Python PowerDNS Management

A Pythonic method to managing PowerDNS via API calls.

Requirements

This is being converted to Python3 and will change over time obiously.

Python Virtual Environment

Create a Python virtual environment to keep things clean.

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

Usage

Install Python requirements for using the script:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Development

Install development Python requirements:

pip install -r requirements-dev.txt

Create a new Master Zone with info below

• Zone: dev.vagrant.local
• ZoneType: MASTER
• Master: 192.168.202.200
• Nameservers:
  • 192.168.202.200
  • 192.168.202.201
  • 192.168.202.202

python pdns.py add_zones --apihost 192.168.202.200 --zone dev.vagrant.local --zoneType MASTER --nameservers 192.168.202.200,192.168.202.201,192.168.202.202

Vagrant Testing

We have included a Vagrant environment for testing and general usages. You can spin this up by:

cd Vagrant
vagrant up

Once the provisioning occurs, you will have a usable Vagrant environment with three nodes running PowerDNS. There are three in case you'd like to play with master/slave scenarios.

When you are done testing you can tear down the Vagrant environment by:

./cleanup.sh

Create the Slave Zones with the info below

• Zone: dev.vagrant.local
• ZoneType: SLAVE
• Master: 192.168.202.200
• Slaves:
  • 192.168.202.201
  • 192.168.202.202

python pdns.py add_zones --apihost 192.168.202.201 --zone dev.vagrant.local --zoneType SLAVE --masters 192.168.202.200

Create Master Zones using a CSV file

Create a examples/master_zones.csv similar to below:

zone,zoneType,masters,nameservers
128.28.172.in-addr.arpa,MASTER,,"192.168.202.200,192.168.202.201,192.168.202.202"
202.168.192.in-addr.arpa,MASTER,,"192.168.202.200,192.168.202.201,192.168.202.202"
dev.vagrant.local,MASTER,,"192.168.202.200,192.168.202.201,192.168.202.202"
prod.vagrant.local,MASTER,,"192.168.202.200,192.168.202.201,192.168.202.202"
test.vagrant.local,MASTER,,"192.168.202.200,192.168.202.201,192.168.202.202"
vagrant.local,MASTER,,"192.168.202.200,192.168.202.201,192.168.202.202"

The first row is the header...

Now read the csv file using CLI argument:

python pdns.py add_zones --apihost 192.168.202.200 --readcsv examples/master_zones.csv

Create records with info below

• Zone: dev.vagrant.local
  • name: test01.dev.vagrant.local
  • recordType: A
  • content: 192.168.202.161
  • name: development.dev.vagrant.local
  • recordType: CNAME
  • content: test01.dev.vagrant.local

python pdns.py add_records --zone dev.vagrant.local --name test01 --content 192.168.202.161 --recordType A

python pdns.py add_records --zone dev.vagrant.local --name development --content test01.dev.vagrant.local --recordType CNAME

Create records using a csv file

Create a examples/add_records.csv file similar to below:

name,zone,record_type,content,disabled,ttl,set_ptr,priority
development,test.vagrant.local,A,192.168.202.3,FALSE,3600,TRUE,0
mail,vagrant.local,CNAME,smtp.vagrant.local,FALSE,3600,TRUE,0
node0,test.vagrant.local,A,192.168.202.4,FALSE,3600,TRUE,0
node1,test.vagrant.local,A,192.168.202.5,FALSE,3600,TRUE,0
node100,test.vagrant.local,A,192.168.202.100,FALSE,3600,TRUE,0
node101,test.vagrant.local,A,192.168.202.101,FALSE,3600,TRUE,0
node102,test.vagrant.local,A,192.168.202.102,FALSE,3600,TRUE,0
node2,dev.vagrant.local,A,192.168.202.201,FALSE,3600,TRUE,0
node201,dev.vagrant.local,A,192.168.202.202,FALSE,3600,TRUE,0
node202,dev.vagrant.local,A,192.168.202.203,FALSE,3600,TRUE,0
node203,dev.vagrant.local,CNAME,node201.dev.vagrant.local,FALSE,3600,TRUE,0
smtp,vagrant.local,A,192.168.202.20,FALSE,3600,TRUE,0

The first row is the header...

Now read the csv file using CLI argument:

python pdns.py add_records --apihost 192.168.202.200 --readcsv examples/add_records.csv

Delete records with info below

• Zone: vagrant.local
  • name: smtp.vagrant.local
  • recordType: A

python pdns.py delete_records --apihost 192.168.202.200 --name smtp --zone vagrant.local --recordType A

Delete records reading from a csv file

Create a examples/delete_records.csv similar to below:

name,zone,record_type
node100,test.vagrant.local,A
node101,test.vagrant.local,A
node202,dev.vagrant.local,A
node203,dev.vagrant.local,CNAME

The first row is the header...

Now read the csv file using CLI argument:

python pdns.py delete_records --apihost 192.168.202.200 --readcsv examples/delete_records.csv

Query PDNS config

python pdns.py query_config --apihost 192.168.202.200

Query zones

python pdns.py query_zones --apihost 192.168.202.200

License

MIT

Author Information

Larry Smith Jr.

• @mrlesmithjr
• EverythingShouldBeVirtual
• mrlesmithjr@gmail.com