DNScale

Configuration

To use this provider, add an entry to creds.json with TYPE set to DNSCALE along with your DNScale API key.

Example:

creds.json

{
  "dnscale": {
    "TYPE": "DNSCALE",
    "api_key": "dnscale_your-api-key-here"
  }
}

Metadata

This provider does not recognize any special metadata fields unique to DNScale.

Usage

An example configuration:

dnsconfig.js

var REG_NONE = NewRegistrar("none");
var DSP_DNSCALE = NewDnsProvider("dnscale");

D("example.com", REG_NONE, DnsProvider(DSP_DNSCALE),
    A("@", "192.0.2.1"),
    A("www", "192.0.2.1"),
    AAAA("@", "2001:db8::1"),
    CNAME("blog", "example.github.io."),
    MX("@", 10, "mail.example.com."),
    TXT("@", "v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all"),
    CAA("@", "issue", "letsencrypt.org"),
END);

Activation

DNScale requires an API key which can be obtained from your DNScale dashboard.

Supported Record Types

DNScale supports the following record types:

• A

• AAAA

• ALIAS

• CAA

• CNAME

• HTTPS

• MX

• NS

• PTR

• SRV

• SSHFP

• SVCB

• TLSA

• TXT

Nameservers and apex NS records

DNScale automatically assigns nameservers (e.g. ns1.dnscale.eu, ns2.dnscale.eu) when a zone is created. These system-managed NS records at the zone apex are invisible to DNSControl — they cannot be modified or deleted.

Third-party NS records at the apex are supported for multi-provider DNS setups. For example, if you use DNScale alongside another provider, you can add their nameservers as NS records and DNSControl will manage them normally.

Multi-provider DNS setup

Because DNScale assigns nameservers server-side, GetNameservers returns an empty list. This means DNScale's nameservers are not automatically included in registrar delegation. For multi-provider setups, you must explicitly declare them using NAMESERVER():

dnsconfig.js

var REG_NAMECHEAP = NewRegistrar("namecheap");
var DSP_DNSCALE = NewDnsProvider("dnscale");
var DSP_CLOUDFLARE = NewDnsProvider("cloudflare");

D("example.com", REG_NAMECHEAP,
    DnsProvider(DSP_DNSCALE),
    DnsProvider(DSP_CLOUDFLARE),
    NAMESERVER("ns1.dnscale.eu"),
    NAMESERVER("ns2.dnscale.eu"),
    A("@", "192.0.2.1"),
    A("www", "192.0.2.1"),
END);

New domains

If a domain does not exist in your DNScale account, DNSControl will automatically create it when you run dnscontrol push.

API Documentation

For more information about the DNScale API, see the DNScale API documentation.

Feature Summary

• Provider Type

  • Official Support: ❌

  • DNS Provider: ✅

  • Registrar: ❌

• Provider API

  • Concurrency Verified: ❌

  • dual host: ❔

  • create-domains: ✅

  • get-zones: ✅

• DNS extensions

  • ALIAS: ✅

  • DNAME: ❔

  • LOC: ❌

  • PTR: ✅

  • SOA: ❔

• Service discovery

  • DHCID: ❔

  • NAPTR: ❔

  • SRV: ✅

  • SVCB: ✅

• Security

  • CAA: ✅

  • HTTPS: ✅

  • SMIMEA: ❔

  • SSHFP: ✅

  • TLSA: ✅

• DNSSEC

  • AUTODNSSEC: ❔

  • DNSKEY: ❔

  • DS: ❔