In this tutorial, I will guide you on how to install DNSControl on Windows 10. DNSControl is a tool that allows you to manage your DNS (Domain Name System) changes in a version-controlled way. It is an open-source project maintained by StackExchange, and it supports multiple DNS providers.
Before installing DNSControl, you need to make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your Windows 10 machine:
Open a Command Prompt window with administrator privileges.
Install DNSControl by running the following command:
go get -u github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol
This command will download the DNSControl source code and install it on your machine.
dnscontrol version
This command will display the installed version of DNSControl.
dnscontrol get-isp
This command will install the ISP-specific modules that DNSControl supports.
git clone https://github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol-examples.git
This repository contains sample DNS configurations for different DNS providers.
cd dnscontrol-examples
Open the "config.js" file in a text editor and replace the sample DNS provider credentials with your own DNS provider credentials.
Test the DNS configuration by running the following command:
dnscontrol preview
This command will simulate the DNS configuration changes without actually applying them.
If the output is successful, you can apply the changes by running the following command:
dnscontrol push
Congratulations! You have successfully installed DNSControl on your Windows 10 machine and configured it to manage your DNS changes in a version-controlled way.
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