# ignore-unknown-settings Configuration settings to ignore if they are unknown
#
# ignore-unknown-settings=
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# 8bit-dns Allow 8bit dns queries
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# 8bit-dns=no
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# allow-axfr-ips Allow zonetransfers only to these subnets
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# allow-axfr-ips=127.0.0.0/8,::1
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# allow-dnsupdate-from A global setting to allow DNS updates from these IP ranges.
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# allow-dnsupdate-from=127.0.0.0/8,::1
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# allow-notify-from Allow AXFR NOTIFY from these IP ranges. If empty, drop all incoming notifies.
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# allow-notify-from=0.0.0.0/0,::/0
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# allow-unsigned-autoprimary Allow autoprimaries to create zones without TSIG signed NOTIFY
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# allow-unsigned-autoprimary=yes
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# allow-unsigned-notify Allow unsigned notifications for TSIG secured zones
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# allow-unsigned-notify=yes
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# allow-unsigned-supermaster Allow supermasters to create zones without TSIG signed NOTIFY
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# allow-unsigned-supermaster=yes
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# also-notify When notifying a zone, also notify these nameservers
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# also-notify=
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# any-to-tcp Answer ANY queries with tc=1, shunting to TCP
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# any-to-tcp=yes
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# api Enable/disable the REST API (including HTTP listener)
#
# api=no
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# api-key Static pre-shared authentication key for access to the REST API
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# api-key=
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# autosecondary Act as an autosecondary (formerly superslave)
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# autosecondary=no
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# axfr-fetch-timeout Maximum time in seconds for inbound AXFR to start or be idle after starting
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# axfr-fetch-timeout=10
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# axfr-lower-serial Also AXFR a zone from a master with a lower serial
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# axfr-lower-serial=no
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# cache-ttl Seconds to store packets in the PacketCache
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# cache-ttl=20
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# carbon-instance If set overwrites the instance name default
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# carbon-instance=auth
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# carbon-interval Number of seconds between carbon (graphite) updates
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# carbon-interval=30
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# carbon-namespace If set overwrites the first part of the carbon string
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# carbon-namespace=pdns
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# carbon-ourname If set, overrides our reported hostname for carbon stats
#
# carbon-ourname=
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# carbon-server If set, send metrics in carbon (graphite) format to this server IP address
#
# carbon-server=
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# chroot If set, chroot to this directory for more security
#
# chroot=
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# config-dir Location of configuration directory (pdns.conf)
#
# config-dir=/usr/local/etc/pdns
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# config-name Name of this virtual configuration - will rename the binary image
#
# config-name=
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# consistent-backends Assume individual zones are not divided over backends. Send only ANY lookup operations to the backend to reduce the number of lookups
#
# consistent-backends=yes
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# control-console Debugging switch - don't use
#
# control-console=no
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# daemon Operate as a daemon
#
# daemon=no
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# default-api-rectify Default API-RECTIFY value for zones
#
# default-api-rectify=yes
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# default-ksk-algorithm Default KSK algorithm
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# default-ksk-algorithm=ecdsa256
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# default-ksk-size Default KSK size (0 means default)
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# default-ksk-size=0
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# default-publish-cdnskey Default value for PUBLISH-CDNSKEY
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# default-publish-cdnskey=
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# default-publish-cds Default value for PUBLISH-CDS
# default-soa-edit-signed Default SOA-EDIT value for signed zones
#
# default-soa-edit-signed=
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# default-ttl Seconds a result is valid if not set otherwise
#
# default-ttl=3600
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# default-zsk-algorithm Default ZSK algorithm
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# default-zsk-algorithm=
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# default-zsk-size Default ZSK size (0 means default)
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# default-zsk-size=0
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# direct-dnskey Fetch DNSKEY, CDS and CDNSKEY RRs from backend during DNSKEY or CDS/CDNSKEY synthesis
#
# direct-dnskey=no
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# disable-axfr Disable zonetransfers but do allow TCP queries
#
# disable-axfr=no
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# disable-axfr-rectify Disable the rectify step during an outgoing AXFR. Only required for regression testing.
#
# disable-axfr-rectify=no
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# disable-syslog Disable logging to syslog, useful when running inside a supervisor that logs stdout
#
# disable-syslog=no
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# distributor-threads Default number of Distributor (backend) threads to start
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# distributor-threads=3
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# dname-processing If we should support DNAME records
#
# dname-processing=no
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# dnssec-key-cache-ttl Seconds to cache DNSSEC keys from the database
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# dnssec-key-cache-ttl=30
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# dnsupdate Enable/Disable DNS update (RFC2136) support. Default is no.
#
# dnsupdate=no
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# domain-metadata-cache-ttl Seconds to cache zone metadata from the database
#
# domain-metadata-cache-ttl=
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# edns-cookie-secret When set, set a server cookie when responding to a query with a Client cookie (in hex)
#
# edns-cookie-secret=
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# edns-subnet-processing If we should act on EDNS Subnet options
#
# edns-subnet-processing=no
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# enable-lua-records Process LUA records for all zones (metadata overrides this)
#
# enable-lua-records=no
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# entropy-source If set, read entropy from this file
#
# entropy-source=/dev/urandom
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# expand-alias Expand ALIAS records
#
# expand-alias=no
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# forward-dnsupdate A global setting to allow DNS update packages that are for a Slave zone, to be forwarded to the master.
