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<h1 id="configuring-dns-providers">Configuring DNS providers</h1>
<p>ionscale supports integration with various DNS providers to enable Tailscale's HTTPS certificate functionality. When a DNS provider is properly configured, ionscale can automatically manage TXT records required for the DNS-01 challenge when requesting certificates.</p>
<h2 id="why-configure-a-dns-provider">Why configure a DNS provider</h2>
<p>While not strictly required for basic ionscale operation, configuring a DNS provider enables important Tailscale features:</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Tailscale HTTPS Certificates</strong>: Allows nodes to receive valid HTTPS certificates for their Tailscale hostnames, enabling secure web services within your tailnet.</li>
<li><strong>Tailscale Serve</strong>: Supports the <code>tailscale serve</code> feature, which allows users to easily share web services with proper HTTPS.</li>
</ol>
<p>Without a configured DNS provider, these features will not be available to your users.</p>
<h2 id="supported-dns-providers">Supported DNS providers</h2>
<p>ionscale supports DNS providers through two methods:</p>
<h3 id="built-in-providers-deprecated">Built-in providers (deprecated)</h3>
<p>ionscale includes built-in support for the following DNS providers using <a href="https://github.com/libdns">libdns</a> libraries:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/libdns/azure">Azure DNS</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/libdns/cloudflare">Cloudflare</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/libdns/digitalocean">DigitalOcean</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/libdns/googleclouddns">Google Cloud DNS</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/libdns/route53">Amazon Route 53</a></li>
</ul>
<div class="admonition warning">
<p class="admonition-title">Built-in providers are deprecated</p>
<p>The built-in DNS providers are deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Please migrate to external DNS plugins for continued support.</p>
</div>
<h3 id="external-dns-plugins-recommended">External DNS plugins (recommended)</h3>
<p>ionscale now supports external DNS plugins through a plugin system. This allows for:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Extensibility</strong>: Add support for any DNS provider without modifying ionscale</li>
<li><strong>Maintainability</strong>: Plugins are maintained independently</li>
<li><strong>Flexibility</strong>: Plugin configuration specific to each provider's needs</li>
</ul>
<div class="admonition info">
<p class="admonition-title">Plugin availability</p>
<p>External DNS plugins implement the <a href="https://github.com/libdns/libdns-plugin">libdns-plugin</a> interface. Official plugin implementations can be found in the <a href="https://github.com/ionscale">ionscale GitHub organization</a> with repositories named <code>ionscale-&lt;provider&gt;-dns</code>. You can also create your own following the plugin specification.</p>
</div>
<h2 id="dns-provider-configuration">DNS provider configuration</h2>
<p>To configure a DNS provider, add the appropriate settings to your ionscale configuration file (<code>config.yaml</code>):</p>
<h3 id="built-in-provider-configuration">Built-in provider configuration</h3>
<div class="language-yaml highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span id="__span-0-1"><a id="__codelineno-0-1" name="__codelineno-0-1" href="#__codelineno-0-1"></a><span class="nt">dns</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-0-2"><a id="__codelineno-0-2" name="__codelineno-0-2" href="#__codelineno-0-2"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># The base domain for MagicDNS FQDN hostnames</span>
</span><span id="__span-0-3"><a id="__codelineno-0-3" name="__codelineno-0-3" href="#__codelineno-0-3"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">magic_dns_suffix</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;ionscale.net&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-0-4"><a id="__codelineno-0-4" name="__codelineno-0-4" href="#__codelineno-0-4"></a>
</span><span id="__span-0-5"><a id="__codelineno-0-5" name="__codelineno-0-5" href="#__codelineno-0-5"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># DNS provider configuration for HTTPS certificates</span>
</span><span id="__span-0-6"><a id="__codelineno-0-6" name="__codelineno-0-6" href="#__codelineno-0-6"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">provider</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-0-7"><a id="__codelineno-0-7" name="__codelineno-0-7" href="#__codelineno-0-7"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># Name of your DNS provider</span>
</span><span id="__span-0-8"><a id="__codelineno-0-8" name="__codelineno-0-8" href="#__codelineno-0-8"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">name</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;cloudflare&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-0-9"><a id="__codelineno-0-9" name="__codelineno-0-9" href="#__codelineno-0-9"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># The DNS zone to use (typically your domain name)</span>
</span><span id="__span-0-10"><a id="__codelineno-0-10" name="__codelineno-0-10" href="#__codelineno-0-10"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">zone</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;example.com&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-0-11"><a id="__codelineno-0-11" name="__codelineno-0-11" href="#__codelineno-0-11"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># Provider-specific configuration (varies by provider)</span>
