DNSControl is a tool that simplifies managing your DNS settings by providing a unified interface for multiple DNS providers. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install DNSControl on NixOS Latest.
Before we start, please make sure you have the following:
Open a terminal on your NixOS system.
Install Git by running the following command:
sudo nix-env -i git
This will install Git on your system.
Clone the DNSControl repository by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol.git
This will clone the DNSControl repository to your current working directory.
Navigate to the DNSControl directory by running the following command:
cd dnscontrol
This will change your current working directory to the DNSControl directory.
Install Golang by running the following command:
sudo nix-env -i golang
This will install Golang on your system.
Build the DNSControl binary by running the following command:
go build
This will build the DNSControl binary from the source code.
Install the DNSControl binary by running the following command:
sudo cp dnscontrol /usr/local/bin/
This will install the DNSControl binary to the /usr/local/bin/ directory.
Verify that DNSControl is installed correctly by running the following command:
dnscontrol version
This should output the version of DNSControl that you installed.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed DNSControl on NixOS Latest.
DNSControl is a powerful tool for managing DNS settings. By following these steps, you should now have DNSControl installed on your NixOS system.
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