Random Backend

Deprecated since version 4.6.0: This backend has been removed in 4.6.0

• Native: Yes
• Master: No
• Slave: No
• Superslave: No
• Case: Depends
• DNSSEC: Yes, no key storage
• Disabled data: No
• Comments: No
• Zone caching: No
• Module name: built in
• Launch: random

This is a very silly backend which is discussed in the Backends writer’s guide. as a demonstration on how to write a PowerDNS backend.

This backend knows about only one hostname, and only about its IP address at that. With every query, a new random IP address is generated.

It only makes sense to load the random backend in combination with a regular backend. This can be done by prepending it to the launch instruction, such as launch=random,gmysql.

Configuration Parameters

random-hostname

• String

Hostname for which to supply a random IP address.