diff --git a/etc/poppy.conf b/etc/poppy.conf
index 3ad3d50e..7ddfebef 100644
--- a/etc/poppy.conf
+++ b/etc/poppy.conf
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ replication_strategy = class:SimpleStrategy, replication_factor:1
 [drivers:storage:mockdb]
 database = poppy
 
+[drivers:dns:rackspace]
+project_id = "<operator_project_id>"
+api_key = "<operator_api_key>"
+use_shards = True
+num_shards = 500
+shard_prefix = "cdn_"
+url = "poppycdn.net"
+
 [drivers:provider:fastly]
 apikey = "MYAPIKEY"
 
diff --git a/poppy/dns/rackspace/driver.py b/poppy/dns/rackspace/driver.py
index 53e06c24..bad49330 100644
--- a/poppy/dns/rackspace/driver.py
+++ b/poppy/dns/rackspace/driver.py
@@ -15,10 +15,29 @@
 
 """DNS Provider implementation."""
 
+from oslo.config import cfg
+
 from poppy.dns import base
 from poppy.dns.rackspace import controllers
 from poppy.openstack.common import log as logging
 
+
+RACKSPACE_OPTIONS = [
+    cfg.StrOpt('project_id', default='',
+               help='Keystone Project ID'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('api_key', default='',
+               help='Keystone API Key'),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('sharding_enabled', default=True,
+                help='Enable Sharding?'),
+    cfg.IntOpt('num_shards', default=10, help='Number of Shards to use'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('shard_prefix', default='cdn',
+               help='The shard prefix to use'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('url', default='',
+               help='The url for customers to CNAME to'),
+]
+
+RACKSPACE_GROUP = 'drivers:dns:rackspace'
+
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -28,7 +47,7 @@ class DNSProvider(base.Driver):
         super(DNSProvider, self).__init__(conf)
 
     def is_alive(self):
-        return False
+        return True
 
     @property
     def dns_name(self):