How to Install DNSControl on Debian Latest

DNSControl is an open-source tool that simplifies and automates DNS management. By using DNSControl, you can manage multiple DNS providers with a single configuration file. In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to install DNSControl on the latest version of Debian.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, ensure that your Debian system is up-to-date with the latest updates and packages. You will also need administrative privileges to install and configure DNSControl on Debian.

Step 1: Installing Go

DNSControl is written in Go programming language. To install DNSControl, you need to first install Go on Debian. You can install Go by following these steps:

1. Add the Go PPA to your system repositories by executing the following command:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:longsleep/golang-backports

2. Update the apt cache by executing the following command:

$ sudo apt update

3. Install Go by executing the following command:

$ sudo apt install golang-go

4. Verify Go installation by running the following command:

$ go version

You should see the Go version printed on the terminal window.

Step 2: Installing DNSControl

Once you have installed Go, you can proceed to install DNSControl by following these steps:

1. Download the latest version of DNSControl from the official GitHub repository by executing the following command:

$ curl -LO https://github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/releases/latest/download/dnscontrol-linux-amd64

2. Make the downloaded binary executable by running the following command:

$ chmod +x dnscontrol-linux-amd64

3. Move the binary to the /usr/local/bin directory by executing the following command:

$ sudo mv dnscontrol-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/dnscontrol

4. Verify DNSControl installation by running the following command:

$ dnscontrol version

You should see the DNSControl version printed on the terminal window.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we demonstrated how to install DNSControl on the latest version of Debian. With DNSControl, you can manage multiple DNS providers with ease and automate your DNS management tasks.

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