dns-lexicon 1.0.26

Manipulate DNS records on various DNS providers in a standardized/agnostic way

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# lexicon
Manipulate DNS records on various DNS providers in a standardized/agnostic way.

## Introduction
Lexicon provides a way to manipulate DNS records on multiple DNS providers in a standardized way.
Lexicon has a CLI but it can also be used as a python library.

Lexicon was designed to be used in automation, specifically letsencrypt.

## Providers
Only DNS providers who have an API can be supported by `lexicon`.

The current supported providers are:

- Cloudflare ([docs](https://api.cloudflare.com/#endpoints))
- DNSimple ([docs](https://developer.dnsimple.com/))
- DnsMadeEasy ([docs](http://www.dnsmadeeasy.com/integration/pdf/API-Docv2.pdf))
- DNSPark ([docs](https://dnspark.zendesk.com/entries/31210577-REST-API-DNS-Documentation))
- EasyDNS ([docs](http://docs.sandbox.rest.easydns.net/))
- Namesilo ([docs](https://www.namesilo.com/api_reference.php))
- NS1 ([docs](https://ns1.com/api/))
- PointHQ ([docs](https://pointhq.com/api/docs))
- Rage4 ([docs](https://gbshouse.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/109834-rage4-dns-developers-api))
- Vultr ([docs](https://www.vultr.com/api/))

Potential providers are as follows. If you would like to contribute one, please open a pull request.

- AHNames ([docs](https://ahnames.com/en/resellers?tab=2))
- AWS Route53 ([docs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/Route53/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html))
- BuddyDNS ([docs](https://www.buddyns.com/support/api/v2/))
- ClouDNS ([docs](https://www.cloudns.net/wiki/article/56/))
- DigitalOcean ([docs](https://developers.digitalocean.com/documentation/v2/#create-a-new-domain))
- Dyn ([docs](https://help.dyn.com/dns-api-knowledge-base/))
- EntryDNS ([docs](https://entrydns.net/help))
- Gandi ([docs](http://doc.rpc.gandi.net/))
- Google Cloud DNS ([docs](https://cloud.google.com/dns/api/v1/))
- ironDNS ([docs](https://www.irondns.net/download/soapapiguide.pdf;jsessionid=02A1029AA9FB8BACD2048A60F54668C0))
- Linode ([docs](https://www.linode.com/api/dns))
- Mythic Beasts([docs](https://www.mythic-beasts.com/support/api/primary))
- Namecheap ([docs](https://www.namecheap.com/support/api/methods.aspx))
- OnApp DNS ([docs](https://docs.onapp.com/display/3api/DNS+Zones))
- PowerDNS ([docs](https://doc.powerdns.com/md/httpapi/api_spec/))
- Rackspace ([docs](https://developer.rackspace.com/docs/cloud-dns/v1/developer-guide/))
- RFC2136 ([docs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_DNS))
- Transip ([docs](https://www.transip.nl/transip/api/))
- UltraDNS ([docs](https://restapi.ultradns.com/v1/docs))
- Yandex ([docs](https://tech.yandex.com/domain/doc/reference/dns-add-docpage/))
- Zerigo ([docs](https://www.zerigo.com/managed-dns/rest-api))
- Zonomi ([docs](http://zonomi.com/app/dns/dyndns.jsp))

## Setup
To use lexicon as a CLI application, do the following:

pip install dns-lexicon

You can also install the latest version from the repository directly.

pip install git+https://github.com/AnalogJ/lexicon.git

## Usage

$ lexicon -h
usage: cli.py [-h] [--name=NAME] [--content=CONTENT] [--ttl=TTL]
[--priority=PRIORITY] [--identifier=IDENTIFIER]
[--auth-username=AUTH_USERNAME] [--auth-password=AUTH_PASSWORD]
[--auth-token=AUTH_TOKEN] [--auth-otp-token=AUTH_OTP_TOKEN]
{nsone,pointhq,easydns,dnspark,dnsmadeeasy,namesilo,rage4,vultr,cloudflare,dnsimple}
{create,list,update,delete} domain
{A,AAAA,CNAME,MX,NS,SPF,SOA,TXT,SRV,LOC}


Create, Update, Delete, List DNS entries

positional arguments:
{nsone,pointhq,easydns,dnspark,dnsmadeeasy,namesilo,rage4,vultr,cloudflare,dnsimple}
specify the DNS provider to use
{create,list,update,delete}
specify the action to take
domain specify the domain, supports subdomains as well
{A,CNAME,MX,SOA,TXT} specify the entry type

optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--name=NAME specify the record name
--content=CONTENT specify the record content
--ttl=TTL specify the record time-to-live
--priority=PRIORITY specify the record priority
--identifier=IDENTIFIER
specify the record for update or delete actions
--auth-username=AUTH_USERNAME
specify username used to authenticate to DNS provider
--auth-password=AUTH_PASSWORD
specify password used to authenticate to DNS provider
--auth-token=AUTH_TOKEN
specify token used authenticate to DNS provider
--auth-otp-token=AUTH_OTP_TOKEN
specify OTP/2FA token used authenticate to DNS
provider

Using the lexicon CLI is pretty simple:

# setup provider environmental variables:
LEXICON_CLOUDFLARE_USERNAME="[e-mail]"
LEXICON_CLOUDFLARE_TOKEN="cloudflare-api-token"

# list all TXT records on cloudflare
lexicon cloudflare list example.com TXT

# create a new TXT record on cloudflare
lexicon cloudflare create www.example.com TXT --name="_acme-challenge.www.example.com." --content="challenge token"

# delete a TXT record on cloudflare
lexicon cloudflare delete www.example.com TXT --name="_acme-challenge.www.example.com." --content="challenge token"
lexicon cloudflare delete www.example.com TXT --identifier="cloudflare record id"



### Letsencrypt Instructions
Lexicon has an example [letsencrypt.sh hook file](examples/letsencrypt.default.sh) that you can use for any supported provider.
All you need to do is set the PROVIDER env variable.

PROVIDER=cloudflare letsencrypt.sh --cron --hook letsencrypt.default.sh --challenge dns-01


## TroubleShooting & Useful Tools
There is an included example Dockerfile that can be used to automatically generate certificates for your website.

## ToDo list

- [x] Create and Register a lexicon pip package.
- [ ] Write documentation on supported environmental variables.
- [ ] Wire up automated release packaging on PRs.
- [x] Check for additional dns hosts with apis (from [fog](http://fog.io/about/provider_documentation.html), [dnsperf](http://www.dnsperf.com/))
- [ ] Get a list of Letsencrypt clients, and create hook files for them ([letsencrypt clients](https://github.com/letsencrypt/letsencrypt/wiki/Links))

## Contributing Changes.
If the DNS provider you use is not already available, please consider contributing by opening a pull request.

## License
MIT

## References

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