PDNS Gui is a web-based GUI for PowerDNS server. It allows you to manage DNS records and zones using a web interface. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing PDNS Gui on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before we begin, you should have the following:
PDNS Gui requires several software packages to be installed on your server. Run the following command to install the required dependencies:
sudo zypper in apache2 php7 php7-mysqlnd php7-curl
PDNS Gui is a GUI for PowerDNS server. Install PowerDNS server by running the following command:
sudo zypper in pdns
Clone the PDNS Gui repository from Github by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/odoucet/pdns-gui.git
Move the PDNS Gui directory to your Apache web root directory:
sudo mv pdns-gui /srv/www/htdocs/
Change the ownership of the PDNS Gui directory to the Apache user:
sudo chown -R wwwrun:www /srv/www/htdocs/pdns-gui
Create a new Apache configuration file for PDNS Gui:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/pdns-gui.conf
Add the following lines to the file:
Alias /pdns-gui /srv/www/htdocs/pdns-gui
<Directory "/srv/www/htdocs/pdns-gui">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
Save and close the file.
Restart Apache to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Open a web browser and type the server's IP address or hostname followed by /pdns-gui in the address bar.
Example: http://192.168.100.10/pdns-gui
You should see the PDNS Gui login page. Enter the PowerDNS server's database credentials to continue.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed PDNS Gui on OpenSUSE Latest.
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