Designate is an open-source service for managing domain name system (DNS) infrastructure. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Designate on macOS.
Before starting this tutorial, ensure that you have the following:
Follow the steps below to install Designate on macOS:
Open the Terminal by pressing Command + Space and searching for "Terminal".
Run the following command in the Terminal to install virtualenv:
pip3 install virtualenv
Create a new virtual environment by running the following command:
virtualenv venv
This will create a new virtual environment named "venv" in your current directory.
Activate the virtual environment using the following command:
source venv/bin/activate
This will activate the virtual environment and switch your terminal prompt to indicate that you are running within the virtual environment.
Install Designate by running the following command:
pip3 install designate
Verify that the installation was successful by running the following command:
designate --version
This should output the version number of Designate that you just installed.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Designate on your macOS machine.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Designate on macOS. Designate is a powerful service for managing DNS infrastructure, and can make it easier to manage large numbers of domains and DNS records.
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