What is Quarry?
Quarry is a dynamic DNS server with swappable backends for persistence, and statsd integration, that can be run standalone as an executable, or used as a module in your node apps. When run in executable mode, Quarry provides a remote API for adding and updating DNS records and forwarders. When used as a module, records and forwarders are managed via exposed functions.
The ContainerShip service-discovery Plugin makes use of Quarry to automatically register DNS records for every application and container that gets launched on one of your server clusters, but it can be just as effective when used on its own.
Supported Persistence Layers
- Disk
- Memory
- MongoDB
- S3
- Redis
Installation
Run the following command to install Quarry as an executable:
npm install -g quarry-dns
To use Quarry as a required module in your application, run the following in the root of your node app:
npm install quarry-dns --save
We also provide a Docker image that you can use to run Quarry in executable mode.
docker pull containership/docker-quarry
docker run -d -p 5353:5353 -p 10053:53 containership/quarry memory
Executable Mode
Usage
quarry --help can be used for a comprehensive list of available commands and options. To run Quarry on a priviliged port such as 53, it must be start as root. Below are some usage examples:
Disk
sudo quarry disk --file-location /path/to/quarry/config.json
Memory
sudo quarry memory
MongoDB
sudo quarry mongo — mongo-host ds028017.mongolab.com
Redis
sudo quarry redis --redis-host \
quarry.abcdef.0001.use1.cache.amazonaws.com
S3
sudo quarry s3 --access-key-id $AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID --secret-access-key $AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY --bucket quarry
Examples
Get Records
curl http://quary.server:5353/v1/records -X GET -H “Content-Type: application/json”
Get Record
curl http://quary.server:5353/v1/records/www.domain.com -X GET -H “Content-Type: application/json”
Create Record
curl http://quary.server:5353/v1/records/www.domain.com -X POST -d ‘{“address”: “1.2.3.4”, “type”: “A”, “ttl”: 60}’ -H “Content-Type: application/json”
Update Record
curl http://quary.server:5353/v1/records/www.domain.com -X PUT -d ‘{“address”: [“1.2.3.4”, “5.6.7.8”], “type”: “A”, “ttl”: 60}’ -H “Content-Type: application/json”
Delete Record
curl http://quary.server:5353/v1/records/www.domain.com -X DELETE
Get Forwarders
curl http://quary.server:5353/v1/forwarders -X GET -H “Content-Type: application/json”
Get Forwarder
curl http://quary.server:5353/v1/forwarders/8.8.8.8 -X GET -H “Content-Type: application/json”
Create Forwarder
curl http://quary.server:5353/v1/forwarders/8.8.8.8 -X POST -d ‘{“timeout”: 500, “port”: 53}’ -H “Content-Type: application/json”
Update Forwarder
curl http://quary.server:5353/v1/forwarders/8.8.8.8 -X PUT -d ‘{“timeout”: 1000, “port”: 53}’ -H “Content-Type: application/json”
Delete Forwarder
curl http://quary.server:5353/v1/forwarders/8.8.8.8 -X DELETE
Module Mode
Usage
var Quarry = require("quarry-dns");
var quarry = new Quarry({
persistence: "memory"
});
if(quarry){
quarry.listen(function(){
console.log("quarry is now listening");
});
}
Disk
var quarry = new Quarry({
persistence: "disk",
"file-location": "/tmp/quarry.json"
});
Memory
var quarry = new Quarry({
persistence: "memory"
});
MongoDB
var quarry = new Quarry({
persistence: "mongo",
"mongo-host": "ds028017.mongolab.com"
});
Redis
var quarry = new Quarry({
persistence: "redis",
"redis-host": "quarry.abcdef.0001.use1.cache.amazonaws.com"
});
S3
var quarry = new Quarry({
persistence: "s3",
"access-key-id": process.env["AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID"],
"secret-access-key": process.env["AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"],
bucket: "quarry"
});
Examples
Get Records
quarry.persistence.get_configuration(function(err, configuration){
if(err)
throw err; var records = configuration.records;
});
Get Record
quarry.persistence.get_configuration(function(err, configuration){
if(err)
throw err;
var record = configuration.records["www.domain.com"];
});
Create Record
quarry.persistence.create_record("www.domain.com", { address: "1.2.3.4", type: "A", ttl: 60 }, function(err){
if(err)
throw err;
});
Update Record
quarry.persistence.update_record("www.domain.com", { address: ["1.2.3.4", "5.6.7.8"], type: "A", ttl: 60 }, function(err){
if(err)
throw err;
});
Delete Record
quarry.persistence.delete_record("www.domain.com", function(err){
if(err)
throw err;
});
Get Forwarders
quarry.persistence.get_configuration(function(err, configuration){
if(err)
throw err;
var forwarders = configuration.forwarders;
});
Get Forwarder
quarry.persistence.get_configuration(function(err, configuration){
if(err)
throw err;
var forwarder = configuration.forwarders["8.8.8.8"];
});
Create Forwarder
quarry.persistence.create_forwarder("8.8.8.8", { timeout: 500, port: 53 }, function(err){
if(err)
throw err;
});
Update Forwarder
quarry.persistence.update_forwarder("8.8.8.8", { timeout: 1000, port: 53 }, function(err){
if(err)
throw err;
});
Delete Forwarder
quarry.persistence.delete_forwarder("8.8.8.8", function(err){
if(err)
throw err;
});
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