# DNS server **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [September 1, 2006, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dns-server/67244 "2006-09-01T16:30:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f14d63/32.png) [@joey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joey)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dns-server/67244/1 "2006-09-01T16:30:31Z")
Hi guys! I was just wondering if anyone had written an authoritative DNS server in Ruby? It would be much appreciated! Thanks, j`ey [http://www.eachmapinject.com](http://www.eachmapinject.com) ---
**Author:** ![joey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f14d63/32.png) [@joey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joey)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 4:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dns-server/67244/2 "2006-09-01T16:44:33Z")
On 9/1/06, Joey [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi guys! > I was just wondering if anyone had written an authoritative DNS server in > Ruby? It would be much appreciated! > > Thanks, > j`ey > [http://www.eachmapinject.com](http://www.eachmapinject.com) What are you trying to accomplish that can’t be done with standard DNS servers? ---
**Author:** ![joey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f14d63/32.png) [@joey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joey)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 5:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dns-server/67244/3 "2006-09-01T17:02:44Z")
On 9/1/06, Francis C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > What are you trying to accomplish that can’t be done with standard DNS > servers? I was hoping to have a very simple one in ruby, nothing different to other servers. j`ey [http://www.eachmapinject.com](http://www.eachmapinject.com) ---
**Author:** ![joey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f14d63/32.png) [@joey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joey)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 6:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dns-server/67244/4 "2006-09-01T18:20:53Z")
On 9/1/06, Francis C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Sorry if I’m making more of this than you intend, but by “very simple” I > think you mean a reasonably-full featured DNS server that is far easier to > install, configure, manage, and secure than the standard servers. Right? > What about a CLI/DSL + Rails interface on top of a standard server? > > In a nutshell, yes! 🙂 Ill look into CLI/DSL. Any where I should start? thanks j`ey [http://www.eachmapinject.com](http://www.eachmapinject.com) ---
**Author:** ![joey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f14d63/32.png) [@joey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joey)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 5:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dns-server/67244/5 "2006-09-01T17:44:48Z")
On 9/1/06, Joey [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I was hoping to have a very simple one in ruby, nothing different to > other > servers. Sorry if I’m making more of this than you intend, but by “very simple” I think you mean a reasonably-full featured DNS server that is far easier to install, configure, manage, and secure than the standard servers. Right? What about a CLI/DSL + Rails interface on top of a standard server? ---
**Author:** ![joey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f14d63/32.png) [@joey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joey)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2006, 2:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dns-server/67244/6 "2006-09-02T02:21:52Z")
On 9/1/06, Joey [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > On 9/1/06, Francis C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > Sorry if I’m making more of this than you intend, but by “very simple” I > > think you mean a reasonably-full featured DNS server that is far easier to > > install, configure, manage, and secure than the standard servers. Right? > > What about a CLI/DSL + Rails interface on top of a standard server? > > > > In a nutshell, yes! 🙂 Ill look into CLI/DSL. Any where I should start? Or you could look into somthing else than Bind (which no doubt what is giving you problems with config 🙂 My personal favourite: [djbdns: Domain Name System tools](http://cr.yp.to/djbdns.html) It could also work with a Rails interface but to me that would be extra complexity