':
+      # we only want the private zones here and they are all under
+      # internet.net. so this glob will claim them.
+      glob: '*internal.net.'
+      sources:
+        - config
+      targets:
+        # only push it to the private provider
+        - private
+
+    # legacy style match everything that's left, all our various public zones
+    '*':
+      # legacy style match everything that's left, all our various public zones
+      sources:
+        - config
+      targets:
+        # push it to the public dns
+        - public
+        # and private
+        - private
+
+This does mean that things are public by default so care would need to be taken
+if a new internal zone naming pattern is added.
+
+.. _fnmatch: https://docs.python.org/3/library/fnmatch.html
+
+.. versionadded:: 1.14.0
+   File-glob matching support was added in 1.14.0
+
+.. _regular-expression:
+
+Regular Expression
+..................
+
+Regular expression mode works similarly to :ref:`file-glob` with the matching
+performed by the python regular expression engine `re`_. It enables much more
+complex and powerful matching logic with the trade-off of having to work with
+regular expressions.
+
+Continuing on with the public/private split, adding in the wrinkles of multiple
+internal domain names and the desire to split the regions pushing only to the
+co-located DNS servers. All of our internal zones end in .net., anything else
+is public::
+
+  company.com.
+  foundation.org
+  jobs.company.com.
+  other.com
+  support.company.com.
+  us-east-1.hosts.net.
+  us-east-1.network.net.
+  us-east-1.services.net.
+  us-west-2.hosts.net.
+  us-west-2.network.net.
+  us-west-2.services.net.
+
+The following octoDNS configuration would match them as described in comments::
+
+  ---
+  ...
+
+  zones:
+
+    # regexes are too ugly to use as names, so these have useful info for
+    # logging/debugging
+
+    # everytyhing is available for matching
+    '*us-east-1':
+      # we only want the private zones here and they are all under
+      # internet.net. So this regex will claim them, yes this could be done
+      # with a glob, but ...
+      regex: '^.*us-east-1.*.net.$'
+      sources:
+        - config
+      targets:
+        # only push it to the us-east-1 provider
+        - us-east-1
+
+    # everytyhing with the exception of the us-east-1 .net zones are available
+    '*us-west-2':
+      regex: '^.*us-west-2.*.net.$'
+      sources:
+        - config
+      targets:
+        # only push it to the us-east-1 provider
+        - us-west-2
+
+    # legacy style match everything that's left, all our various public zones
+    '*':
+      sources:
+        - config
+      targets:
+        # push it to the public dns
+        - public
+        # and private
+        - private
+
+.. _re: https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html
+
+.. versionadded:: 1.14.0
+   Regular expression matching support was added in 1.14.0
+
+.. _YamlProvider: /octodns/provider/yaml.py
diff --git a/docs/getting-started.rst b/docs/getting-started.rst
index 681e413..6bffa79 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started.rst
+++ b/docs/getting-started.rst
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ separate accounts and each manage a distinct set of zones. A good example of
 this this might be ``./config/staging.yaml`` & ``./config/production.yaml``.
 We'll focus on a ``config/production.yaml``.
 
-.. _dynamic-zone-config:
-
-Dynamic Zone Config
+Zone Config
 ...................
 
 octoDNS supports dynamically building the list of zones it will work with when
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 372d80d..983a5ca 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Documentation
    getting-started.rst
    records.md
    configuration.rst
+   dynamic_zone_config.rst
    dynamic_records.rst
    auto_arpa.rst
    examples/README.rst
diff --git a/octodns/manager.py b/octodns/manager.py
index d710e91..bcdb849 100644
--- a/octodns/manager.py
+++ b/octodns/manager.py
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@
 
 from collections import deque
 from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
+from fnmatch import filter as fnmatch_filter
 from hashlib import sha256
 from importlib import import_module
 from importlib.metadata import PackageNotFoundError
 from importlib.metadata import version as module_version
 from json import dumps
 from logging import getLogger
+from re import compile as re_compile
 from sys import stdout
 
 from . import __version__
@@ -591,30 +593,77 @@ class Manager(object):
         the call and the zones returned from this function should be used
         instead.
         '''
+
+        source_zones = {}
+
+        # list since we'll be modifying zones in the loop
         for name, config in list(zones.items()):
-            if not name.startswith('*'):
+            if name[0] != '*':
+                # this isn't a dynamic zone config, move along
                 continue
-            # we've found a dynamic config element
 
