How to Install PDNS Gui on OpenBSD

In this tutorial, we will be installing the PDNS Gui from https://github.com/odoucet/pdns-gui on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation, make sure that you have:

• OpenBSD installed on your system.
• Root privileges.

Steps to Install PDNS Gui

1. Update the package repository of OpenBSD:

# pkg_add -Uuv

2. Install required packages:

# pkg_add py3-pip py3-setuptools mariadb-server mariadb-client

3. Install required Python modules:

# pip3.8 install pdns
# pip3.8 install Flask
# pip3.8 install Flask-WTF
# pip3.8 install PyMySQL

4. Clone the repository using the following command:

# git clone https://github.com/odoucet/pdns-gui.git

5. Navigate into the pdns-gui directory:

# cd pdns-gui

6. Create a configuration file:

# vi config.py

7. Add the following lines to the config.py file:

SECRET_KEY = 'your_secret_key_here'
MYSQL_HOST = 'localhost'
MYSQL_USER = 'your_mysql_user_here'
MYSQL_PASS = 'your_mysql_password_here'
MYSQL_DB = 'your_mysql_database_here'
PDNS_HOST = 'localhost'
PDNS_APIKEY = 'your_pdns_api_key_here'
PDNS_PORT = '8081'

8. Save and exit the config file (press ESC + :wq in vi).

9. Import the SQL schema:

# mysql -u your_mysql_user_here -p < schema.sql

10. Start the PDNS Gui:

# python3.8 pdns-gui.py

11. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:5000.

You should now see the PDNS Gui interface where you can manage your PowerDNS server.

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have successfully installed PDNS Gui on OpenBSD. We hope this tutorial was helpful for you!

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