Knot is a high-performance authoritative DNS server. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Knot on your Void Linux machine.
Note: This tutorial assumes that you have a basic understanding of using the command line in a Linux environment.
Before we can install Knot, we need to install some dependencies. Open a terminal and type the following command to install the necessary dependencies:
sudo xbps-install -S libuv-devel hiredis-devel libedit-devel libidn2-devel libuv-devel libtasn1-devel libgnutls-devel lmdb-devel
This will install all the dependencies required to compile Knot.
Once we have installed the dependencies, we can proceed to install Knot. We will install Knot using the Void Linux Package Manager (xbps). Type the following command in your terminal to install Knot:
sudo xbps-install knot
This will download and install Knot and its dependencies.
Now that we have installed Knot, we need to configure it. Knot comes with a default configuration file located at /etc/knot/knot.conf. You can edit this file to configure Knot according to your needs.
Type the following command in your terminal to open the Knot configuration file in the nano editor:
sudo nano /etc/knot/knot.conf
This will open the Knot configuration file in the nano editor. You can edit the file and configure Knot according to your needs.
Once you have made the necessary changes, save the file by pressing CTRL + X, then Y, and finally pressing ENTER.
After configuring Knot, we need to start the Knot service. Type the following command in your terminal to start the Knot service:
sudo systemctl start knot
This will start the Knot service.
If you want Knot to start automatically when your machine boots up, you need to enable the Knot service. Type the following command in your terminal to enable the Knot service:
sudo systemctl enable knot
This will enable the Knot service and start it automatically on startup.
In this tutorial, we have walked you through the steps to install, configure and start Knot on your Void Linux machine. Knot is now ready to use as a high-performance authoritative DNS server.
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