How to Install Atomia DNS on NetBSD

This tutorial explains how to install Atomia DNS on NetBSD. Atomia DNS is a DNS management system that simplifies the deployment and configuration of DNS servers.

Prerequisites

Before installing Atomia DNS, you need to ensure that your NetBSD system meets the following prerequisites:

• Basic knowledge of the command-line interface
• NetBSD version 7.0 or later
• wget utility installed
• sudo user access

Installation

1. First, update the NetBSD package repository:

   sudo pkgin update

2. Install the required packages by running the command:

   sudo pkgin install mariadb-server mariadb-client bind912

3. Create a new user account for Atomia DNS. Replace [username] with a preferred username:

   sudo adduser [username]

4. Download the Atomia DNS installation script using the wget command:

   wget https://install.atomiadns.com

5. Make the script executable:

   chmod +x ./install.atomiadns.com

6. Run the installation script as sudo:

   sudo ./install.atomiadns.com

   The script will prompt you to enter the MySQL root password, a new MySQL password for the user atomiadns, and a password for the Atomia DNS web administration interface.

7. Next, you need to configure the bind DNS server. Edit the file /etc/named.conf and replace the contents with the following:

   options {
       directory "/var/named";
   
       listen-on-v6 { any; };
       listen-on { any; };
       allow-query { any; };
   
       pid-file "/var/run/named/pid";
       dump-file "data/cache_dump.db";
       statistics-file "data/named_stats.txt";
   
       recursion yes;
   };
   
   logging {
       category lame-servers {
           null;
       };
   
       channel null {
           null;
       };
   };
   
   include "/etc/namedb/atomiadns-zones.conf";
   include "/etc/namedb/atomiadns-view-zones.conf";
   

8. Restart the bind service with the following command:

   sudo /etc/rc.d/named restart

   This will restart the DNS server and load the Atomia DNS configuration.

9. Finally, access the Atomia DNS web administration interface by opening your web browser and navigating to http://[your server IP]/admin. Log in using the password you set during installation.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Atomia DNS on NetBSD. You can now manage your DNS zones and records using the web administration interface.

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