How to install octoDNS on NetBSD

octoDNS is a powerful tool for managing your DNS zone files. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install octoDNS on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A NetBSD server with root access.
• Python 3.6 or above installed on the server.
• pip package manager installed on the server.

Steps

1. First, we need to install some system packages required by octoDNS. Run the following command to install them:

pkgin update
pkgin install py36-dnspython py36-yaml

2. Next, we will install octoDNS using pip. Run the following command:

pip3.6 install octodns

3. Once octoDNS is installed, you can verify the installation by running the octodns command. It should output the help message for octoDNS.

octodns --help

4. Finally, you can configure octoDNS by creating a configuration file. You can use the sample configuration file provided in the octoDNS repository as a starting point. Run the following command to download the sample configuration file:

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/octodns/master/sample-config.yaml --output config.yaml

5. Once you have the configuration file, you can edit it to match your DNS zone files.

6. To use octoDNS, run the following command:

octodns-sync --config-file config.yaml

This command will synchronize your DNS zone files with the DNS server specified in the configuration file.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed octoDNS on NetBSD and configured it to manage your DNS zone files.

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