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# Steward # Steward
*Every Hold has a steward at the door; this one gives each newcomer an address.*
Steward is a DHCPv4 server you configure through a web UI, a REST API and Steward is a DHCPv4 server you configure through a web UI, a REST API and
a command line client, all three backed by the same API. It is the a command line client, all three backed by the same API. It is the
companion of [Jarl](https://gitea.adbraun.lol/adam/jarl), the BIND manager, companion of [Jarl](https://gitea.adbraun.lol/adam/jarl), the BIND manager,
and works the same way: every change is checked as a whole before it is and works the same way: every change is checked as a whole before it is
used, is recorded in a history where it can be undone, and is audited. used, is recorded in a history where it can be undone, and is audited.
In Skyrim, the Jarl's steward runs the hold's daily business, keeping the In Skyrim, a steward greets whoever comes to the door and sees to their
keys among other things. Steward hands out the hold's addresses. needs. Steward is the first thing a device meets when it joins your
network: it greets it, gives it an address, and tells it the way around
(the router, the DNS servers).
## What it does ## What it does