add nameserver 127.0.0.1 in /etc/resolv.conf
$ griffon -p 53
Add entries
$ curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d '{"name":"mysql.service.consul.","ip":"127.0.0.1", "port": 3306 }' http://localhost:3000/api/v1/entries
now use dig
$ dig mysql.service.consul
; <<>> DiG 9.8.3-P1 <<>> mysql.service.consul
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 47942
;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; WARNING: recursion requested but not available
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;mysql.service.consul. IN A
;; ANSWER SECTION:
mysql.service.consul. 0 IN A 127.0.0.1
;; Query time: 0 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Sat May 7 00:40:03 2016
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 74
or
$ dig mysql.service.consul SRV
; <<>> DiG 9.8.3-P1 <<>> mysql.service.consul SRV
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 48708
;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1
;; WARNING: recursion requested but not available
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;mysql.service.consul. IN SRV
;; ANSWER SECTION:
mysql.service.consul. 0 IN SRV 1 1 3360 mysql.service.consul.
;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
mysql.service.consul. 0 IN A 127.0.0.1
;; Query time: 0 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Sat May 7 00:34:00 2016
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 134