Random Backend

Deprecated since version 4.6.0: This backend was removed in 4.6.0

• Native: Yes
• Primary: No
• Secondary: No
• Producer: No
• Consumer: No
• Autosecondary: No
• DNS Update: No
• DNSSEC: No
• Disabled data: No
• Comments: No
• API: No
• Multiple instances: No
• Zone caching: No
• Module name: random
• Launch: random

This used to be a very silly backend which is still discussed in the Backends writer’s guide. as a demonstration on how to write a PowerDNS backend.

This backend knew about only one hostname, and only about its IP address at that. With every query, a new random IP address was generated.

It only made sense to load the random backend in combination with a regular backend. This can be done by prepending it to the launch instruction, such as launch=random,gmysql.

Configuration Parameters

random-hostname

• String

Hostname for which to supply a random IP address.