#
# forward-dnsupdate=yes
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# forward-notify IP addresses to forward received notifications to regardless of master or slave settings
#
# forward-notify=
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# guardian Run within a guardian process
#
# guardian=no
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# include-dir Include *.conf files from this directory
#
# include-dir=
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# launch Which backends to launch and order to query them in
#
# launch=
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# load-modules Load this module - supply absolute or relative path
#
# load-modules=
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# local-address Local IP addresses to which we bind
#
# local-address=0.0.0.0, ::
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# local-address-nonexist-fail Fail to start if one or more of the local-address's do not exist on this server
#
# local-address-nonexist-fail=yes
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# local-port The port on which we listen
#
# local-port=53
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# log-dns-details If PDNS should log DNS non-erroneous details
#
# log-dns-details=no
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# log-dns-queries If PDNS should log all incoming DNS queries
#
# log-dns-queries=no
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# log-timestamp Print timestamps in log lines
#
# log-timestamp=yes
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# logging-facility Log under a specific facility
#
# logging-facility=
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# loglevel Amount of logging. Higher is more. Do not set below 3
#
# loglevel=4
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# lua-axfr-script Script to be used to edit incoming AXFRs
#
# lua-axfr-script=
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# lua-dnsupdate-policy-script Lua script with DNS update policy handler
#
# lua-dnsupdate-policy-script=
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# lua-health-checks-expire-delay Stops doing health checks after the record hasn't been used for that delay (in seconds)
#
# lua-health-checks-expire-delay=3600
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# lua-health-checks-interval LUA records health checks monitoring interval in seconds
#
# lua-health-checks-interval=5
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# lua-prequery-script Lua script with prequery handler (DO NOT USE)
#
# lua-prequery-script=
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# lua-records-exec-limit LUA records scripts execution limit (instructions count). Values <= 0 mean no limit
#
# lua-records-exec-limit=1000
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# master Act as a primary
#
# master=no
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# max-cache-entries Maximum number of entries in the query cache
#
# max-cache-entries=1000000
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# max-ent-entries Maximum number of empty non-terminals in a zone
#
# max-ent-entries=100000
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# max-generate-steps Maximum number of $GENERATE steps when loading a zone from a file
#
# max-generate-steps=0
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# max-include-depth Maximum number of nested $INCLUDE directives while processing a zone file
#
# max-include-depth=20
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# max-nsec3-iterations Limit the number of NSEC3 hash iterations
#
# max-nsec3-iterations=100
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# max-packet-cache-entries Maximum number of entries in the packet cache
#
# max-packet-cache-entries=1000000
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# max-queue-length Maximum queuelength before considering situation lost
#
# max-queue-length=5000
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# max-signature-cache-entries Maximum number of signatures cache entries
#
# max-signature-cache-entries=
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# max-tcp-connection-duration Maximum time in seconds that a TCP DNS connection is allowed to stay open.
#
# max-tcp-connection-duration=0
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# max-tcp-connections Maximum number of TCP connections
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# max-tcp-connections=20
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# max-tcp-connections-per-client Maximum number of simultaneous TCP connections per client
#
# max-tcp-connections-per-client=0
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# max-tcp-transactions-per-conn Maximum number of subsequent queries per TCP connection
#
# max-tcp-transactions-per-conn=0
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# module-dir Default directory for modules
#
# module-dir=/usr/local/lib/pdns
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# negquery-cache-ttl Seconds to store negative query results in the QueryCache
#
# negquery-cache-ttl=60
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# no-shuffle Set this to prevent random shuffling of answers - for regression testing
#
# no-shuffle=off
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# non-local-bind Enable binding to non-local addresses by using FREEBIND / BINDANY socket options
#
# non-local-bind=no
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# only-notify Only send AXFR NOTIFY to these IP addresses or netmasks
#
# only-notify=0.0.0.0/0,::/0
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# outgoing-axfr-expand-alias Expand ALIAS records during outgoing AXFR
#
# outgoing-axfr-expand-alias=no
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# overload-queue-length Maximum queuelength moving to packetcache only
#
# overload-queue-length=0
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# prevent-self-notification Don't send notifications to what we think is ourself
#
# prevent-self-notification=yes
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# primary Act as a primary
#
# primary=no
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# proxy-protocol-from A Proxy Protocol header is only allowed from these subnets, and is mandatory then too.