</span><span id="__span-0-12"><a id="__codelineno-0-12" name="__codelineno-0-12" href="#__codelineno-0-12"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">config</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-0-13"><a id="__codelineno-0-13" name="__codelineno-0-13" href="#__codelineno-0-13"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># Provider-specific credentials and settings go here</span>
</span><span id="__span-0-14"><a id="__codelineno-0-14" name="__codelineno-0-14" href="#__codelineno-0-14"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># See provider-specific examples below</span>
</span></code></pre></div>
<h3 id="external-plugin-configuration">External plugin configuration</h3>
<div class="language-yaml highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span id="__span-1-1"><a id="__codelineno-1-1" name="__codelineno-1-1" href="#__codelineno-1-1"></a><span class="nt">dns</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-1-2"><a id="__codelineno-1-2" name="__codelineno-1-2" href="#__codelineno-1-2"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># The base domain for MagicDNS FQDN hostnames</span>
</span><span id="__span-1-3"><a id="__codelineno-1-3" name="__codelineno-1-3" href="#__codelineno-1-3"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">magic_dns_suffix</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;ionscale.net&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-1-4"><a id="__codelineno-1-4" name="__codelineno-1-4" href="#__codelineno-1-4"></a>
</span><span id="__span-1-5"><a id="__codelineno-1-5" name="__codelineno-1-5" href="#__codelineno-1-5"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># DNS provider configuration for HTTPS certificates</span>
</span><span id="__span-1-6"><a id="__codelineno-1-6" name="__codelineno-1-6" href="#__codelineno-1-6"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">provider</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-1-7"><a id="__codelineno-1-7" name="__codelineno-1-7" href="#__codelineno-1-7"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># Path to your DNS plugin executable</span>
</span><span id="__span-1-8"><a id="__codelineno-1-8" name="__codelineno-1-8" href="#__codelineno-1-8"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">plugin_path</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;/path/to/your/dns-plugin&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-1-9"><a id="__codelineno-1-9" name="__codelineno-1-9" href="#__codelineno-1-9"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># The DNS zone to use (typically your domain name)</span>
</span><span id="__span-1-10"><a id="__codelineno-1-10" name="__codelineno-1-10" href="#__codelineno-1-10"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">zone</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;example.com&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-1-11"><a id="__codelineno-1-11" name="__codelineno-1-11" href="#__codelineno-1-11"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># Plugin-specific configuration (varies by plugin)</span>
</span><span id="__span-1-12"><a id="__codelineno-1-12" name="__codelineno-1-12" href="#__codelineno-1-12"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">config</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-1-13"><a id="__codelineno-1-13" name="__codelineno-1-13" href="#__codelineno-1-13"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># Plugin-specific credentials and settings go here</span>
</span><span id="__span-1-14"><a id="__codelineno-1-14" name="__codelineno-1-14" href="#__codelineno-1-14"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># See plugin documentation for configuration options</span>
</span></code></pre></div>
<h3 id="important-requirements">Important requirements</h3>
<ol>
<li>The <code>magic_dns_suffix</code> must be a subdomain of the provider's zone (or the zone itself).</li>
<li>MagicDNS must be enabled for the tailnet to use HTTPS certificates.</li>
<li>You must have administrative access to the DNS zone to configure the provider.</li>
<li>For external plugins, the plugin executable must be accessible and executable by the ionscale process.</li>
</ol>
<h2 id="provider-specific-examples">Provider-specific examples</h2>
<h3 id="cloudflare">Cloudflare</h3>
<div class="language-yaml highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span id="__span-2-1"><a id="__codelineno-2-1" name="__codelineno-2-1" href="#__codelineno-2-1"></a><span class="nt">dns</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-2-2"><a id="__codelineno-2-2" name="__codelineno-2-2" href="#__codelineno-2-2"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">magic_dns_suffix</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;ts.example.com&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-2-3"><a id="__codelineno-2-3" name="__codelineno-2-3" href="#__codelineno-2-3"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">provider</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-2-4"><a id="__codelineno-2-4" name="__codelineno-2-4" href="#__codelineno-2-4"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">name</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;cloudflare&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-2-5"><a id="__codelineno-2-5" name="__codelineno-2-5" href="#__codelineno-2-5"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">zone</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;example.com&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-2-6"><a id="__codelineno-2-6" name="__codelineno-2-6" href="#__codelineno-2-6"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">config</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-2-7"><a id="__codelineno-2-7" name="__codelineno-2-7" href="#__codelineno-2-7"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">api_token</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;your-cloudflare-api-token&quot;</span>
</span></code></pre></div>
<p>For Cloudflare, create an API token with the "Edit" permission for "Zone:DNS".</p>
