A DNS server with Batteries Included with PowerDNS, Docker and Python

Posted on Tue 06 September 2016 in Systems • Tagged with Docker, Python, REST, PowerDNSLeave a comment

If you have to frequently create, destroy and re-configure DNS zones for testing purposes you will agree that manually editing a Bind zone file is an annoying and error-prone task.

In order to make this job simpler I worked on this Docker container: the container instantiate a PowerDNS and provides ...

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How to split DNS name resolution in VPN environment

Posted on Wed 30 November 2011 in Systems • Tagged with dns, openvpn, powerdns, scripting, vpnLeave a comment

I'm in this situation:
a VPN to remote concentrator that load many routes to private networks, vpn server push DNS configuration via OpenVPN protocol (see --dhcp-option DNS in openvpn(8) ).
The scope of this post is to explain how you can use remote DNS pushed by VPN concentrator only ...

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