DNS resources

MAAS dnsresources and dnsresource-records manage DNS settings and records, ensuring proper network configuration.

dnsresource

dnsresource maps fully qualified domain names (FQDNs) to IP addresses. Use the MAAS CLI to create records:

  • A record (IPv4)
    maas $PROFILE dnsresources create fqdn=$HOSTNAME.$DOMAIN ip_addresses=$IPV4ADDRESS
  • AAAA record (IPv6)
    maas $PROFILE dnsresources create fqdn=$HOSTNAME.$DOMAIN ip_addresses=$IPV6ADDRESS

dnsresource-records

dnsresource-records manages additional DNS record types:

  • CNAME (Alias)
  • MX (Mail exchange)
  • NS (Name server delegation)
  • SRV (Service location)
  • TXT (Text data, often for verification)

Examples:

  • CNAME record
    maas $PROFILE dnsresource-records create fqdn=alias.example.com rrtype=cname rrdata=target.example.com
  • MX record
    maas $PROFILE dnsresource-records create fqdn=example.com rrtype=mx rrdata='10 mail.example.com'

DNS role in MAAS

MAAS resolves hostnames to IPs for machine communication. It manages its own DNS but can also forward queries to an external upstream DNS server.

To configure an upstream DNS server:

maas $PROFILE maas set-config name=upstream_dns value=8.8.8.8

Managing dnsresource and dnsresource-records improves the speed and efficiency of DNS resolution within the MAAS network.

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