Add README for setting up DNS in DigitalOcean

service-provider-setup/README.md

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 # service-provider-setup
+
+## Configure DNS
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- Buy a domain and configure nameservers to DigitalOcean
+
+- Generate a DigitalOcean access token
+
+### Create DNS entries in DigitalOcean
+
+- Copy the [`dns-vars.example.yml`](./dns-vars.example.yml) vars file
+
+  ```bash
+  cp dns-vars.example.yml dns-vars.yml
+  ```
+
+- Enter the `dns-vars.yml` file
+
+  ```bash
+  # primary domain for which DNS records will be managed
+  # eg: laconic.com
+  domain: ""
+
+  # specific prefix for subdomains
+  # eg: lcn-cad
+  subdomain_prefix: ""
+
+  # The IP address to be used for the A record of the cluster control machine
+  # eg: 23.111.78.179
+  cluster_control_ip: ""
+
+  # DigitalOcean access token
+  # eg: dop_v1...
+  do_api_token: ""
+  ```
+
+- Run the [`setup-dns.yml`](./setup-dns.yml) ansible playbook to create the necessary DNS entries in DigitalOcean
+
+  ```bash
+  ansible-playbook setup-dns.yml
+  ```

service-provider-setup/dns-vars.example.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 domain: ""
-subdomain: ""
+subdomain_prefix: ""
-subdomain_cluster_control: "{{ subdomain }}-cluster-control"
+subdomain_cluster_control: "{{ subdomain_prefix }}-cluster-control"
 cluster_control_ip: ""
 do_api_token: ""

service-provider-setup/dns-vars.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 domain: "test.wireitin.com"
-subdomain: "dss-ind"
+subdomain_prefix: "dss-ind"
-subdomain_cluster_control: "{{ subdomain }}-cluster-control"
+subdomain_cluster_control: "{{ subdomain_prefix }}-cluster-control"
 cluster_control_ip: "64.227.134.44"
 do_api_token: ""