-            # find its sources
+            # it's dynamic, get a list of zone names from the configured sources
             found_sources = sources or self._get_sources(
                 name, config, eligible_sources
             )
-            self.log.info('sync:   dynamic zone=%s, sources=%s', name, sources)
+            self.log.info(
+                '_preprocess_zones: dynamic zone=%s, sources=%s',
+                name,
+                (s.id for s in found_sources),
+            )
+            candidates = set()
             for source in found_sources:
-                if not hasattr(source, 'list_zones'):
-                    raise ManagerException(
-                        f'dynamic zone={name} includes a source, {source.id}, that does not support `list_zones`'
-                    )
-                for zone_name in source.list_zones():
-                    if zone_name in zones:
-                        self.log.info(
-                            'sync:      zone=%s already in config, ignoring',
-                            zone_name,
+                if source.id not in source_zones:
+                    if not hasattr(source, 'list_zones'):
+                        raise ManagerException(
+                            f'dynamic zone={name} includes a source, {source.id}, that does not support `list_zones`'
                         )
-                        continue
-                    self.log.info('sync:     adding dynamic zone=%s', zone_name)
-                    zones[zone_name] = config
+                    # get this source's zones
+                    listed_zones = set(source.list_zones())
+                    # cache them
+                    source_zones[source.id] = listed_zones
+                    self.log.debug(
+                        '_preprocess_zones: source=%s, list_zones=%s',
+                        source.id,
+                        listed_zones,
+                    )
+                # add this source's zones to the candidates
+                candidates |= source_zones[source.id]
+
+            self.log.debug(
+                '_preprocess_zones: name=%s, candidates=%s', name, candidates
+            )
+
+            # remove any zones that are already configured, either explicitly or
+            # from a previous dyanmic config
+            candidates -= set(zones.keys())
+
+            if glob := config.pop('glob', None):
+                self.log.debug(
+                    '_preprocess_zones: name=%s, glob=%s', name, glob
+                )
+                candidates = set(fnmatch_filter(candidates, glob))
+            elif regex := config.pop('regex', None):
+                self.log.debug(
+                    '_preprocess_zones: name=%s, regex=%s', name, regex
+                )
+                regex = re_compile(regex)
+                self.log.debug(
+                    '_preprocess_zones: name=%s, compiled=%s', name, regex
+                )
+                candidates = set(z for z in candidates if regex.search(z))
+            else:
+                # old-style wildcard that uses everything
+                self.log.debug(
+                    '_preprocess_zones: name=%s, old semantics, catch all', name
+                )
+
+            self.log.debug(
+                '_preprocess_zones: name=%s, matches=%s', name, candidates
+            )
+
+            for match in candidates:
+                zones[match] = config
 
             # remove the dynamic config element so we don't try and populate it
             del zones[name]
diff --git a/tests/test_octodns_manager.py b/tests/test_octodns_manager.py
index 76e5027..6ef1cf5 100644
--- a/tests/test_octodns_manager.py
+++ b/tests/test_octodns_manager.py
@@ -1341,6 +1341,307 @@ class TestManager(TestCase):
             self.assertIsNone(zone_with_defaults.update_pcent_threshold)
             self.assertIsNone(zone_with_defaults.delete_pcent_threshold)
 
