How to Install Designate from https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Designate on Windows 10

Designate is a DNS-as-a-Service project for OpenStack. It is used to manage domains and subdomains in the OpenStack environment. In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps to install Designate on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

Before installing Designate, you will need to ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

• Windows 10 operating system
• Python version 3.6 or higher
• Git command-line tool
• pip package installer for Python
• MySQL or PostgreSQL database

Installation Steps

1. Open the command prompt on your Windows 10 machine.

2. Install Git from the official website https://git-scm.com/download/win.

3. Install Python version 3.6 or higher from https://www.python.org/downloads/.

4. Install pip using the following command:

   python -m ensurepip --default-pip

5. Install virtualenv using the following command:

   pip install virtualenv

6. Create a virtual environment for Designate:

   virtualenv env

7. Activate the virtual environment:

   env\Scripts\activate

8. Clone the Designate repository with Git:

   git clone https://github.com/openstack/designate.git

9. Change your directory to the Designate folder:

   cd designate

10. Install Designate and its dependencies:

    pip install -r requirements.txt

11. Install Designate:

    python setup.py install

12. Configure Designate by copying the sample configuration file:

    cp etc/designate/designate.conf.sample etc/designate/designate.conf

13. Edit the configuration file to add your database connection details.

    For MySQL:

    [database]
    connection = mysql+pymysql://USERNAME:PASSWORD@localhost/designate
    

    For PostgreSQL:

    [database]
    connection = postgresql://USERNAME:PASSWORD@localhost/designate
    

14. Initialize the database:

    designate-manage database sync

15. Start the Designate API service:

    designate-api

16. To verify that Designate is working correctly, open a web browser and navigate to:

    http://localhost:9001/v2

    You should see a JSON response indicating that the Designate API is running.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Designate on Windows 10. You can now start managing your domains and subdomains in the OpenStack environment using Designate.

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