PowerDNS is a free and open-source DNS server software that provides high performance and flexibility in managing DNS configurations. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing PowerDNS on an OpenBSD server.
Ensure that your OpenBSD system is up-to-date by running the following command:
# doas pkg_add -u
This command will update all installed packages and their dependencies.
With the system up-to-date, use the package manager to install PowerDNS on your OpenBSD server by running the following command:
# doas pkg_add powerdns
This command will download and install the latest version of PowerDNS along with all required dependencies on your system.
After the installation is complete, you need to configure PowerDNS to fit your specific requirements. The configuration file for PowerDNS can be found at /etc/powerdns/pdns.conf.
Open the configuration file using your favorite text editor and make changes as needed. Here are some of the important configurations you may need to modify:
allow-from: This setting controls which IP addresses or networks can send queries to your PowerDNS server. By default, it only listens to 127.0.0.1, so you may need to specify additional IP addresses or networks that you want to allow.
launch: This setting controls which backends to use for serving DNS records. You can configure PowerDNS to use various backends such as BIND, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and more.
After configuring PowerDNS, you can start the PowerDNS daemon using the following command:
# doas rcctl enable powerdns && doas rcctl start powerdns
This command enables PowerDNS to start at boot time and starts the service immediately.
Finally, you can verify that PowerDNS is running correctly by checking the system log using the tail command:
# tail -f /var/log/messages
You should see a log message indicating that PowerDNS has started successfully.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured PowerDNS on OpenBSD. You can now use PowerDNS to manage your DNS configurations.
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