Proposed DNS management solution for iojs.org and nodejs.org

[rvagg]

Continuing on from @mikeal's comments here.

We are currently using Route53 for for iojs.org but it's not transparent enough yet. I really like the approach of building tooling around this like what I did in https://github.com/nodejs/email so that the DNS config can be stored on GitHub and can be discussed and changed via pull request with a couple of people authorized to run a simple command that will sync the config with Route53.

I've actually used cli53 in the past and have had good results, so we could actually use a proper zone file format for this.

So, here's my proposal for how to achieve this:

1. Build some tooling as a proof of concept for managing iojs.org.
2. Obtain either access to enom (where nodejs.org appears to be currently managed) to map out (or extract) a zone file representing the exact state of nodejs.org so we can transition without any disruption.
3. Point the DNS servers to Route53 and start collaborating via GitHub.

I'll put up my hand for this but of course anyone else with energy and skills is welcome to jump on in since I'm not the quickest at getting things done these days.

/cc @mkdolan

[jasnell]

👍 sounds like a solid approach.

[mkdolan]

@rvagg did you get the email with our LF point of contact on the DNS? Please also sync with @misterdjules as well b/c we wouldn't want anything to break.

[rvagg]

@mkdolan yep, I have that email, and yes, @misterdjules should definitely be part of the process, I'm not suggesting a radical break with the past or anything and want to make sure that any legacy concerns are taken care of while we're doing this.

I'll get iojs.org set up first so I can use that as a concrete proposal and we can assess from there.

[mkdolan]

Great, just wanted to make sure all the connections are there.

On Jun 26, 2015, at 8:43 AM, Rod Vagg notifications@github.com wrote:

@mkdolan https://github.com/mkdolan yep, I have that email, and yes, @misterdjules https://github.com/misterdjules should definitely be part of the process, I'm not suggesting a radical break with the past or anything and want to make sure that any legacy concerns are taken care of while we're doing this.

I'll get iojs.org set up first so I can use that as a concrete proposal and we can assess from there.

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[jbergstroem]

Since we're using cloudflare I don't see this change in the foreseeable future. Closing.