Dockerfile to create a Docker container image for BIND DNS server bundled with the Webmin interface.

BIND is open source software that implements the Domain Name System (DNS) protocols for the Internet. It is a reference implementation of those protocols, but it is also production-grade software, suitable for use in high-volume and high-reliability applications.

Automated builds of the image are available on Dockerhub and is the recommended method of installation.

docker pull soldin/dns-dhcp

Start BIND using:

docker run -d --name dns-dhcp \
--net=host \
-e ROOT_PASSWORD=admin \
-e DHCP_ENABLED=true \
-e INTERFACES=eth0 \
-v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro \
-v /srv/dns-dhcp:/data \
--restart=always soldin/dns-dhcp

When the container is started the Webmin service is also started and is accessible from the web browser at http://localhost:10000. Login to Webmin with the username root and password password. Specify --env ROOT_PASSWORD=secretpassword on the docker run command to set a password of your choosing.

The launch of Webmin can be disabled by adding --env WEBMIN_ENABLED=false to the docker run command. Note that the ROOT_PASSWORD parameter has no effect when the launch of Webmin is disabled.

For the BIND to preserve its state across container shutdown and startup you should mount a volume at /data.

For debugging and maintenance purposes you may want access the containers shell. If you are using Docker version 1.3.0 or higher you can access a running containers shell by starting bash using docker exec:

docker exec -it dns-dhcp bash