github/octodns
Octodns
OctoDNS is a multi-provider DNS management tool and abstraction layer that synchronizes DNS zone files across multiple service providers using a single unified configuration format. It functions as a stateless record synchronizer that calculates differences between a local configuration and the remote provider state to reconcile DNS records.
The system employs a translation framework to map various provider-specific DNS schemas into a common internal representation. This allows for the administration of network naming and routing across different cloud platforms and service providers from a single interface.
The tool covers broad capabilities including DNS infrastructure abstraction, multi-cloud networking setup, and the ability to extend provider support by implementing translation classes for new network services.
Features
- DNS Provider Interfaces - Acts as a translation framework mapping various provider-specific DNS schemas into a common internal representation.
- Stateless DNS Synchronizers - Calculates differences between local configuration and remote provider state to reconcile DNS records statelessly.
- DNS State Reconciliation - Calculates differences between local configuration and remote provider state to reconcile DNS records.
- Multi-Provider DNS Synchronization - Keeps DNS zone files in sync across multiple environments to prevent outages and ensure redundancy.
- DNS Record Management - Synchronizes and manages DNS records across multiple service providers to keep network settings consistent.
- Zone File Synchronization - Maintains consistency between a local source of truth and remote providers via record difference calculation.
- DNS Zone Synchronizers - Synchronizes DNS zone files between different providers to ensure consistent record settings across environments.
- Multi-Provider Synchronizers - Synchronizes DNS zone files across multiple service providers using a single unified configuration format.
- Cloud Network Orchestration - Streamlines the administration of network naming and routing across several different cloud platforms.
- DNS Configuration Representations - Decouples internal DNS configuration from provider-specific API schemas using a unified internal representation.
- DNS Record Validations - Ensures DNS records adhere to provider requirements and standard DNS rules before synchronization.
- Provider Schema Translations - Provides mapping functions to translate provider-specific DNS schemas into a unified internal model.
- Automation and Orchestration - Managing DNS across multiple providers as code.