+    def test_preprocess_zones_original(self):
+        # these will be unused
+        environ['YAML_TMP_DIR'] = '/tmp'
+        environ['YAML_TMP_DIR2'] = '/tmp'
+        manager = Manager(get_config_filename('simple.yaml'))
+
+        # nothing returns nothing
+        mock_source = MagicMock()
+        got = manager._preprocess_zones({}, sources=[mock_source])
+        self.assertEqual({}, got)
+        mock_source.list_zones.assert_not_called()
+
+        # non-dynamic returns as-is, no calls to sources
+        mock_source.reset_mock()
+        zones = {'unit.tests.': {}}
+        got = manager._preprocess_zones(zones, sources=[mock_source])
+        self.assertEqual(zones, got)
+        mock_source.list_zones.assert_not_called()
+
+        # source that doesn't support list_zones
+        class SimpleSource:
+            id = 'simple-source'
+
+        # dynamic with a source that doesn't support it
+        mock_source.reset_mock()
+        zones = {'*': {}}
+        with self.assertRaises(ManagerException) as ctx:
+            manager._preprocess_zones(zones, sources=[SimpleSource()])
+        self.assertEqual(
+            'dynamic zone=* includes a source, simple-source, that does not support `list_zones`',
+            str(ctx.exception),
+        )
+        mock_source.list_zones.assert_not_called()
+
+        # same, but w/a source supports it
+        mock_source.reset_mock()
+        config = {'foo': 42}
+        zones = {'*': config}
+        mock_source.list_zones.return_value = ['one', 'two', 'three']
+        got = manager._preprocess_zones(zones, sources=[mock_source])
+        self.assertEqual({'one': config, 'two': config, 'three': config}, got)
+        mock_source.list_zones.assert_called_once()
+
+        # same, but one of the zones is expliticly configured, so left alone
+        mock_source.reset_mock()
+        config = {'foo': 42}
+        zones = {'*': config, 'two': {'bar': 43}}
+        mock_source.list_zones.return_value = ['one', 'two', 'three']
+        got = manager._preprocess_zones(zones, sources=[mock_source])
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {'one': config, 'two': {'bar': 43}, 'three': config}, got
+        )
+        mock_source.list_zones.assert_called_once()
+
+        # doesn't matter what the actual name is, just that it starts with a *,
+        mock_source.reset_mock()
+        config = {'foo': 42}
+        zones = {'*SDFLKJSDFL': config, 'two': {'bar': 43}}
+        mock_source.list_zones.return_value = ['one', 'two', 'three']
+        got = manager._preprocess_zones(zones, sources=[mock_source])
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {'one': config, 'two': {'bar': 43}, 'three': config}, got
+        )
+        mock_source.list_zones.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_preprocess_zones_multiple_single_source(self):
+        # these will be unused
+        environ['YAML_TMP_DIR'] = '/tmp'
+        environ['YAML_TMP_DIR2'] = '/tmp'
+        manager = Manager(get_config_filename('simple.yaml'))
+
+        manager._get_sources = MagicMock()
+        mock_source = MagicMock()
+        mock_source.id = 'mm'
+        manager._get_sources = MagicMock()
+        manager._get_sources.return_value = [mock_source]
+
+        config_a = {'foo': 42}
+        config_b = {'bar': 43}
+        zones = {'*.a.com.': config_a, '*.b.com.': config_b}
+        mock_source.list_zones.side_effect = [
+            ['one.a.com.', 'two.a.com.', 'one.b.com.', 'two.b.com.']
+        ]
+        got = manager._preprocess_zones(zones, sources=[])
+        # each zone will have it's sources looked up
+        self.assertEqual(2, manager._get_sources.call_count)
+        # but there's only one source so it's zones will be cached
+        self.assertEqual(1, mock_source.list_zones.call_count)
+        # everything will have been matched by the first old style wildcard and
+        # thus have its config, nothing will have b's
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {
+                'one.a.com.': config_a,
+                'two.a.com.': config_a,
+                'one.b.com.': config_a,
+                'two.b.com.': config_a,
+            },
+            got,
+        )
+
+    def test_preprocess_zones_multiple_seperate_sources(self):
+        # these will be unused
+        environ['YAML_TMP_DIR'] = '/tmp'
+        environ['YAML_TMP_DIR2'] = '/tmp'
+        manager = Manager(get_config_filename('simple.yaml'))
+
+        manager._get_sources = MagicMock()
+        mock_source_a = MagicMock()
+        mock_source_a.id = 'mm_a'
+        mock_source_b = MagicMock()
+        mock_source_b.id = 'mm_b'
+        manager._get_sources = MagicMock()
+        manager._get_sources.side_effect = [[mock_source_a], [mock_source_b]]
+
+        config_a = {'foo': 42}
+        config_b = {'bar': 43}
+        zones = {'*.a.com.': config_a, '*.b.com.': config_b}
+        mock_source_a.list_zones.side_effect = [['one.a.com.', 'two.a.com.']]
+        mock_source_b.list_zones.side_effect = [['one.b.com.', 'two.b.com.']]
+        got = manager._preprocess_zones(zones, sources=[])
+        # each zone will have it's sources looked up
+        self.assertEqual(2, manager._get_sources.call_count)
+        # so each mock will be called once
+        self.assertEqual(1, mock_source_a.list_zones.call_count)
+        self.assertEqual(1, mock_source_b.list_zones.call_count)
+        # the souces from each source will be matched with the coresponding config
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {
+                'one.a.com.': config_a,
+                'two.a.com.': config_a,
+                'one.b.com.': config_b,
+                'two.b.com.': config_b,
+            },
+            got,
+        )
+
+    def test_preprocess_zones_glob(self):
