NSD is a popular DNS server that offers high performance and low memory usage. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install NSD on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Start by updating the repositories on your Ubuntu server. Open a terminal and run the following command.
sudo apt-get update
Once the repositories are updated, install NSD using the apt-get command.
sudo apt-get install nsd
This will download and install NSD and any dependencies required.
After installing, the NSD configuration file should be located at /etc/nsd/nsd.conf. You can use any text editor to modify the file.
The default nsd.conf file includes commented sections with examples of configuration options. Uncomment the sections and modify the values as per your requirement.
For example, to modify the zone section to add a new domain:
zone:
name: "example.com"
zonefile: "/etc/nsd/zones/example.com.zone"
Once you have configured NSD, start the NSD service using the following command.
sudo systemctl start nsd
To check the status of the service, run the following command.
sudo systemctl status nsd
If everything is working as expected, the output should show the NSD service as active.
That's it! You have successfully installed and configured NSD on your Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now use NSD as your DNS server.
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