dnscontrol has got to be one of my most beloved “DevOps” tools out there. Possibility of describing DNS in a config file (even though, for whatever reason, javascript was chosen for syntax) gives me huge peace of mind. It can integrate with plethora of different providers through their APIs and almost every major release brings even more of them. Ever since I learned about its existence I use it all the time, everywhere I go. Just smash it into git, ensure some review takes place and roll it out, everything fully automated through CI piepelines. If that doesn’t sound beautiful I don’t know what does 🤷🏻♂️
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