How to Install Poweradmin on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Poweradmin is an open-source tool used to manage DNS servers. In this tutorial, we will guide you about the installation process of Poweradmin on Fedora CoreOS.

Here are the steps:

Step 1: Check Fedora CoreOS Version

Before installing Poweradmin, you need to check the Fedora CoreOS version. Run the following command to check the version:

$ cat /etc/os-release

You will get the output like this:

NAME=Fedora
VERSION="32.20210118.3.0 (CoreOS)"
ID=fedora
VERSION_ID=32.20210118.3.0
PLATFORM_ID="platform:f32"
PRETTY_NAME="Fedora CoreOS 32.20210118.3.0 (CoreOS)"
ANSI_COLOR="38;5;75"
LOGO=fedora-logo-icon
HOME_URL="https://getfedora.org/"
DOCUMENTATION_URL="https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-coreos/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/CoreOS/GetHelp"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://issues.redhat.com/projects/PFC"
VARIANT="CoreOS"
VARIANT_ID=coreos
BUILD_ID=2021-01-18.3.0
COREOS_TRACK=testing

Make sure you have the latest version of Fedora CoreOS installed. If you don't have the latest version, update your Fedora CoreOS.

Step 2: Install the Required Packages

Before installing Poweradmin, you need to install some necessary packages that Poweradmin depends on. To install these packages, run the following command:

$ sudo dnf install httpd php php-mysqlnd mysql

This command will install HTTPd, PHP, PHP-MySQLnd, and MySQL packages.

Step 3: Download and Install Poweradmin

After installing the required packages, you need to download and install Poweradmin.

Run the following command to download Poweradmin:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/poweradmin/files/poweradmin-2.1.7.tgz

Once you have downloaded the package, extract it using the tar command:

$ tar -xvzf poweradmin-2.1.7.tgz

Copy the extracted files to the /var/www/html directory using the following command:

$ cp -r poweradmin-2.1.7/* /var/www/html/

Set the appropriate permissions using the following command:

$ chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html

Step 4: Configure Poweradmin

After installing and copying files, you need to configure Poweradmin. To configure Poweradmin, you need to create a new database, create a user, and grant privileges.

First, log into the MySQL shell with the following command:

$ sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL root password to log in to the MySQL shell.

Create a new database with the following command:

> CREATE DATABASE powerdns;

Create a new user and password with the following command:

> CREATE USER 'powerdnsuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

Grant all privileges to the new user on the powerdns database:

> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON powerdns.* TO 'powerdnsuser'@'localhost';

To exit the MySQL shell, type the exit command:

> exit

After configuring MySQL, open the configuration file of Poweradmin at /var/www/html/inc/config.inc.php and modify the following lines according to your settings:

$db_host='localhost';
$db_user='powerdnsuser';
$db_pass='password';
$db_name='powerdns';

Save the changes and exit.

Step 5: Start and Enable the HTTPd service

To start the HTTPd service, run the following command:

$ sudo systemctl start httpd

To enable the HTTPd service, run the following command:

$ sudo systemctl enable httpd

You have successfully installed Poweradmin on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Step 6: Access Poweradmin UI

Open your web browser and go to the following URL:

http://localhost/

You will see the Poweradmin login page. Enter your login credentials and click the login button to access the Poweradmin UI.

Final Words:

Poweradmin is an excellent tool for managing DNS servers. In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Poweradmin on Fedora CoreOS Latest. If you face any issues during the installation process, please comment in the comments section.

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