<h3 id="azure-dns">Azure DNS</h3>
<div class="language-yaml highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span id="__span-3-1"><a id="__codelineno-3-1" name="__codelineno-3-1" href="#__codelineno-3-1"></a><span class="nt">dns</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-3-2"><a id="__codelineno-3-2" name="__codelineno-3-2" href="#__codelineno-3-2"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">magic_dns_suffix</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;ts.example.com&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-3-3"><a id="__codelineno-3-3" name="__codelineno-3-3" href="#__codelineno-3-3"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">provider</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-3-4"><a id="__codelineno-3-4" name="__codelineno-3-4" href="#__codelineno-3-4"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">name</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;azure&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-3-5"><a id="__codelineno-3-5" name="__codelineno-3-5" href="#__codelineno-3-5"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">zone</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;example.com&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-3-6"><a id="__codelineno-3-6" name="__codelineno-3-6" href="#__codelineno-3-6"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">config</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-3-7"><a id="__codelineno-3-7" name="__codelineno-3-7" href="#__codelineno-3-7"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">tenant_id</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;your-tenant-id&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-3-8"><a id="__codelineno-3-8" name="__codelineno-3-8" href="#__codelineno-3-8"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">client_id</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;your-client-id&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-3-9"><a id="__codelineno-3-9" name="__codelineno-3-9" href="#__codelineno-3-9"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">client_secret</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;your-client-secret&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-3-10"><a id="__codelineno-3-10" name="__codelineno-3-10" href="#__codelineno-3-10"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">subscription_id</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;your-subscription-id&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-3-11"><a id="__codelineno-3-11" name="__codelineno-3-11" href="#__codelineno-3-11"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">resource_group_name</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;your-resource-group&quot;</span>
</span></code></pre></div>
<p>For Azure, create a service principal with "DNS Zone Contributor" role for your DNS zone's resource group.</p>
<h3 id="amazon-route-53">Amazon Route 53</h3>
<div class="language-yaml highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span id="__span-4-1"><a id="__codelineno-4-1" name="__codelineno-4-1" href="#__codelineno-4-1"></a><span class="nt">dns</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-4-2"><a id="__codelineno-4-2" name="__codelineno-4-2" href="#__codelineno-4-2"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">magic_dns_suffix</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;ts.example.com&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-4-3"><a id="__codelineno-4-3" name="__codelineno-4-3" href="#__codelineno-4-3"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">provider</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-4-4"><a id="__codelineno-4-4" name="__codelineno-4-4" href="#__codelineno-4-4"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">name</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;route53&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-4-5"><a id="__codelineno-4-5" name="__codelineno-4-5" href="#__codelineno-4-5"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">zone</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;example.com&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-4-6"><a id="__codelineno-4-6" name="__codelineno-4-6" href="#__codelineno-4-6"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">config</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-4-7"><a id="__codelineno-4-7" name="__codelineno-4-7" href="#__codelineno-4-7"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">access_key_id</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;your-access-key-id&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-4-8"><a id="__codelineno-4-8" name="__codelineno-4-8" href="#__codelineno-4-8"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">secret_access_key</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;your-secret-access-key&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-4-9"><a id="__codelineno-4-9" name="__codelineno-4-9" href="#__codelineno-4-9"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># Optional region, defaults to us-east-1</span>
</span><span id="__span-4-10"><a id="__codelineno-4-10" name="__codelineno-4-10" href="#__codelineno-4-10"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">region</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;us-east-1&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-4-11"><a id="__codelineno-4-11" name="__codelineno-4-11" href="#__codelineno-4-11"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">...</span>
</span></code></pre></div>
<p>For AWS Route 53, create an IAM user with permissions to modify records in your hosted zone.</p>
<h3 id="google-cloud-dns">Google Cloud DNS</h3>
