Dnsmasq

Installs and configures Dnsmasq to serve as local DNS cache and to resolve local domains for given hosts. The DHCP and TFTP functions are not activated.

When I looked for an existing ansible role which installs and configures Dnsmasq, I had two main problems.

1. The role was too powerful for my taste. There were so many options but I just needed a simple local DNS server.
2. The role was abandoned and not maintained anymore.

So this role is kept as simple as possible. You can set the upstream DNS servers and configure DNS records for local hosts.

Requirements & Dependencies

None at all

Role Variables

Every variable is optional, none has to be set.

Variable	Description
dns_resolvers	All IP addresses of the upstream DNS servers you want to use for requests the local Dnsmasq server can't answer. Defaults to ['9.9.9.9', '142.112.112.112']
single_hosts	All hosts with the full domainname and their respective IP addresses.
local_domains	Can be used instead of single_hosts when multiple hosts belong to the same domain, so you don't have to repeat the domain for each and every host. The full domain name of each host is determined by combining the hostname and the given domain.
dnsmasq_resolve_conf	Sets the directory where the resolve.conf will be saved. Defaults to /etc/dnsmasq.custom.d/resolv.conf.
dnsmasq_hosts	Sets the directory where the hosts will be saved. Defaults to /etc/dnsmasq.custom.d/hosts.

Example Playbook

The following playbook configures the Quad9 DNS servers as upstream servers. Also it sets the domainname for the router and multiple servers which belong to different domains.

- hosts: localhost
  roles:
  - role: bytesturm.simple-dnsmasq
    vars:
      dnsmasq_resolve_conf: /etc/dnsmasq.custom.d/resolv.conf
      dnsmasq_hosts: /etc/dnsmasq.custom.d/hosts
      dns_resolvers:
        - 9.9.9.9
        - 149.112.112.112
      single_hosts:
        - host: fritz.box
          ip: 192.168.178.1
      local_domains:
        - domain: 'home.example.com'
          hosts:
          - host: 'server1'
            ip: '192.168.2.101'
          - host: 'server2'
            ip: '192.168.2.102'
        - domain: 'homelab.local'
          hosts:
          - host: 'clusternode1'
            ip: '192.168.2.111'
          - host: 'clusternode2'
            ip: '192.168.2.112'
          - host: 'clusternode3'
            ip: '192.168.2.113'
          - host: 'clusternode4'
            ip: '192.168.2.114'
          - host: 'clusternode5'
            ip: '192.168.2.115'

License

MIT License - Copyright © 2021 ByteSturm