How to Install octoDNS on Clear Linux

Introduction

octoDNS is an open source Python tool used for managing DNS across multiple providers. This tutorial guides you through the process of installing octoDNS on Clear Linux.

Prerequisites

To install octoDNS on Clear Linux, you need to have the following prerequisites:

1. A clear Linux system running latest version
2. Python 3.6 and above installed
3. Pip 3 package manager installed

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Before installing octoDNS, you must ensure that the following dependencies are installed on your system:

$ sudo swupd bundle-add python3-basic network-basic

These packages add support for python basic libraries and necessary network/socket components.

Step 2: Install octoDNS using Pip 3

Once you have completed installing the required dependencies, you can proceed to install octoDNS.

$ sudo pip3 install octodns

This command installs octoDNS and all the necessary packages.

Step 3: Verify the installation

You can verify that octoDNS is installed properly on your system by reviewing the installation status.

$ pip3 show octodns

This command will print out details of the installed version of octoDNS, including its dependencies.

Conclusion

With this tutorial, you have successfully installed octoDNS on Clear Linux. You can now proceed to use octoDNS to manage your DNS across multiple providers to provide high availability, failover, and load balancing of services.

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