<div class="language-yaml highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span id="__span-5-1"><a id="__codelineno-5-1" name="__codelineno-5-1" href="#__codelineno-5-1"></a><span class="nt">dns</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-5-2"><a id="__codelineno-5-2" name="__codelineno-5-2" href="#__codelineno-5-2"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">magic_dns_suffix</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;ts.example.com&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-5-3"><a id="__codelineno-5-3" name="__codelineno-5-3" href="#__codelineno-5-3"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">provider</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-5-4"><a id="__codelineno-5-4" name="__codelineno-5-4" href="#__codelineno-5-4"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">name</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;googleclouddns&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-5-5"><a id="__codelineno-5-5" name="__codelineno-5-5" href="#__codelineno-5-5"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">zone</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;example-com&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># Note: GCP uses zone names without dots</span>
</span><span id="__span-5-6"><a id="__codelineno-5-6" name="__codelineno-5-6" href="#__codelineno-5-6"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">config</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-5-7"><a id="__codelineno-5-7" name="__codelineno-5-7" href="#__codelineno-5-7"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">gcp_project</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;your-project-id&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-5-8"><a id="__codelineno-5-8" name="__codelineno-5-8" href="#__codelineno-5-8"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># Optional path to a service account key file</span>
</span><span id="__span-5-9"><a id="__codelineno-5-9" name="__codelineno-5-9" href="#__codelineno-5-9"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># gcp_application_default: &quot;/path/to/service-account-key.json&quot;</span>
</span></code></pre></div>
<p>For Google Cloud DNS, create a service account with the "DNS Administrator" role.</p>
<h3 id="digitalocean">DigitalOcean</h3>
<div class="language-yaml highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span id="__span-6-1"><a id="__codelineno-6-1" name="__codelineno-6-1" href="#__codelineno-6-1"></a><span class="nt">dns</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-6-2"><a id="__codelineno-6-2" name="__codelineno-6-2" href="#__codelineno-6-2"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">magic_dns_suffix</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;ts.example.com&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-6-3"><a id="__codelineno-6-3" name="__codelineno-6-3" href="#__codelineno-6-3"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">provider</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-6-4"><a id="__codelineno-6-4" name="__codelineno-6-4" href="#__codelineno-6-4"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">name</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;digitalocean&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-6-5"><a id="__codelineno-6-5" name="__codelineno-6-5" href="#__codelineno-6-5"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">zone</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;example.com&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-6-6"><a id="__codelineno-6-6" name="__codelineno-6-6" href="#__codelineno-6-6"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">config</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-6-7"><a id="__codelineno-6-7" name="__codelineno-6-7" href="#__codelineno-6-7"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">auth_token</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;your-digitalocean-api-token&quot;</span>
</span></code></pre></div>
<p>For DigitalOcean, create an API token with read and write access.</p>
<h2 id="external-dns-plugin-examples">External DNS plugin examples</h2>
<h3 id="using-a-hypothetical-cloudflare-plugin">Using a hypothetical Cloudflare plugin</h3>
<div class="language-yaml highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span id="__span-7-1"><a id="__codelineno-7-1" name="__codelineno-7-1" href="#__codelineno-7-1"></a><span class="nt">dns</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-7-2"><a id="__codelineno-7-2" name="__codelineno-7-2" href="#__codelineno-7-2"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">magic_dns_suffix</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;ts.example.com&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-7-3"><a id="__codelineno-7-3" name="__codelineno-7-3" href="#__codelineno-7-3"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">provider</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-7-4"><a id="__codelineno-7-4" name="__codelineno-7-4" href="#__codelineno-7-4"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">plugin_path</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;/usr/local/bin/libdns-cloudflare-plugin&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-7-5"><a id="__codelineno-7-5" name="__codelineno-7-5" href="#__codelineno-7-5"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">zone</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;example.com&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-7-6"><a id="__codelineno-7-6" name="__codelineno-7-6" href="#__codelineno-7-6"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">config</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-7-7"><a id="__codelineno-7-7" name="__codelineno-7-7" href="#__codelineno-7-7"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">api_token</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;your-cloudflare-api-token&quot;</span>
</span></code></pre></div>
