root

root

root simply specifies the root of where to find (zone) files.

The default root is the current working directory of CoreDNS. A relative root path is relative to the current working directory.

Syntax

root PATH

PATH is the directory to set as CoreDNS' root.

Examples

Serve zone data (when the file plugin is used) from /etc/coredns/zones:

. {
    root /etc/coredns/zones
}