Work Log - 2026-07-17

🎯 Focus for Today¶

Software Freedom Day venue scouting at Victoria University Kelburn campus, wrapping up a week of DNS-as-code work.

✅ What Got Done¶

• SFD 2026 venue scouting
• OctoDNS deep dive

🧠 Notes & Reflections¶

SFD 2026 Progress¶

Visited MY501 at Victoria University, assessed room layout, AV equipment, capacity (50 seats), and accessibility. Took photos for the event page. Confirmed the room works well for the September event format.

OctoDNS Architecture Notes¶

The deep dive covered the provider chain: YAML zone files → OctoDNS sources → processors (SPF flattening, etc.) → providers (Metaname API via octodns-metaname). The octodns-metaname module handles both DNS record management and domain registration through a unified client. Key learning: OctoDNS's plan/apply cycle gives a dry-run before any changes are pushed — exactly the confidence you want for production DNS.

🔗 Related¶

• SFD 2026 event page: docs/events/sfd-2026/
• SFD 2026 OpenCollective: opencollective.com/opsdevnz/projects/software-freedom-day-wellington-2026
• octodns-metaname module: github.com/startmeup-nz/octodns-metaname

⏳ Mañana¶

• Upload venue photos to the SFD 2026 page
• Draft call for speakers and circulate to local tech communities
• Review octodns-metaname v0.2.0 release and plan next sprint items