example.yaml

# This is a Lightning Stream (LS) example configuration for use with the
# the PowerDNS Authoritative DNS server (PDNS Auth) LMDB backend.
# This example configuration is based on version 4.8 of PDNS Auth, which
# uses a native LS compatible schema. This version has not been released yet as
# of Feb 2023.
# This example aims to document all available options. If an option is
# commented out, its default value is shown, unless indicated otherwise.

# Every instance of LS requires a unique instance name. This instance name
# is included in the snapshot filenames and used by instances to discover
# snapshots by other instances.
# LS supports the expansion of OS environment variables in YAML configs, with
# values like ${INSTANCE}, which can simplify the management of multiple
# instances.
instance: unique-instance-name

# Check the LMDBs for newly written transactions at this interval, and write
# a new snapshot if anything has changed. The check is very cheap.
#lmdb_poll_interval: 1s

# Periodically log LMDB statistics.
# Useful when investigating issues based on logs. Defaults to 30m.
lmdb_log_stats_interval: 5m
# Include LMDB memory usage statistics from /proc/$PID/smaps for metrics.
# This can be expensive on some older kernel versions when a lot of memory
# is mapped.
#lmdb_scrape_smaps: true

# Check the storage for new snapshots at this interval
#storage_poll_interval: 1s

# When a download or upload fails, these items determine how often and at what
# interval we will retry, before existing LS with an error.
#storage_retry_interval: 5s
#storage_retry_count: 100
#storage_retry_forever: false

# Force a snapshot once in a while, even if there were no local changes, so
# that this instance will not be seen as stale, or removed by external cleaning
# actions.
# Note that external cleaning mechanisms are not recommended, it is safer to use
# the 'storage.cleanup' section.
#storage_force_snapshot_interval: 4h

# MemoryDownloadedSnapshots defines how many downloaded compressed snapshots
# we are allowed to keep in memory for each database (minimum: 1, default: 3).
# Setting this higher allows us to keep downloading snapshots for different
# instances, even if one download is experiencing a hiccup.
# These will transition to 'memory_decompressed_snapshots' once a slot opens
# up in there.
# Increasing this can speed up processing at the cost of memory.
#memory_downloaded_snapshots: 3

# MemoryDecompressedSnapshots defines how many decompressed snapshots
# we are allowed to keep in memory for each database (minimum: 1, default: 2).
# Keep in mind that decompressed snapshots are typically 3-10x larger than
# the downloaded compressed snapshots.
# Increasing this can speed up processing at the cost of memory.
#memory_decompressed_snapshots: 2

# Run a single merge cycle and then exit.
# Equivalent to the --only-once flag.
#only_once: false

# The 'lmdbs' section defines which LMDB database need to be synced. LS will
# start one internal syncer instance per database.
# The keys in this section ('main' and 'shard' here) are arbitrary names
# assigned to these databases. These names are used in logging and in the
# snapshot filenames, so they must match between instances and not be changed
# later.
lmdbs:
  # In PDNS Auth, this database contains all the data, except for the records.
  main:
    # Path to the LMDB database. This is typically the directory containing
    # a 'data.mdb' and 'lock.mdb' file, but PDNS Auth uses the 'no_subdir'
    # option, in which case this is a path to the data file itself.
    path: /path/to/pdns.lmdb

    # LMDB environment options
    options:
      # If set, the LMDB path refers to a file, not a directory.
      # This is required for PDNS Auth.
      no_subdir: true

      # Create the LMDB if it does not exist yet.
      create: true

      # Optional directory mask when creating a new LMDB. 0 means default.
      #dir_mask: 0775
      # Optional file mask when creating a new LMDB. 0 means default.
      #file_mask: 0664

      # The LMDB mapsize when creating the LMDB. This is the amount of memory
      # that can be used for LMDB data pages and limits the file size of an
      # LMDB. Keep in mind that an LMDB file can eventually grow to its mapsize.
      # A value of 0 means 1GB when creating a new LMDB.
      #map_size: 1GB

      # The maximum number of named DBIs within the LMDB. 0 means default.
      #max_dbs: 64

    # This indicates that the application natively supports LS headers on all
    # its database values. PDNS Auth supports this starting from version 4.8.
    # Earlier versions required this to be set to 'false'.
    # Application requirements include, but are not limited to:
    # - Every value is prefixed with an 24+ byte LS header.
    # - Deleted entries are recorded with the same timestamp and a Deleted flag.
    # When enabled, a shadow database is no longer needed to merge snapshots, and
    # conflict resolution is both more accurate and more efficient.
    schema_tracks_changes: true

    # Older versions of PDNS Auth (4.7) require this to be enabled to handle
    # the used MDB_DUPSORT DBIs. Never versions have a native LS schema.
    # Not compatible with schema_tracks_changes=true.
    #dupsort_hack: false

    # (DO NOT USE) For development only: force an extra padding block in the
    # header to test if the application handles this correctly.
    #header_extra_padding_block: false

