Designate is an OpenStack project that provides DNS as a service by managing the domain name system using an API. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps of installing Designate on Clear Linux Latest.
Before we start the installation process, ensure you have completed the following steps:
Follow the guide below to install Designate on Clear Linux Latest :
Update and upgrade the system to the latest version to ensure all the packages are up to date by running the command below:
sudo swupd update
sudo swupd bundle-add os-cloud-admin
Ensure your system has the required packages for installation. You can use the command below to install the required packages:
sudo swupd bundle-add devpkg-libxml2 devpkg-libxslt devpkg-openssl devpkg-markdown
Designate is not included in the default Clear Linux repository. Therefore, we will add the OpenStack repository to our system.
To do this, add the OpenStack repository to your system by running this command:
echo "https://github.com/clearlinux/openstack/releases/download/latest/OpenStack-latest.img" | sudo tee /etc/swupd/content-url.d/openstack-latest.repo
Next, update your bundle after adding the OpenStack repository:
sudo swupd update
After adding the OpenStack repository, install Designate by running the command below:
sudo swupd bundle-add os-designate
Designate requires configuring and starting the services for it to work correctly. Start by opening the Designate configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/designate/designate.conf
Next, update the following configuration fields:
[service:api]
listen = 0.0.0.0
port = 9001
[service:worker]
enabled = True
[storage:sqlalchemy]
connection = mysql+pymysql://designate:openstack@localhost/designate
Ensure the openstack services are running by typing:
sudo systemctl start openstack-designate-api.service
sudo systemctl start openstack-designate-central.service
sudo systemctl start openstack-designate-mdns.service
sudo systemctl start openstack-designate-producer.service
Final Step
Test the Designate installation by navigating to http://localhost:9001/ on your web browser.
In conclusion, you have completed the installation of Designate on Clear Linux Latest. With this, you can configure Designate to manage DNS as a service remotely.
Congratulations!
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