Introduction

A namerd config example

storage:
  kind: io.l5d.inMemory
  namespaces:
    galaxyquest: |
      /host       => /#/io.l5d.fs;
      /svc => /host;
namers:
- kind: io.l5d.fs
  rootDir: examples/disco
interfaces:
- kind: io.l5d.thriftNameInterpreter
  port: 4100
  ip: 0.0.0.0
  retryBaseSecs:  600
  retryJitterSecs: 60
- kind: io.l5d.httpController
  port: 4321

Welcome to the Configuration Reference for namerd!

namerd’s configuration is controlled via config file, which must be provided as a command-line argument. It may be a local file path or - to indicate that the configuration should be read from the standard input.

File Format

The configuration may be specified as a JSON or YAML object.

Key	Required	Description
admin	no	Configures namerd’s administrative interface. namerd admin has the same options as Linkerd admin.
interfaces	no	Configures namerd’s published network interfaces.
storage	yes	Configures namerd’s storage backend.
namers	no	Configures namerd’s integration with various service discovery backends. namerd uses the same namers as linkerd.

Administrative interface

admin:
  ip: 127.0.0.1
  port: 9991

namerd supports an administrative interface. The exposed admin port and IP are configurable via a top-level admin section.

Key	Default Value	Description
ip	0.0.0.0	IP for the admin interface.
port	9991	Port for the admin interface.

Administrative endpoints

Namerd’s admin interface mirrors Linkerd’s, with one exception: the /delegator.json endpoint in Linkerd is served as /dtab/delegator.json in namerd.

For default admin endpoints have a look at linkerd’s administrative interface.

For metrics information, namerd also exposes linkerd’s CommonMetrics endpoints by default.

Interfaces

An interface is a published network interface to namerd.

Key	Default Value	Description
kind	required	Either io.l5d.thriftNameInterpreter or io.l5d.httpController.
ip	interface dependent	The local IP address on which to serve the namer interface.
port	interface dependent	The port number on which to server the namer interface.

Thrift Name Interpreter

kind: io.l5d.thriftNameInterpreter

A read-only interface providing NameInterpreter functionality over the ThriftMux protocol.

Key	Default Value	Description
ip	0.0.0.0	The local IP address on which to serve the namer interface.
port	4100	The port number on which to server the namer interface.
retryBaseSecs	600	Base number of seconds to tell clients to wait before retrying after an error.
retryJitterSecs	60	Maximum number of seconds to jitter retry time by.
cache	see cache	Binding and address cache size configuration.
tls	no tls	The namer interface will serve over TLS if this parameter is provided. see TLS.

Cache

Key	Default Value	Description
bindingCacheActive	1000	The size of the binding active cache.
bindingCacheInactive	100	The size of the binding inactive cache.
addrCacheActive	1000	The size of the address active cache.
addrCacheInactive	100	The size of the address inactive cache.

namerd server tls

In order to accept incoming tls traffic, the tls parameter must be defined.

Key	Default Value	Description
certPath	required	File path to the TLS certificate file.
keyPath	required	File path to the TLS key file.

Http Controller

kind: io.l5d.httpController

The HTTP controller provides APIs for reading and writing dtabs, as well as for viewing how names are resolved. This API can also be accessed using the namerctl command line tool.

Key	Default Value	Description
ip	loopback	The local IP address on which to serve the namer interface.
port	4180	The port number on which to serve the namer interface.

GET /api/1/dtabs

Sample request

curl :4180/api/1/dtabs

Sample response

["default"]

Returns a list of all dtab namespaces.

Response Code	Description
200	Ok

Content-types: application/json

GET /api/1/dtabs/<namespace>

Sample request

curl :4180/api/1/dtabs/default

Sample response

[{"prefix":"/svc","dst":"/#/io.l5d.fs"}]

Returns the requested dtab. The dtab version is returned in the Etag response header.

Parameter	Type	Description
namespace	path	The dtab namespace to retrieve.
watch	uri	If true, updates are returned as a streaming response.
Accept	header	The requested content type for the dtab (application/dtab or application/json).

