OctoDNS is a tool that helps manage DNS records across multiple providers. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing octoDNS on Windows 10 using the Git Bash terminal.
Before you start with the installation process, make sure you have:
Git Bash can be downloaded and installed from the official website https://git-scm.com/downloads. Follow the on-screen instructions to install Git Bash on your Windows 10 computer.
Python 3.x can be downloaded and installed from the official website https://www.python.org/downloads/. Follow the on-screen instructions to install Python 3.x on your Windows 10 computer.
Open Git Bash by right-clicking on the desktop and select "Git Bash Here" from the context menu.
In Git Bash, navigate to the directory where you want to install octoDNS. You can use the following command to navigate to a directory:
cd path/to/directory
Clone the octoDNS repository by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/github/octodns.git
Once the repository has been cloned, navigate to the octoDNS directory:
cd octodns
Create a virtual environment for octoDNS:
python -m venv .venv
Activate the virtual environment using the following command:
source .venv/Scripts/activate
Install octoDNS and all its dependencies using the following command:
pip install -U pip setuptools
pip install -U -e ".[dev]"
To verify that octoDNS has been installed correctly, run the following command:
octodns --help
This command should display the usage for octoDNS.
To check the version of OctoDNS, run the following command:
octodns --version
This command should display the current version of octoDNS.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed octoDNS on your Windows 10 computer using Git Bash. Now you can use octoDNS to manage DNS records across multiple providers.
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