bind

Formulas to set up and configure the bind DNS server.

Note

See the full Salt Formulas installation and usage instructions.

Available states

• bind
• bind.config

bind

Install the bind package and start the bind service.

bind.config

Manage the bind configuration file. This state can generate some basic zone files if a records entry is found in the available_zones' declaration for the zone (see pillar.example for how to write these)

Example Pillar

bind:
  configured_zones:
    example.com:
      type: master
      notify: False
  available_zones:
    example.com:
      file: example.com.txt
      soa:
        ns: ns1.example.com                       # Required
        contact: hostmaster.example.com           # Required
        serial: 2017041001                        # Required
      records:                                    # Records for the zone, grouped by type
        A:
          mx1:                                    # A RR with multiple values can
            - 1.2.3.228                           # be written as an array
            - 1.2.3.229
          cat: 2.3.4.188
          rat: 1.2.3.231
          live: 1.2.3.236

See bind/pillar.example for a more complete example.

On the other hand, if no records entry exists, the zone file is not generated by this state rather than taken from salt://zones. See pillar.example for how to overwrite this URL.

Example Pillar

bind:
  configured_zones:
    sub.domain.com:
      type: master
      notify: False
  configured_views:
    myview1:
      match_clients:
        - client1
        - client2
    configured_zones:
      my.zone:
        type: master
        notify: False

See bind/pillar.example.

Notes

• When using views all zones must be configured in views!