octoDNS is a DNS-as-code tool for managing DNS records across multiple providers using a consistent YAML configuration format. It enables infrastructure-as-code workflows for DNS, allowing you to store DNS configurations in version control and deploy changes through automated pipelines.
--doitoctodns-sync, octodns-validate, octodns-dumpoctodns-route53, octodns-cloudflare)octoDNS supports a wide range of DNS providers via plugins:
Cloud Providers:
DNS Services:
Self-Hosted DNS Servers:
And many more: Akamai Edge DNS, Bunny DNS, ClouDNS, Constellix, deSEC, EasyDNS, and others.
# Basic installation
pip install octodns
# With provider plugins
pip install octodns octodns-route53 octodns-cloudflare
Config (config/production.yaml):
providers:
config:
class: octodns.provider.yaml.YamlProvider
directory: ./config
route53:
class: octodns_route53.Route53Provider
access_key_id: env/AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
secret_access_key: env/AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
zones:
example.com.:
sources:
- config
targets:
- route53
Zone file (config/example.com.yaml):
'':
ttl: 60
type: A
values:
- 1.2.3.4
www:
ttl: 300
type: CNAME
value: example.com.
Sync:
# Dry-run (default)
octodns-sync --config-file=config/production.yaml
# Apply changes
octodns-sync --config-file=config/production.yaml --doit
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