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Semi-compulsory link whenever this sort of thing comes up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesiod_(name_service) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesiod_(name_servi
by quink 3y ago
Semi-compulsory link whenever this sort of thing comes up:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesiod_(name_service) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesiod_(name_service)
- PMunch 3y agoOoh, that's pretty clever. I wonder if this might be useful for things like managing cloud servers or docker clusters. Apart of course from its more obvious use of managing a set of "personal" machines (I'm picturing a computer lab for example).
- justsomehnguy 3y agoConsul can be used as a KV store. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consul_(software) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consul_(software)
- HumanOstrich 3y agoThis thread is about DNS. Nobody asked for suggestions for a KV store.
- justsomehnguy 3y agoYou have no idea how Consul works? > Registered services and nodes can be queried using a DNS interface or an HTTP interface This thread is about Hesiod, a service which provides DNS interface for databases.
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- HumanOstrich 3y agoApologies. I didn't realize Consul had a DNS interface and I failed to glance at the Wikipedia article you linked. That's pretty neat though.