bind

Formulas to set up and configure the bind DNS server.

Note

See the full Salt Formulas installation and usage instructions.

Available states

bind

Install the bind package and start the bind service.

bind.config

Manage the bind configuration file.

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
  configured_views:
    myview1:
      match_clients:
        - client1
        - client2
    configured_zones:
      my.zone:
        type: master
        notify: False

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

Management of zone files

named.conf.local

<zone> entries in named.conf.local will point to the file declared in

• bind:configured_zones:<zone>:file (this takes precedence)
• bind:available_zones:<zone>:file

zone files

The config.sls state will iterate on bind:available_zones and manage <zone> files for each <zone> that has bind:available_zones:<zone>:file` declared.

• If bind:available_zones:<zone>:records exist, a zone file will be created using those records (see pillar.example for more details)
• If bind:available_zones:<zone>:records is NOT declared, bind:available_zones:<zone>:file should point to an existing zone file that will be sourced by the formula.

External zone files

To use an external tool to manage the <zone> file, simply declare the location of the zone file in bind:configured_zones:<zone>:file and don't add any entry for the <zone> in bind:available_zones

Notes

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