Test a branch

Instructions for testing DNSControl at a particular PR or branch.

Assumptions:

• /THE/PATH -- Change this to the full path to where your dnsconfig.js and other files are located.

• INSERT_BRANCH_HERE -- The branch you want to test. The branch associated with a PR is listed on https://github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/branches.

Using Docker

Using Docker assures you're using the latest version of Go and doesn't require you to install anything on your machine, other than Docker!

docker run -it -v /THE/PATH:/dns golang
git clone -b INSERT_BRANCH_HERE --single-branch https://github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol.git
cd dnscontrol
go install

cd /dns
dnscontrol preview

If you want to run the integration tests, follow the Integration Tests document as usual. The directory to be in is /go/dnscontrol/integrationTest.

cd /go/dnscontrol/integrationTest
go test -v -verbose -provider INSERT_PROVIDER_NAME -start 1 -end 3

Change INSERT_PROVIDER_NAME to the name of your provider (BIND, ROUTE53, GCLOUD, etc.)

Not using Docker

Step 1: Install Go

https://go.dev/dl/

Step 2: Check out the software

git clone -b INSERT_BRANCH_HERE --single-branch https://github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol.git
cd dnscontrol
go install

cd /THE/PATH
dnscontrol preview

Step 3: Clean up

go install put the dnscontrol program in your $HOME/bin directory. You probably want to remove it.

rm -i $HOME/bin/dnscontrol