Response Code	Description
200	Ok
404	Dtab namespace does not exist

Content-types: application/json, application/dtab

POST /api/1/dtabs/<namespace>

Sample request

curl :4180/api/1/dtabs/pandoracorn -X POST -d '/foo => /bar' -H 'Content-Type: application/dtab'

Sample response (204 NO CONTENT)

Creates a new dtab with the given namespace. The post body should contain the dtab to create and can be in json or dtab format.

Parameter	Type	Description
namespace	path	The dtab namespace to create.
Content-Type	header	The content type of the provided dtab (application/dtab or application/json).
N/A	post-body	The dtab to create.

Response Code	Description
204	Created
400	Dtab is malformed
409	Dtab namespace already exists

PUT /api/1/dtabs/<namespace>

Sample request

curl :4180/api/1/dtabs/pandoracorn -X PUT -d '/bar => /bas' -H 'Content-Type: application/dtab'

Sample response (204 NO CONTENT)

Modifies an existing dtab. The post body should contain the updated dtab.

Parameter	Type	Description
namespace	path	The dtab namespace to update.
Content-Type	header	The content type of the provided dtab (application/dtab or application/json).
If-Match	header	If provided, the update will only be applied if the If-Match header matches the current dtab version. This can be used to prevent conflicting updates.
N/A	post-body	The dtab to create.

Response Code	Description
204	Updated
400	Dtab is malformed
404	Dtab namespace does not exist
412	If-Match header is provided and does not match the current dtab version

DELETE /api/1/dtabs/<namespace>

Sample request

curl :4180/api/1/dtabs/pandoracorn -X DELETE

Sample response (204 NO CONTENT)

Deletes an existing dtab with the given namespace. Returns status code 404 if the dtab namespace does not exist.

Parameter	Type	Description
namespace	path	The dtab namespace to delete.

Response Code	Description
204	Deleted
404	Dtab namespace does not exist

GET /api/1/bind/<namespace>

Sample request

curl ':4180/api/1/bind/default?path=/http/1.1/GET/default'

Sample response

{
   "bound" : {
      "addr" : {
         "type" : "bound",
         "meta" : {},
         "addrs" : [
            {
               "meta" : {},
               "ip" : "127.0.0.1",
               "port" : 9990
            }
         ]
      },
      "id" : "/#/io.l5d.fs/default",
      "path" : "/"
   },
   "type" : "leaf"
}

Returns the bound tree for the given logical name in the context of the given namespace.

Parameter	Type	Description
namespace	path	The dtab namespace to use.
path	uri	The logical name to bind.
dtab	uri	Additional dtab entries to use, in application/dtab format.
watch	uri	If true, updates are returned as a streaming response.

Response Code	Description
200	Ok
400	Path is malformed

Content-types: application/json

GET /api/1/addr/<namespace>

Sample request

curl ':4180/api/1/addr/default?path=/%23/io.l5d.fs/default'

Sample response

{
   "addrs" : [
      {
         "meta" : {},
         "ip" : "127.0.0.1",
         "port" : 9990
      }
   ],
   "meta" : {},
   "type" : "bound"
}

Returns the addresses for a given concrete name.

Parameter	Type	Description
namespace	path	The dtab namespace to use.
path	uri	The logical name to bind.
watch	uri	If true, updates are returned as a streaming response.

Response Code	Description
200	Ok
400	Path is malformed

Content-types: application/json

GET /api/1/resolve/<namespace>

Sample request

curl ':4180/api/1/bind/resolve?path=/http/1.1/GET/default'

Sample response

{
   "type" : "bound",
   "meta" : {},
   "addrs" : [
      {
         "ip" : "127.0.0.1",
         "meta" : {},
         "port" : 9990
      }
   ]
}

Returns the addresses for a given logical name. This is effectively a combination of the bind and addr APIs.

