Unbound is a DNS implementation that is highly secure and designed for modern networks. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install and configure Unbound on Manjaro.
To install Unbound on Manjaro, you can use the package manager called "pacman". Run the following command to update the package list.
$ sudo pacman -Syu
Now, you can install Unbound by running the following command.
$ sudo pacman -S unbound
After the installation, we need to configure Unbound. Open the Unbound configuration file with any text editor in /etc/unbound/unbound.conf.
$ sudo nano /etc/unbound/unbound.conf
Edit the following options in the configuration file to meet your requirements.
#which IP address to listen
interface: 0.0.0.0
#the port to listen on
port: 53
#the verbosity of log output 0-5
verbosity: 1
#the root servers to query
root-hints: "/etc/unbound/root.hints"
#the path to the SSL certificates
tls-cert-bundle: "/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt"
After the configuration of Unbound is complete, we can start Unbound.
$ sudo systemctl start unbound
At this point, Unbound should be up and running on your Manjaro system. You can confirm it by checking the status.
$ sudo systemctl status unbound
We have shown you how to install, configure, and start Unbound on Manjaro. You can now use Unbound on your system to achieve better DNS security.
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