CNAME Flattening - CNAMEs at a Domain Root [LOGGED] - Enhance Control Panel

CNAME Flattening - CNAMEs at a Domain Root [LOGGED]

Adam

This is definitely possible and we do have a feature request logged for it.

AdamM https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/guides/alias.html

Yes that should work. Obviously there is a risk that if your system is unable to resolve the CNAME then the record might not be correctly served.

AdamM

Adam

Obviously there is a risk that if your system is unable to resolve the CNAME then the record might not be correctly served.

What exactly do you mean? Can this be implemented in a safe way?

Adam

AdamM

It's no different to any other CNAME flattening system. Your system needs to read the remote CNAME, cache that data and serve the IP as an A record. If for any reason your system can't resolve the CNAME then it won't have the A record to serve. It's unusual but it's inherently more risky than a hard coded record as 2 DNS lookups are needed.

mendozal

This would be a interesting feature to have. It will definitely help with client migration.

AdamM

mendozal Yes, and a unique solution that one of the biggest in the industry, such as Plesk, does not have.

Adrien

+1 for this feature

AdamM

Are there plans to add this feature to the roadmap?

AdamM

any plans to add this feature to roadmap?

Adam

It has been logged as a feature request and it will be built but no development time has been scheduled yet.

AdamM

Adam Hi. Any updates with this feature?

Aliysa_Enhance

AdamM Hi Adam, No development time has been assigned to this feature yet. When this changes, I will be sure to update the thread.

AdamM

Is there any hope to add this feature to the new roadmap?