+        # these will be unused
+        environ['YAML_TMP_DIR'] = '/tmp'
+        environ['YAML_TMP_DIR2'] = '/tmp'
+        manager = Manager(get_config_filename('simple.yaml'))
+
+        manager._get_sources = MagicMock()
+        mock_source = MagicMock()
+        mock_source.id = 'mm'
+        manager._get_sources = MagicMock()
+        manager._get_sources.return_value = [mock_source]
+
+        # won't match anything
+        config_n = {'foo': 42, 'glob': r'*.nope.com.'}
+        # match things with .a.
+        config_a = {'foo': 42, 'glob': r'*.a.com.'}
+        # match things with .b.
+        config_b = {'bar': 43, 'glob': r'*.b.com.'}
+        # will match anything
+        config_c = {'bar': 43, 'glob': r'*'}
+        zones = {
+            '*.nope.com.': config_n,
+            '*.a.com.': config_a,
+            '*.b.com.': config_b,
+            '*': config_c,
+        }
+        mock_source.list_zones.return_value = [
+            # matched by a
+            'one.a.com.',
+            # matched by a
+            'two.a.com.',
+            # matched by b
+            'one.b.com.',
+            # matched by b
+            'two.b.com.',
+            # matched by c, catch all
+            'ignored.com.',
+        ]
+        got = manager._preprocess_zones(zones, sources=[])
+        # 4 configs
+        self.assertEqual(4, manager._get_sources.call_count)
+        # 1 shared source
+        self.assertEqual(1, mock_source.list_zones.call_count)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {
+                'one.a.com.': config_a,
+                'two.a.com.': config_a,
+                'one.b.com.': config_b,
+                'two.b.com.': config_b,
+                'ignored.com.': config_c,
+            },
+            got,
+        )
+
+        # if we define the catch all first it'll take everything and leave
+        # nothing for the others
+        zones = {
+            '*': config_c,
+            '*.nope.com.': config_n,
+            '*.a.com.': config_a,
+            '*.b.com.': config_b,
+        }
+        got = manager._preprocess_zones(zones, sources=[])
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {
+                'one.a.com.': config_c,
+                'two.a.com.': config_c,
+                'one.b.com.': config_c,
+                'two.b.com.': config_c,
+                'ignored.com.': config_c,
+            },
+            got,
+        )
+
+    def test_preprocess_zones_regex(self):
+        # these will be unused
+        environ['YAML_TMP_DIR'] = '/tmp'
+        environ['YAML_TMP_DIR2'] = '/tmp'
+        manager = Manager(get_config_filename('simple.yaml'))
+
+        manager._get_sources = MagicMock()
+        mock_source = MagicMock()
+        mock_source.id = 'mm'
+        manager._get_sources = MagicMock()
+        manager._get_sources.return_value = [mock_source]
+
+        # match things with .a.
+        config_a = {'foo': 42, 'regex': r'\.a\.'}
+        # match things with .b.
+        config_b = {'bar': 43, 'regex': r'\.b\.'}
+        zones = {'*.a.com.': config_a, '*.b.com.': config_b}
+        mock_source.list_zones.side_effect = [
+            [
+                'one.a.com.',
+                'two.a.com.',
+                'one.b.com.',
+                'two.b.com.',
+                'ignored.com.',
+            ]
+        ]
+        got = manager._preprocess_zones(zones, sources=[])
+        self.assertEqual(2, manager._get_sources.call_count)
+        self.assertEqual(1, mock_source.list_zones.call_count)
+        # a will regex match .a.com., b will .b.com., ignored.com. won't match
+        # anything
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {
+                'one.a.com.': config_a,
+                'two.a.com.': config_a,
+                'one.b.com.': config_b,
+                'two.b.com.': config_b,
+            },
+            got,
+        )
+
+    def test_preprocess_zones_regex_claimed(self):
+        # these will be unused
+        environ['YAML_TMP_DIR'] = '/tmp'
+        environ['YAML_TMP_DIR2'] = '/tmp'
+        manager = Manager(get_config_filename('simple.yaml'))
+
+        manager._get_sources = MagicMock()
+        mock_source = MagicMock()
+        mock_source.id = 'mm'
+        manager._get_sources = MagicMock()
+        manager._get_sources.return_value = [mock_source]
+
+        # match things with .a.
+        config_a = {'foo': 42, 'regex': r'\.a\.'}
+        # match everything
+        config_b = {'bar': 43, 'regex': r'.*'}
+        zones = {'*.a.com.': config_a, '*.b.com.': config_b}
+        mock_source.list_zones.side_effect = [
+            [
+                # won't match a b/c no . before the a, will match b
+                'a.com.',
+                # will match a, and be claimed
+                'one.a.com.',
+                # will match a, and be claimed
+                'two.a.com.',
+                # will match b
+                'one.b.com.',
+                # will match b
+                'two.b.com.',
+                # will match b
+                'ignored.com.',
+            ]
+        ]
+        got = manager._preprocess_zones(zones, sources=[])
+        self.assertEqual(2, manager._get_sources.call_count)
+        self.assertEqual(1, mock_source.list_zones.call_count)
+        # a will regex match .a.com., b will .b.com., ignored.com. won't match
+        # anything
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {
+                'a.com.': config_b,
+                'one.a.com.': config_a,
+                'two.a.com.': config_a,
+                'one.b.com.': config_b,
+                'two.b.com.': config_b,
+                'ignored.com.': config_b,
+            },
+            got,
+        )
+
 
 class TestMainThreadExecutor(TestCase):
     def test_success(self):