DNS Service

The DNS service provides a cloud-independent way to create and edit dns zones and records.

1. Creating a DNS zone

At the top-level, dns records are organized into zones. A zone is a portion of the dns namespace that’s managed by a particular organization or group.

host_zone = provider.dns.host_zones.create("cloudve.org.", "admin@cloudve.org")

2. Create a DNS record

Once a zone is created, you can create records as required.

host_zone = provider.dns.host_zones.find(name="cloudve.org.")
# create an A record
rec1 = host_zone.records.create("mysubdomain.cloudve.org.", DnsRecordType.A, data='10.1.1.1')
# create a wildcard record
rec2 = host_zone.records.create("*.cloudve.org.", DnsRecordType.A, data='10.1.1.2')
# create an MX record
MX_DATA = ['10 mx1.hello.com.', '20 mx2.hello.com.']
test_rec2 = host_zone.records.create("cloudve.org.", DnsRecordType.MX, data=MX_DATA, ttl=300)