knotctl

This is a commandline tool for knotapi: https://gitlab.nic.cz/knot/knot-dns-rest

Build and install

To install using pip, run the following command in a virtual envrionment.

python -m pip install "knotctl @ git+https://code.smolnet.org/micke/knotctl

To build and install as a deb-package

sudo apt install python3-stdeb
git clone https://code.smolnet.org/micke/knotctl
cd knotctl
python3 setup.py --command-packages=stdeb.command bdist_deb
sudo dpkg -i deb_dist/knotctl_*_all.deb

A prebuilt deb-package is also available from the release page: https://code.smolnet.org/micke/knotctl/releases/

Shell completion

For bash: add this to .bashrc

source <(knotctl completion)

For fish, run:

knotctl completion --shell fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/knotctl.fish

For tcsh: add this to .cshrc

complete "knotctl" 'p@*@`python-argcomplete-tcsh "knotctl"`@' ;

For zsh: add this to .zshrc

autoload -U bashcompinit
bashcompinit
source <(knotctl completion)

Usage

usage: knotctl [-h] [--json | --no-json] {add,completion,config,delete,list,update} ...

Manage DNS records with knot dns rest api:
        * https://gitlab.nic.cz/knot/knot-dns-rest

positional arguments:
  {add,completion,config,delete,list,update}

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --json, --no-json

    The Domain Name System specifies a database of information
    elements for network resources. The types of information
    elements are categorized and organized with a list of DNS
    record types, the resource records (RRs). Each record has a
    name, a type, an expiration time (time to live), and
    type-specific data.

    The following is a list of terms used in this program:
    ----------------------------------------------------------------
    | Vocabulary | Description                                     |
    ----------------------------------------------------------------
    | zone       | A DNS zone is a specific portion of the DNS     |
    |            | namespace in the Domain Name System (DNS),      |
    |            | which a specific organization or administrator  |
    |            | manages.                                        |
    ----------------------------------------------------------------
    | name       | In the Internet, a domain name is a string that |
    |            | identifies a realm of administrative autonomy,  |
    |            | authority or control. Domain names are often    |
    |            | used to identify services provided through the  |
    |            | Internet, such as websites, email services and  |
    |            | more.                                           |
    ----------------------------------------------------------------
    | rtype      | A record type indicates the format of the data  |
    |            | and it gives a hint of its intended use. For    |
    |            | example, the A record is used to translate from |
    |            | a domain name to an IPv4 address, the NS record |
    |            | lists which name servers can answer lookups on  |
    |            | a DNS zone, and the MX record specifies the     |
    |            | mail server used to handle mail for a domain    |
    |            | specified in an e-mail address.                 |
    ----------------------------------------------------------------
    | data       | A records data is of type-specific relevance,   |
    |            | such as the IP address for address records, or  |
    |            | the priority and hostname for MX records.       |
    ----------------------------------------------------------------

    This information was compiled from Wikipedia:
       * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNS_zone
       * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System
       * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_file

ADD

usage: knotctl add [-h] -d DATA -n NAME -r RTYPE [-t TTL] -z ZONE

Add a new record to the zone.

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -d DATA, --data DATA
  -n NAME, --name NAME
  -r RTYPE, --rtype RTYPE
  -t TTL, --ttl TTL
  -z ZONE, --zone ZONE

COMPLETION

usage: knotctl completion [-h] [-s SHELL]

Generate shell completion script.

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -s SHELL, --shell SHELL

CONFIG

usage: knotctl config [-h] [-b BASEURL] [-c CONTEXT] [-p PASSWORD] [-u USERNAME]

Configure access to knot-dns-rest-api.

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -b BASEURL, --baseurl BASEURL
  -c CONTEXT, --context CONTEXT
  -p PASSWORD, --password PASSWORD
  -u USERNAME, --username USERNAME

DELETE

usage: knotctl delete [-h] [-d DATA] [-n NAME] [-r RTYPE] -z ZONE

Delete a record from the zone.

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -d DATA, --data DATA
  -n NAME, --name NAME
  -r RTYPE, --rtype RTYPE
  -z ZONE, --zone ZONE

LIST

usage: knotctl list [-h] [-d DATA] [-n NAME] [-r RTYPE] -z ZONE

List records in the zone.

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -d DATA, --data DATA
  -n NAME, --name NAME
  -r RTYPE, --rtype RTYPE
  -z ZONE, --zone ZONE

UPDATE

usage: knotctl update [-h] -a [ARGUMENT ...] -d DATA -n NAME -r RTYPE [-t TTL]
                      -z ZONE
Update a record in the zone. The record must exist in the zone.
In this case --data, --name, --rtype and --ttl switches are used
for searching for the appropriate record, while the --argument
switches are used for updating the record.

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -a [KEY=VALUE ...], --argument [KEY=VALUE ...]
                        Specify key - value pairs to be updated:
                        name=dns1.example.com. or data=127.0.0.1 for example.
                        --argument can be repeated
  -d DATA, --data DATA
  -n NAME, --name NAME
  -r RTYPE, --rtype RTYPE
  -t TTL, --ttl TTL
  -z ZONE, --zone ZONE

Available arguments are:
    data: New record data.
    name: New record domain name.
    rtype: New record type.
    ttl: New record time to live (TTL).