Setting up ExternalDNS for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)¶
This tutorial describes how to setup ExternalDNS for usage within a Kubernetes cluster using OCI DNS.
Make sure to use the latest version of ExternalDNS for this tutorial.
Creating an OCI DNS Zone¶
Create a DNS zone which will contain the managed DNS records. Let’s use
example.com as a reference here. Make note of the OCID of the compartment
in which you created the zone; you’ll need to provide that later.
For more information about OCI DNS see the documentation here.
Using Private OCI DNS Zones¶
By default, the ExternalDNS OCI provider is configured to use Global OCI
DNS Zones. If you want to use Private OCI DNS Zones, add the following
argument to the ExternalDNS controller:
To use both Global and Private OCI DNS Zones, set the OCI Zone Scope to be
empty:
Deploy ExternalDNS¶
Connect your kubectl client to the cluster you want to test ExternalDNS with.
The OCI provider supports two authentication options: key-based and instance
principals.
Key-based¶
We first need to create a config file containing the information needed to connect with the OCI API.
Create a new file (oci.yaml) and modify the contents to match the example
below. Be sure to adjust the values to match your own credentials, and the OCID
of the compartment containing the zone:
auth:
region: us-phoenix-1
tenancy: ocid1.tenancy.oc1...
user: ocid1.user.oc1...
key: |
-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
fingerprint: af:81:71:8e...
# Omit if there is not a password for the key
passphrase: Tx1jRk...
compartment: ocid1.compartment.oc1...
Create a secret using the config file above:
OCI IAM Instance Principal¶
If you’re running ExternalDNS within OCI, you can use OCI IAM instance
principals to authenticate with OCI. This obviates the need to create the
secret with your credentials. You’ll need to ensure an OCI IAM policy exists
with a statement granting the manage dns permission on zones and records in
the target compartment to the dynamic group covering your instance running
ExternalDNS.
E.g.:
You’ll also need to add the --oci-auth-instance-principal flag to enable
this type of authentication. Finally, you’ll need to add the
--oci-compartment-ocid=ocid1.compartment.oc1... flag to provide the OCID of
the compartment containing the zone to be managed.
For more information about OCI IAM instance principals, see the documentation here.
For more information about OCI IAM policy details for the DNS service, see the documentation here.
OCI IAM Workload Identity¶
If you’re running ExternalDNS within an OCI Container Engine for Kubernetes (OKE) cluster,
you can use OCI IAM Workload Identity to authenticate with OCI. You’ll need to ensure an
OCI IAM policy exists with a statement granting the manage dns permission on zones and
records in the target compartment covering your OKE cluster running ExternalDNS.
E.g.:
Allow any-user to manage dns in compartment <compartment-name> where all {request.principal.type='workload',request.principal.cluster_id='<cluster-ocid>',request.principal.service_account='external-dns'}
You’ll also need to create a new file (oci.yaml) and modify the contents to match the example
below. Be sure to adjust the values to match your region and the OCID
of the compartment containing the zone:
Create a secret using the config file above:
Manifest (for clusters with RBAC enabled)¶
Apply the following manifest to deploy ExternalDNS.
apiVersion: v1
kind: ServiceAccount
metadata:
name: external-dns
---
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: ClusterRole
metadata:
name: external-dns
rules:
- apiGroups: [""]
resources: ["services","endpoints","pods"]
verbs: ["get","watch","list"]
- apiGroups: ["extensions","networking.k8s.io"]
resources: ["ingresses"]
verbs: ["get","watch","list"]
- apiGroups: [""]
resources: ["nodes"]
verbs: ["list"]
---
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: ClusterRoleBinding
metadata:
name: external-dns-viewer
roleRef:
apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
kind: ClusterRole
name: external-dns
subjects:
- kind: ServiceAccount
name: external-dns
namespace: default
---
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
name: external-dns
spec:
strategy:
type: Recreate
selector:
matchLabels:
app: external-dns
template:
metadata:
labels:
app: external-dns
spec:
serviceAccountName: external-dns
containers:
- name: external-dns
image: registry.k8s.io/external-dns/external-dns:v0.14.1
args:
- --source=service
- --source=ingress
- --provider=oci
- --policy=upsert-only # prevent ExternalDNS from deleting any records, omit to enable full synchronization
- --txt-owner-id=my-identifier
# Specifies the OCI DNS Zone scope, defaults to GLOBAL.
# May be GLOBAL, PRIVATE, or an empty value to specify both GLOBAL and PRIVATE OCI DNS Zones
# - --oci-zone-scope=GLOBAL
# Specifies the zone cache duration, defaults to 0s. If set to 0s, the zone cache is disabled.
# Use of zone caching is recommended to reduce the amount of requests sent to OCI DNS.
# - --oci-zones-cache-duration=0s
volumeMounts:
- name: config
mountPath: /etc/kubernetes/
volumes:
- name: config
secret:
secretName: external-dns-config
Verify ExternalDNS works (Service example)¶
Create the following sample application to test that ExternalDNS works.
For services ExternalDNS will look for the annotation
external-dns.alpha.kubernetes.io/hostnameon the service and use the corresponding value.
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
name: nginx
annotations:
external-dns.alpha.kubernetes.io/hostname: example.com
spec:
type: LoadBalancer
ports:
- port: 80
name: http
targetPort: 80
selector:
app: nginx
---
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
name: nginx
spec:
selector:
matchLabels:
app: nginx
template:
metadata:
labels:
app: nginx
spec:
containers:
- image: nginx
name: nginx
ports:
- containerPort: 80
name: http
Apply the manifest above and wait roughly two minutes and check that a corresponding DNS record for your service was created.