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plugin/file: add small zonefile example (#4509)

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Watching TGI Kubernetes 147 and it helps to show a small zonefile
example in the documentation.

Signed-off-by: Miek Gieben <miek@miek.nl>
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## Description
The *file* plugin is used for an "old-style" DNS server. It serves from a preloaded file that exists
on disk. If the zone file contains signatures (i.e., is signed using DNSSEC), correct DNSSEC answers
are returned. Only NSEC is supported! If you use this setup *you* are responsible for re-signing the
zonefile.
on disk contained RFC 1035 styled data. If the zone file contains signatures (i.e., is signed using
DNSSEC), correct DNSSEC answers are returned. Only NSEC is supported! If you use this setup *you*
are responsible for re-signing the zonefile.
## Syntax
@ -38,18 +38,32 @@ If you need outgoing zone transfers, take a look at the *transfer* plugin.
## Examples
Load the `example.org` zone from `example.org.signed` and allow transfers to the internet, but send
Load the `example.org` zone from `db.example.org` and allow transfers to the internet, but send
notifies to 10.240.1.1
~~~ corefile
example.org {
file example.org.signed
file db.example.org
transfer {
to * 10.240.1.1
}
}
~~~
Where `db.example.org` would contain RRSets (<https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7719#section-4>) in the
(text) presentation format from RFC 1035:
~~~
$ORIGIN example.org.
@ 3600 IN SOA sns.dns.icann.org. noc.dns.icann.org. 2017042745 7200 3600 1209600 3600
3600 IN NS a.iana-servers.net.
3600 IN NS b.iana-servers.net.
www IN A 127.0.0.1
IN AAAA ::1
~~~
Or use a single zone file for multiple zones:
~~~ corefile
@ -92,4 +106,7 @@ example.org {
## See Also
See the *loadbalance* plugin if you need simple record shuffling. And the *transfer* plugin for zone
transfers. Lastly the *root* plugin can help you specificy the location of the zone files.
transfers. Lastly the *root* plugin can help you specify the location of the zone files.
See [RFC 1035](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1035.txt) for more info on how to structure zone
files.