Standardize and fix (Auto-)DNS for Linux, Windows 7/8/10 and MacOS (Native and Docker Toolbox)

[cytopia]

Auto-DNS standardization and fixes

This ticket will address various Auto-DNS related issues for all operating systems and all Docker versions.

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Idea

I will introduce a second DNS container which will always be able to point to whatever IP the Devilbox is running. A second container is necessary to be independent of the internal DNS name resolution. This one can then also be bound to a computers external interface to be shared within the corporate LAN.

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Goal

• Automatically have access to all projects (via Auto-DNS) from
  • your local computer (native or Docker Toolbox)
  • your local LAN
    • other computers on the LAN
    • Android mobiles on the LAN
    • iPhones on the LAN

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Open tasks

• [ ] Fix Auto-DNS for Docker Toolbox
  • [ ] Introduce dedicated autodns container
  • [ ] Update documentation
• [ ] Documentation: Setup Devilbox in a LAN
  • [ ] Lan computer: how to use Devilbox remote DNS server
  • [ ] Android: how use Devilbox remote DNS server
  • [ ] iPhone: how to use Devilbox remote DNS server
• [ ] Documentation: Auto-DNS for Linux (various methods: nm, systemd, etc)

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Note

I have closed all related tickets and linked them here. As soon as the first pull request is ready I will add it here including new instructions.

Comments, suggestions, wishes

Any ideas, comments or feature requests regarding (Auto-)DNS are welcome and I will try to include them in the new setup. Feel free to add anything you wish to see for that.

Pull request

• https://github.com/cytopia/devilbox/pull/411

[cytopia]

The first PR for this feature has been made and is available to try out: https://github.com/cytopia/devilbox/pull/411

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[dimkasta]

This would be very nice. Especially if it allows custom DNS entries to be added for other LAN devices And if we manage to include pihole in the bunch, it's going to be a very nice intranet management solution.