Introduction

Moniker is an OpenStack inspired DNSaaS.

Developer Guide:

NOTE: This is probably incomplete!

Install Dependencies

1. apt-get install python-pip python-virtualenv python-setuptools-git
2. apt-get install rabbitmq-server bind9
3. apt-get build-dep python-lxml

Install Moniker

1. virtualenv .venv
2. source .venv/bin/activate
3. python setup.py develop
4. create config files (See *.sample in the etc folder)
5. Ensure the user you intend to run moniker as has passwordless sudo rights:
   • echo "$USER ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL" > /etc/sudoers.d/90-moniker-$USER
   • chmod 0440 /etc/sudoers.d/90-moniker-$USER
6. Tell bind to load our zones:
   • Open /etc/bind/named.conf
   • Add include "$CHECKOUT_PATH/var/bind9/zones.config"; to the end of the file
   • sudo service bind9 restart

Run

1. Open 3 consoles/screen sessions for each command:

• ./bin/moniker-api
• ./bin/moniker-central
• ./bin/moniker-agent

1. Make use of the API..

TODOs:

• Documentation!
• Fixup Bind9 agent implementation so it could be considered even remotely reliable
• Re-Add PowerDNS agent implementation.
• Unit Tests!!
• Integration with other OS servers eg Nova and Quantum
  • Listen for floating IP allocation/deallocation events - giving user access to the necessary PTR record.
  • Listen for server create/destroy events - creating DNS records as needed.
  • Listen for server add/remove from security group events - creating "load balancing" DNS RR records as needed.
• Introduce Server Pools
  • Server pools will allow a provider to 'schedule' a end users domain to one of many available DNS server pools