How to Install Blocky on NetBSD

Blocky is an open-source DNS server that supports DNS-over-TLS, DNS-over-HTTPS, and DNSSEC. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Blocky on a NetBSD system.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

• NetBSD 7.0 or later
• root access to the system

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Blocky requires the pkg-config, libressl, libuv, and ncurses packages to be installed on the system.

To install these dependencies, run the following command:

pkgin install pkg-config libressl libuv ncurses

Step 2: Download and Compile Blocky

1. Clone the Blocky repository from GitHub by running the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/0xERR0R/blocky
   

2. Change to the blocky directory:

   cd blocky
   

3. Configure the build:

   ./configure
   

4. Compile the code:

   make
   

5. Install Blocky:

   make install
   

Step 3: Configure Blocky

1. Copy the default configuration file:

   cp blocky.toml.example blocky.toml
   

2. Open the configuration file with your preferred text editor:

   vi blocky.toml
   

3. Configure Blocky by editing the blocky.toml file. Refer to the Blocky Configuration Documentation for more information on how to configure Blocky.

Step 4: Start Blocky

Start Blocky with the following command:

blocky -c /usr/local/etc/blocky.toml

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Blocky on a NetBSD system. Congratulations! You can now use Blocky as your DNS server and take advantage of its features such as DNS-over-TLS, DNS-over-HTTPS, and DNSSEC.

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