Masq

Masq is a simple local dns server like DNSMasq. The first version was extracted from Pow.

Please note: Masq is only worked on macOS right now.

中文说明

Local DNS

As it is not possible to use wildcards in the /etc/hosts file, we cannot specify something like:

127.0.0.1 *.dev.

To get around this problem, we will install a DNS proxy, like DNSMasq. If you are a JavaScript Developer, you can give a try with Masq.

Getting Started

Masq/Pow's DnsServer is designed to respond to DNS A queries with 127.0.0.1 for all subdomains of the specified top-level domain. When used in conjunction with Mac OS X's /etc/resolver system, there's no configuration needed to add and remove host names for local web development.

Installation

$ npm install -g masq

Usage

The user configuration file, ~/.masqconfig, is evaluated on boot. You can configure options such as the top-level domain, listening ports.

export MASQ_DOMAINS=dev,test

Then you can run masq --print-config, it will output like this:

$ masq --print-config
MASQ_BIN='/path/to/masq/bin/masq'
MASQ_DNS_PORT='20560'
MASQ_DOMAINS='dev,test'

If all is ok, run masq --install-system to install DNS configuration files (need sudo):

$ sudo masq --install-system

Then simply start it:

masq

Now, if we try to ping some any address ending in .dev, it should return 127.0.0.1:

$ ping example.dev
PING example.dev (127.0.0.1): 56 data bytes

Run as daemon

Generate daemon configuration file:

$ masq --install-local

Then:

launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/cx.masq.masqd.plist

Inspiration

• Pow - Zero-configuration Rack server for Mac OS X
• Serving Apps Locally with Nginx and Pretty Domains
• Using Dnsmasq for local development on OS X

License

MIT