<h3 id="using-a-custom-dns-plugin">Using a custom DNS plugin</h3>
<div class="language-yaml highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span id="__span-8-1"><a id="__codelineno-8-1" name="__codelineno-8-1" href="#__codelineno-8-1"></a><span class="nt">dns</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-8-2"><a id="__codelineno-8-2" name="__codelineno-8-2" href="#__codelineno-8-2"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">magic_dns_suffix</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;ts.example.com&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-8-3"><a id="__codelineno-8-3" name="__codelineno-8-3" href="#__codelineno-8-3"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">provider</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-8-4"><a id="__codelineno-8-4" name="__codelineno-8-4" href="#__codelineno-8-4"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">plugin_path</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;/opt/dns-plugins/my-custom-provider&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-8-5"><a id="__codelineno-8-5" name="__codelineno-8-5" href="#__codelineno-8-5"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">zone</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;example.com&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-8-6"><a id="__codelineno-8-6" name="__codelineno-8-6" href="#__codelineno-8-6"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">config</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="__span-8-7"><a id="__codelineno-8-7" name="__codelineno-8-7" href="#__codelineno-8-7"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># Configuration specific to your custom plugin</span>
</span><span id="__span-8-8"><a id="__codelineno-8-8" name="__codelineno-8-8" href="#__codelineno-8-8"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">endpoint</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;https://api.mydnsprovider.com&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-8-9"><a id="__codelineno-8-9" name="__codelineno-8-9" href="#__codelineno-8-9"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">api_key</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;your-api-key&quot;</span>
</span><span id="__span-8-10"><a id="__codelineno-8-10" name="__codelineno-8-10" href="#__codelineno-8-10"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">custom_setting</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;value&quot;</span>
</span></code></pre></div>
<div class="admonition tip">
<p class="admonition-title">Plugin development</p>
<p>To create your own DNS plugin, implement the <a href="https://github.com/libdns/libdns-plugin">libdns-plugin</a> interface. The plugin system uses HashiCorp's go-plugin framework for communication between ionscale and your plugin.</p>
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<h2 id="enabling-https-certificates-for-a-tailnet">Enabling HTTPS certificates for a tailnet</h2>
<p>After configuring a DNS provider in your ionscale server, you can enable HTTPS certificates for a tailnet:</p>
<div class="language-bash highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span id="__span-9-1"><a id="__codelineno-9-1" name="__codelineno-9-1" href="#__codelineno-9-1"></a><span class="c1"># Enable MagicDNS and HTTPS certificates for a tailnet</span>
</span><span id="__span-9-2"><a id="__codelineno-9-2" name="__codelineno-9-2" href="#__codelineno-9-2"></a>ionscale<span class="w"> </span>dns<span class="w"> </span>update<span class="w"> </span>--tailnet<span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;my-tailnet&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span>--magic-dns<span class="w"> </span>--https-certs
</span></code></pre></div>
<h2 id="verifying-dns-provider-configuration">Verifying DNS provider configuration</h2>
<p>To verify that your DNS provider is correctly configured:</p>
<ol>
<li>Configure a tailnet with MagicDNS and HTTPS certificates enabled.</li>
<li>Connect a device to the tailnet.</li>
<li>On the device, run:
<div class="language-bash highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span id="__span-10-1"><a id="__codelineno-10-1" name="__codelineno-10-1" href="#__codelineno-10-1"></a>tailscale<span class="w"> </span>cert<span class="w"> </span>&lt;hostname&gt;
</span></code></pre></div></li>
<li>If successful, the command will obtain a certificate for the hostname.</li>
<li>You should see TXT records created in your DNS zone for the ACME challenge.</li>
</ol>
<h2 id="troubleshooting">Troubleshooting</h2>
<p>If you encounter issues with DNS provider integration:</p>
<h3 id="general-troubleshooting">General troubleshooting</h3>
<ol>
<li><strong>Check DNS Provider Credentials</strong>: Ensure the credentials in your configuration have sufficient permissions.</li>
<li><strong>Verify Zone Configuration</strong>: Make sure the zone in your configuration matches your actual DNS zone.</li>
<li><strong>Check MagicDNS Settings</strong>: Confirm that <code>magic_dns_suffix</code> is properly configured as a subdomain of your zone.</li>
<li><strong>Review Server Logs</strong>: The ionscale server logs may contain error messages related to DNS provider integration.</li>
<li><strong>Test DNS Record Creation</strong>: Some providers offer tools to test API access for creating and updating DNS records.</li>
</ol>
<h3 id="external-plugin-troubleshooting">External plugin troubleshooting</h3>
<ol>
<li><strong>Plugin Executable</strong>: Ensure the plugin path is correct and the executable has proper permissions.</li>
<li><strong>Plugin Logs</strong>: Check both ionscale logs and any plugin-specific logs for error messages.</li>
<li><strong>Plugin Health</strong>: ionscale automatically restarts failed plugins, but persistent failures may indicate configuration issues.</li>
</ol>
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