#
# proxy-protocol-from=
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# proxy-protocol-maximum-size The maximum size of a proxy protocol payload, including the TLV values
#
# proxy-protocol-maximum-size=512
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# query-cache-ttl Seconds to store query results in the QueryCache
#
# query-cache-ttl=20
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# query-local-address Source IP addresses for sending queries
#
# query-local-address=0.0.0.0 ::
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# query-logging Hint backends that queries should be logged
#
# query-logging=no
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# queue-limit Maximum number of milliseconds to queue a query
#
# queue-limit=1500
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# receiver-threads Default number of receiver threads to start
#
# receiver-threads=1
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# resolver Use this resolver for ALIAS and the internal stub resolver
#
# resolver=no
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# retrieval-threads Number of AXFR-retrieval threads for slave operation
#
# retrieval-threads=2
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# reuseport Enable higher performance on compliant kernels by using SO_REUSEPORT allowing each receiver thread to open its own socket
#
# reuseport=no
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# rng Specify the random number generator to use. Valid values are auto,sodium,openssl,getrandom,arc4random,urandom.
#
# rng=auto
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# secondary Act as a secondary
#
# secondary=no
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# secondary-check-signature-freshness Check signatures in SOA freshness check. Sets DO flag on SOA queries. Outside some very problematic scenarios, say yes here.
#
# secondary-check-signature-freshness=yes
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# secondary-do-renotify If this secondary should send out notifications after receiving zone transfers from a primary
#
# secondary-do-renotify=no
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# security-poll-suffix Zone name from which to query security update notifications
#
# security-poll-suffix=secpoll.powerdns.com.
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# send-signed-notify Send TSIG secured NOTIFY if TSIG key is configured for a zone
#
# send-signed-notify=yes
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# server-id Returned when queried for 'id.server' TXT or NSID, defaults to hostname - disabled or custom
#
# server-id=
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# setgid If set, change group id to this gid for more security
#
# setgid=pdns
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# setuid If set, change user id to this uid for more security
#
# setuid=pdns
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# signing-threads Default number of signer threads to start
#
# signing-threads=3
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# slave Act as a secondary
#
# slave=no
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# slave-cycle-interval Schedule slave freshness checks once every .. seconds
#
# slave-cycle-interval=60
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# slave-renotify If we should send out notifications for secondaried updates
#
# slave-renotify=no
#################################
# socket-dir Where the controlsocket will live, /var/run/pdns when unset and not chrooted
#
# socket-dir=
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# superslave Act as a autosecondary
#
# superslave=no
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# svc-autohints Transparently fill ipv6hint=auto ipv4hint=auto SVC params with AAAA/A records for the target name of the record (if within the same zone)
#
# svc-autohints=no
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# tcp-control-address If set, PowerDNS can be controlled over TCP on this address
#
# tcp-control-address=
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# tcp-control-port If set, PowerDNS can be controlled over TCP on this address
#
# tcp-control-port=53000
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# tcp-control-range If set, remote control of PowerDNS is possible over these networks only
# tcp-control-secret If set, PowerDNS can be controlled over TCP after passing this secret
#
# tcp-control-secret=
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# tcp-fast-open Enable TCP Fast Open support on the listening sockets, using the supplied numerical value as the queue size
#
# tcp-fast-open=0
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# tcp-idle-timeout Maximum time in seconds that a TCP DNS connection is allowed to stay open while being idle
#
# tcp-idle-timeout=5
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# traceback-handler Enable the traceback handler (Linux only)
#
# traceback-handler=yes
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# trusted-notification-proxy IP address of incoming notification proxy
#
# trusted-notification-proxy=
#################################
# udp-truncation-threshold Maximum UDP response size before we truncate
#
# udp-truncation-threshold=1232
#################################
# upgrade-unknown-types Transparently upgrade known TYPExxx records. Recommended to keep off, except for PowerDNS upgrades until data sources are cleaned up
#
# upgrade-unknown-types=no
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# version-string PowerDNS version in packets - full, anonymous, powerdns or custom
#
# version-string=full
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# webserver Start a webserver for monitoring (api=yes also enables the HTTP listener)
#
# webserver=no
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# webserver-address IP Address of webserver/API to listen on
#
# webserver-address=127.0.0.1
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# webserver-allow-from Webserver/API access is only allowed from these subnets
#
# webserver-allow-from=127.0.0.1,::1
#################################
# webserver-hash-plaintext-credentials Whether to hash passwords and api keys supplied in plaintext, to prevent keeping the plaintext version in memory at runtime
#
# webserver-hash-plaintext-credentials=no
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# webserver-loglevel Amount of logging in the webserver (none, normal, detailed)
#
# webserver-loglevel=normal
#################################
# webserver-max-bodysize Webserver/API maximum request/response body size in megabytes
#
# webserver-max-bodysize=2
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# webserver-password Password required for accessing the webserver
#
# webserver-password=
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# webserver-port Port of webserver/API to listen on
#
# webserver-port=8081
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# webserver-print-arguments If the webserver should print arguments
#
# webserver-print-arguments=no
#################################
# write-pid Write a PID file
#
# write-pid=yes
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# xfr-cycle-interval Schedule primary/secondary SOA freshness checks once every .. seconds
#
# xfr-cycle-interval=60
#################################
# xfr-max-received-mbytes Maximum number of megabytes received from an incoming XFR
#
# xfr-max-received-mbytes=100
#################################
# zone-cache-refresh-interval Seconds to cache list of known zones
#
# zone-cache-refresh-interval=300
#################################
# zone-metadata-cache-ttl Seconds to cache zone metadata from the database
