3 files changed, 44 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/adapter/network.go b/pkg/adapter/network.go
index d407984ce..9659ae339 100644
--- a/pkg/adapter/network.go
+++ b/pkg/adapter/network.go
@@ -155,15 +155,14 @@ func (r *LocalRuntime) removeNetwork(ctx context.Context, name string, container
 
 // NetworkCreate creates a CNI network
 func (r *LocalRuntime) NetworkCreate(cli *cliconfig.NetworkCreateValues) (string, error) {
-	var (
-		err error
-	)
-
 	isGateway := true
 	ipMasq := true
 	subnet := &cli.Network
 	ipRange := cli.IPRange
-
+	runtimeConfig, err := r.GetConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
 	// if range is provided, make sure it is "in" network
 	if cli.IsSet("subnet") {
 		// if network is provided, does it conflict with existing CNI or live networks
@@ -245,6 +244,11 @@ func (r *LocalRuntime) NetworkCreate(cli *cliconfig.NetworkCreateValues) (string
 	plugins = append(plugins, bridge)
 	plugins = append(plugins, network.NewPortMapPlugin())
 	plugins = append(plugins, network.NewFirewallPlugin())
+	// if we find the dnsname plugin, we add configuration for it
+	if network.HasDNSNamePlugin(runtimeConfig.CNIPluginDir) && !cli.DisableDNS {
+		// Note: in the future we might like to allow for dynamic domain names
+		plugins = append(plugins, network.NewDNSNamePlugin(network.DefaultPodmanDomainName))
+	}
 	ncList["plugins"] = plugins
 	b, err := json.MarshalIndent(ncList, "", "   ")
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/network/config.go b/pkg/network/config.go
index 7eaa83833..37eb0dd64 100644
--- a/pkg/network/config.go
+++ b/pkg/network/config.go
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ const (
 	// CNIDeviceName is the default network device name and in
 	// reality should have an int appended to it (cni-podman4)
 	CNIDeviceName = "cni-podman"
+	// DefaultPodmanDomainName is used for the dnsname plugin to define
+	// a localized domain name for a created network
+	DefaultPodmanDomainName = "dns.podman"
 )
 
 // GetDefaultPodmanNetwork outputs the default network for podman
@@ -97,3 +100,14 @@ type FirewallConfig struct {
 func (f FirewallConfig) Bytes() ([]byte, error) {
 	return json.MarshalIndent(f, "", "\t")
 }
+
+// DNSNameConfig describes the dns container name resolution plugin config
+type DNSNameConfig struct {
+	PluginType string `json:"type"`
+	DomainName string `json:"domainName"`
+}
+
+// Bytes outputs the configuration as []byte
+func (d DNSNameConfig) Bytes() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.MarshalIndent(d, "", "\t")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/network/netconflist.go b/pkg/network/netconflist.go
index c3b11b409..e19051b88 100644
--- a/pkg/network/netconflist.go
+++ b/pkg/network/netconflist.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package network
 
 import (
 	"net"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 )
 
 // NcList describes a generic map
@@ -111,3 +113,22 @@ func NewFirewallPlugin() FirewallConfig {
 		Backend:    "iptables",
 	}
 }
+
+// NewDNSNamePlugin creates the dnsname config with a given
+// domainname
+func NewDNSNamePlugin(domainName string) DNSNameConfig {
+	return DNSNameConfig{
+		PluginType: "dnsname",
+		DomainName: domainName,
+	}
+}
+
+// HasDNSNamePlugin looks to see if the dnsname cni plugin is present
+func HasDNSNamePlugin(paths []string) bool {
+	for _, p := range paths {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(p, "dnsname")); err == nil {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}