    # This allows setting options per-DBI.
    # Currently, the only option supported is 'override_create_flags', which is
    # should only be used when you need both options.create=true
    # and have snapshots created by a pre-0.3.0 version of LS. Newer snapshots
    # have all the information they need to create new DBIs.
    dbi_options: {}
      # Example use to create new LMDBs from old snapshots of older PDNS Auth
      # 4.7 LMDBs. This is not be needed for any new deployment with PDNS Auth
      # 4.8.
      #pdns:
      #  override_create_flags: 0
      #domains:
      #  override_create_flags: MDB_INTEGERKEY
      #domains_0:
      #  override_create_flags: MDB_DUPSORT|MDB_DUPFIXED
      #keydata:
      #  override_create_flags: MDB_INTEGERKEY
      #keydata_0:
      #  override_create_flags: MDB_DUPSORT|MDB_DUPFIXED
      #metadata:
      #  override_create_flags: MDB_INTEGERKEY
      #metadata_0:
      #  override_create_flags: MDB_DUPSORT|MDB_DUPFIXED
      #tsig:
      #  override_create_flags: MDB_INTEGERKEY
      #tsig_0:
      #  override_create_flags: MDB_DUPSORT|MDB_DUPFIXED

  # In PDNS Auth, this database contains all the records.
  # The various options available are the same as in the 'lmdb.main' section above.
  shard:
    path: /path/to/pdns.lmdb-0
    options:
      no_subdir: true
      create: true

    # Example use to create new LMDBs from old snapshots of older PDNS Auth
    # 4.7 LMDBs. This is not be needed for any new deployment with PDNS Auth
    # 4.8.
    #dbi_options:
    #  records:
    #    override_create_flags: 0

# Storage configures where LS stores its snapshots
storage:
  # For the available backend types and options, please
  # check https://github.com/PowerDNS/simpleblob

  # Example with S3 storage in Minio running on localhost.
  # For the available S3 backend options, check the Options struct in
  # https://github.com/PowerDNS/simpleblob/blob/main/backends/s3/s3.go#L43
  type: s3
  options:
    access_key: minioadmin
    secret_key: minioadmin
    region: us-east-1
    bucket: lightningstream
    endpoint_url: http://localhost:9000

  # Example with local file storage for local testing and development
  #type: fs
  #options:
  #  root_path: /path/to/snapshots

  # Periodic snapshot cleanup. This cleans old snapshots from all instances,
  # including stale ones. Multiple instances can safely try to clean the same
  # snapshots at the same time.
  # LS only really needs the latest snapshot of an instance, but we want to keep
  # older snapshots for a short interval in case a slower instance is still
  # trying to download it.
  # This is disabled by default, but highly recommended.
  cleanup:
    # Enable the cleaner
    enabled: true
    # Interval to check if snapshots need to be cleaned. Some perturbation
    # is added to this interval so that multiple instances started at exactly
    # the same time do not always try to clean the same snapshots at the same
    # time.
    interval: 5m
    # Snapshots must have been available for at least this interval before they
    # are considered for cleaning, so that slower instances have a chance to
    # download them.
    must_keep_interval: 10m
    # Remove stale instances without newer snapshots after this interval, but
    # only after we are sure this instance has downloaded and merged that
    # snapshot, and subsequently written a new snapshots that incorporates these
    # changes.
    remove_old_instances_interval: 168h   # 1 week

# HTTP server with status page, Prometheus metrics and /healthz endpoint.
# Disabled by default.
http:
  address: ":8500"    # listen on port 8500 on all interfaces

# Logging configuration
# LS uses https://github.com/sirupsen/logrus internally
log:
   level: info        # "debug", "info", "warning", "error", "fatal"
   format: human      # "human", "logfmt", "json"
   timestamp: short   # "short", "disable", "full"

# Health checkers for /healthz endpoint
# This is always enabled. This section allows tweaking the intervals.
#health:
  # Check if we can list the storage buckets
  #storage_list:
  #  interval: 5s             # Check every 5 seconds
  #  warn_duration: 1m0s      # Trigger a warning after 1 minute of failures
  #  error_duration: 5m0s     # Trigger an error after 5 minutes of failures
  #
  # Check if we successfully load snapshots
  #storage_load:
  #  interval: 5s
  #  warn_duration: 1m0s
  #  error_duration: 5m0s
  #
  # Check if we successfully store snapshots
  #storage_store:
  #  interval: 5s
  #  warn_duration: 1m0s
  #  error_duration: 5m0s
  #
  # Check if we started up and are ready to handle real traffic according to
  # some checks, like having loaded all available snapshots.
  #start:
  #  interval: 1s
  #  warn_duration: 1m0s
  #  error_duration: 5m0s
  #  # If true, a failing startup sequence will be included in the healthz
  #  # overall status. This can be used to prevent marking the node ready
  #  # before Lightning Stream has completed an initial sync.
  #  report_healthz: false
  #  # Controls if the healthz 'startup_[db name]' metadata field will be used
  #  # to report the status of the startup sequence for each db.
  #  report_metadata: true