Parameter	Type	Description
namespace	path	The dtab namespace to use.
path	uri	The logical name to bind.
dtab	uri	Additional dtab entries to use, in application/dtab format.
watch	uri	If true, updates are returned as a streaming response.

Response Code	Description
200	Ok
400	Path is malformed

Content-types: application/json

GET /api/1/delegate/<namespace>

Sample request

curl ':4180/api/1/bind/delegate?path=/svc/default'

Sample response

{
   "path" : "/svc/default",
   "type" : "delegate",
   "delegate" : {
      "bound" : {
         "path" : "/",
         "addr" : {
            "type" : "bound",
            "addrs" : [
               {
                  "meta" : {},
                  "ip" : "127.0.0.1",
                  "port" : 9990
               }
            ],
            "meta" : {}
         },
         "id" : "/#/io.l5d.fs/default"
      },
      "type" : "leaf",
      "dentry" : {
         "prefix" : "/svc",
         "dst" : "/#/io.l5d.fs"
      },
      "path" : "/#/io.l5d.fs/default"
   }
}

Returns a delegation tree for a given logical name which shows each step of the delegation process.

Parameter	Type	Description
namespace	path	The dtab namespace to use.
path	uri	The logical name to bind.
dtab	uri	Additional dtab entries to use, in application/dtab format.
watch	uri	If true, updates are returned as a streaming response.

Response Code	Description
200	Ok
400	Path is malformed

Content-types: application/json

GET /api/1/bound-names

Sample Request

curl :4180/api/1/bound-names

Sample Response

[
   "/#/io.l5d.fs/default"
]

Returns a list of concrete names that namerd knows about.

Parameter	Type	Description
watch	uri	If true, updates are returned as a streaming response.

Response Code	Description
200	Ok

Content-types: application/json

Storage

A storage object configures the namerd dtabStore which stores and retrieves dtabs. This object supports the following params:

Key	Default Value	Description
kind	required	Either io.l5d.inMemory, io.l5d.k8s, io.l5d.zk, io.l5d.etcd or io.l5d.consul.
experimental	false	Set this to true to enable the storage if it is experimental.

In Memory

kind: io.l5d.inMemory

Stores the dtab in memory. Not suitable for production use.

Key	Default Value	Description
namespaces	empty map	A map of namespaces to corresponding dtabs.

Kubernetes

kind: io.l5d.k8s

Stores the dtab with the Kubernetes master via the ThirdPartyResource APIs. Requires a cluster running Kubernetes 1.2+ with the ThirdPartyResource feature enabled.

Key	Default Value	Description
experimental	required	Because this storage is still considered experimental, you must set this to true to use it.
host	localhost	The Kubernetes master host.
port	8001	The Kubernetes master port.
namespace	default	The Kubernetes namespace in which dtabs will be stored. This should usually be the same namespace in which namerd is running.

How to check ThirdPartyResource is enabled 1. Open extensions/v1beta1 api - https://<k8s-cluster-host>/apis/extensions/v1beta1. 2. Check that kind ThirdPartyResource exists in response:

{ "kind": "APIResourceList", "groupVersion": "extensions/v1beta1", "resources": [ ... { "name": "thirdpartyresources", "namespaced": false, "kind": "ThirdPartyResource" } ] }

Example of configuration for ThirdPartyResource in Kubernetes

  metadata:
    name: d-tab.l5d.io # the hyphen is required by the Kubernetes API. This will be converted to the CamelCase name "DTab".
  apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
  kind: ThirdPartyResource
  description: stores dtabs used by Buoyant's `namerd` service
  versions:
    - name: v1alpha1 # Do not change this value as it hardcoded in Namerd and doesn't work with other value.

