nsd

NSD

Description

The nsd role installs the nsd authoritative nameserver and generates zone files.

Variables

This role accepts the following variables:

Variable	Default	Description
nsd_server_count	{{ ansible_processor_vcpus }}	Number of server threads to run
nsd_zones	[]	DNS zones to serve (see format below)
nsd_default_ttl	10800	Default record TTL (seconds)

nsd_zones

The nsd_zones variable is used to configure authoritative DNS zones to serve. It should contain a list of dictionaries of the following format:

Key	Default	Description
name		DNS zone
slave_nameservers	[]	List of hosts to send notifies and allow zone transfers
ttl	{{ nsd_default_ttl }}	Default TTL for this zone
content		Raw zone file content

Usage

Example playbook:

- name: configure public nameservers
  hosts: authoritative_nameservers
  roles:
    - role: nsd
      vars:
        nsd_zones:
          - name: example.com
            slave_nameservers:
              - 203.0.113.50
              - 203.0.113.51
            ttl: 3600
            content: |
              @    IN  NS    ns1.example.com.
              @    IN  NS    ns2.example.com.
              ns1  IN  A     203.0.113.52
              ns1  IN  AAAA  2001:db8::2
              ns2  IN  A     203.0.113.53
              ns2  IN  AAAA  2001:db8::3

              @  IN  MX      10 mx1.example.com.
              @  IN  TXT     "v=spf1 mx -all"

              @           IN  A      203.0.113.54
              www1        IN  A      203.0.113.54
              mx1         IN  A      203.0.113.55