How to Install Designate on OpenBSD

Designate is a code library for managing DNS as a service. It is an official OpenStack project that handles DNS services in a multi-tenant cloud environment. In this tutorial, we will install Designate on OpenBSD.

Requirements

Before proceeding with the installation process, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

• OpenBSD installed on your machine
• sudo or root access to the system
• Internet connection

Installation Steps

Follow the steps below to install Designate on OpenBSD:

1. Update the package repository:

   sudo pkg_add -u
   

2. Install Git and Python 3:

   sudo pkg_add git python%3
   

3. Clone the Designate repository:

   git clone https://opendev.org/openstack/designate.git
   

4. Change directory to the Designate repository:

   cd designate
   

5. Install Designate dependencies:

   pip3 install -r requirements.txt
   

6. Install Designate:

   sudo python3 setup.py install
   

7. Create a Designate configuration file:

   sudo cp etc/designate/designate.conf.sample /usr/local/etc/designate.conf
   

8. Open the configuration file in a text editor:

   sudo vi /usr/local/etc/designate.conf
   

9. Update the configuration file with your configuration settings.

10. Save and close the configuration file.

11. Initialize the Designate database:

    designate-manage database sync
    

12. Start the Designate service:

    designate-central &
    

13. Verify that the Designate service is running:

    designate service-list
    

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Designate on OpenBSD.

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