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briefly doc env vars and import substitution (#5207)

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Signed-off-by: Chris O'Haver <cohaver@infoblox.com>
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@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ on port `53` and enables `whoami` plugin is:
~~~ ~~~
Sometimes port number 53 is occupied by system processes. In that case you can start the CoreDNS server Sometimes port number 53 is occupied by system processes. In that case you can start the CoreDNS server
while modifying the Corefile as given below so that the CoreDNS server starts on port 1053. while modifying the `Corefile` as given below so that the CoreDNS server starts on port 1053.
~~~ corefile ~~~ corefile
.:1053 { .:1053 {
@@ -118,9 +118,29 @@ while modifying the Corefile as given below so that the CoreDNS server starts on
} }
~~~ ~~~
If you have a Corefile without a port number specified it will, by default, use port 53, but you can If you have a `Corefile` without a port number specified it will, by default, use port 53, but you can
override the port with the `-dns.port` flag: `coredns -dns.port 1053`, runs the server on port 1053. override the port with the `-dns.port` flag: `coredns -dns.port 1053`, runs the server on port 1053.
You may import other text files into the `Corefile` using the _import_ directive. You can use globs to match multiple
files with a single _import_ directive.
~~~ txt
.:53 {
import example1.txt
}
import example2.txt
~~~
You can use environment variables in the `Corefile` with `{$VARIABLE}`. Note that each environment variable is inserted
into the `Corefile` as a single token. For example, an environment variable with a space in it will be treated as a single
token, not as two separate tokens.
~~~ txt
.:53 {
{$ENV_VAR}
}
~~~
A Corefile for a CoreDNS server that forward any queries to an upstream DNS (e.g., `8.8.8.8`) is as follows: A Corefile for a CoreDNS server that forward any queries to an upstream DNS (e.g., `8.8.8.8`) is as follows:
~~~ corefile ~~~ corefile