---

Complete example of Namerd configuration with k8s storage and exposed 2 services for sync with Linkerd and Namerd API:

apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: namerd-sync
spec:
  selector:
    app: namerd
  ports:
  - name: sync
    port: 4100
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: namerd-api
spec:
  selector:
    app: namerd
  ports:
  - name: api
    port: 4180
---
metadata:
  name: d-tab.l5d.io # the hyphen is required by the Kubernetes API. This will be converted to the CamelCase name "DTab".
apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
kind: ThirdPartyResource
description: stores dtabs used by Buoyant's `namerd` service
versions:
  - name: v1alpha1 # Do not change this value as it hardcoded in Namerd and doesn't work with other value.
---
kind: ConfigMap
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: namerd-config
data:
  config.yml: |-
    admin:
      ip: 127.0.0.1
      port: 9991
    storage:
      kind: io.l5d.k8s
      experimental: true
    namers:
      - kind: io.l5d.k8s
        experimental: true
        host: 127.0.0.1
        port: 8001
    interfaces:
      - kind: io.l5d.thriftNameInterpreter
        ip: 0.0.0.0
        port: 4100
      - kind: io.l5d.httpController
        ip: 0.0.0.0
        port: 4180
---
kind: ReplicationController
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: namerd
spec:
  replicas: 1
  selector:
    app: namerd
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: namerd
    spec:
      dnsPolicy: ClusterFirst
      volumes:
        - name: namerd-config
          configMap:
            name: namerd-config
      containers:
        - name: namerd
          image: buoyantio/namerd:<version> # specify required version or remove to use the latest
          args:
            - /io.buoyant/namerd/config/config.yml
            - -com.twitter.finagle.tracing.debugTrace=true
            - -log.level=DEBUG
          imagePullPolicy: Always
          ports:
            - name: sync
              containerPort: 4100
            - name: api
              containerPort: 4180
          volumeMounts:
            - name: "namerd-config"
              mountPath: "/io.buoyant/namerd/config"
              readOnly: true
        - name: kubectl
          image: buoyantio/kubectl:<version> # specify required version or remove to use the latest
          args:
          - "proxy"
          - "-p"
          - "8001"
          imagePullPolicy: Always

ZooKeeper

kind: io.l5d.zk

Stores the dtab in ZooKeeper.

Key	Default Value	Description
experimental	required	Because this storage is still considered experimental, you must set this to true to use it.
zkAddrs	required	A list of ZooKeeper addresses, each of which have host and port parameters.
pathPrefix	/dtabs	The ZooKeeper path under which dtabs should be stored.
sessionTimeoutMs	10000	ZooKeeper session timeout in milliseconds.
authInfo	no auth when logging	Configures the authentication information to use when logging. See authInfo.
acls	an empty list	A list of ACLs to set on each dtab znode created. See acls.

authInfo

Key	Default Value	Description
scheme	required	The ZooKeeper auth scheme to use.
auth	required	The ZooKeeper auth value to use.

acls

Key	Default Value	Description
scheme	required	The ACL auth scheme to use.
id	required	The ACL id to use.
perms	required	A subset of the string “crwda” representing the permissions of this ACL. The characters represent create, read, write, delete, and admin, respectively.

Etcd

kind: io.l5d.etcd

Stores the dtab in Etcd.

Key	Default Value	Description
experimental	required	Because this storage is still considered experimental, you must set this to true to use it.
host	localhost	The location of the etcd API.
port	2379	The port used to connect to the etcd API.
pathPrefix	/namerd/dtabs	The key path under which dtabs should be stored.

Consul

kind: io.l5d.consul

Stores the dtab in Consul KV storage.

Key	Default Value	Description
experimental	required	Because this storage is still considered experimental, you must set this to true to use it.
host	localhost	The location of the consul API.
port	8500	The port used to connect to the consul API.
pathPrefix	/namerd/dtabs	The key path under which dtabs should be stored.
token	no auth	The auth token to use when making API calls.
datacenter	uses agent’s datacenter	The datacenter to forward requests to.
readConsistencyMode	default	Select between Consul API consistency modes such as default, stale and consistent for reads.
writeConsistencyMode	default	Select between Consul API consistency modes such as default, stale and consistent for writes.
failFast	false	If false, disable fail fast and failure accrual for Consul client. Keep it false when using a local agent but change it to true when talking directly to an HA Consul API.