Installing PowerDNS on NetBSD

PowerDNS is a DNS server software that can be used for authoritative, recursive, and caching DNS servers. In this tutorial, we will be installing PowerDNS on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure you have the following:

• A NetBSD server with root access
• A stable internet connection

Step 1 - Install PowerDNS

1. Open a terminal window and log in to your NetBSD server as root.
2. Run the following command to update your package list:

pkgin -y update

3. Install PowerDNS by running the following command:

pkgin -y install pdns

4. Wait for the installation to complete.

Step 2 - Configure PowerDNS

After the installation is complete, you need to configure PowerDNS.

1. Open the PowerDNS configuration file in your favorite text editor.

vi /usr/pkg/etc/pdns/pdns.conf

2. Edit the file as per your requirement.

3. Save and close the file.

Step 3 - Start PowerDNS

1. Start PowerDNS by running the following command:

/usr/pkg/sbin/pdns_server

2. Once the server is started, you can test if it is working properly by running the following command:

dig @localhost example.com

Note that example.com should be replaced with your own domain name.

If everything is working properly, you should receive a response from the server.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install and configure PowerDNS on NetBSD. You should now have a working DNS server that can handle authoritative, recursive, and caching DNS requests.

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