Iodine is a software that allows you to tunnel IP traffic through a DNS server. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Iodine on Ubuntu Server, the latest version.
Before installing Iodine, ensure that you have the following:
To ensure that you have the latest packages on your system, run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
To install the dependencies for Iodine, run the following command:
sudo apt install build-essential libcap-dev
To download the Iodine package, run the following command:
wget https://code.kryo.se/iodine/iodine-0.7.0.tar.gz
To extract the Iodine package, run the following command:
tar -zxvf iodine-0.7.0.tar.gz
Navigate into the directory of the extracted Iodine package:
cd iodine-0.7.0
Then, run the following commands to build and install Iodine:
./configure
make
sudo make install
Now, it's time to configure Iodine. First, edit the configuration file:
sudo nano /usr/local/etc/iodine.conf
In the configuration file, uncomment and modify the following line:
#remote: exercise.tunnel.example:password
Change the example values to the desired DNS name and password. Save and exit the file.
Finally, run Iodine using the following command:
sudo iodined -D -c -f 10.0.0.1 exercise.tunnel.example -P password
This command will start Iodine and bind it to the interface with the IP address of 10.0.0.1. Replace exercise.tunnel.example and password with the values you set in the configuration file.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Iodine on Ubuntu Server and configure it. Iodine is a powerful tool for tunneling IP traffic through a DNS server, making it an ideal solution for securely accessing your network from anywhere in the world.
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