Category: tool

Alibaba Cloud DNS (Alidns) CLI

Goals

• - Query and manage Alibaba Cloud DNS records via aliyun-cli.
• Quickly configure CNAME for Function Compute custom domains.

When to Use

• - When you need to add/update DNS records in Alibaba Cloud DNS.
• When you need CNAME setup for FC custom domains.

Install aliyun-cli (without sudo)

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Configure Credentials

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Configure region as default; if best region is unclear, ask the user.

Query DNS Records

Query subdomain records:

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Add CNAME Record

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FC Custom Domain CNAME Target

Custom domain should point to FC public CNAME:

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Example (Hangzhou):

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Common Issues

• - If apex CNAME is not supported, use subdomain like www or ALIAS/ANAME records.
• Create FC custom domain only after DNS propagation, otherwise DomainNameNotResolved may occur.

References

• - aliyun-cli installation

• - Alidns API（AddDomainRecord / DescribeSubDomainRecords）

• - FC custom domain configuration and CNAME guidance

• - Official source list:INLINECODE3

Validation

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Pass criteria: command exits 0 and output/aliyun-dns-cli/validate.txt is generated.

Output And Evidence

• - Save artifacts, command outputs, and API response summaries under output/aliyun-dns-cli/.
• Include key parameters (region/resource id/time range) in evidence files for reproducibility.

Prerequisites

• - Configure least-privilege Alibaba Cloud credentials before execution.
• Prefer environment variables: ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID, ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET, optional ALICLOUD_REGION_ID.
• If region is unclear, ask the user before running mutating operations.

Workflow

1) Confirm user intent, region, identifiers, and whether the operation is read-only or mutating.
2) Run one minimal read-only query first to verify connectivity and permissions.
3) Execute the target operation with explicit parameters and bounded scope.
4) Verify results and save output/evidence files.