How to Install PDNS Gui on NixOS Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing PDNS Gui on NixOS Latest. PDNS Gui is a web-based graphical user interface for the PowerDNS authoritative nameserver.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, you need to have the following:

• Sudo access to the NixOS Latest server
• An active internet connection
• A web browser to access PDNS Gui

Step 1: Install Dependencies

PDNS Gui requires several dependencies to function correctly. You can install them by running the following command:

sudo nix-env -i apache mariadb nodejs

• apache - A web server used to serve PDNS Gui
• mariadb - A database management system used to store PDNS information
• nodejs - The JavaScript runtime environment used to run PDNS Gui

Step 2: Download PDNS Gui

To install PDNS Gui, you first need to download the source code from the official GitHub repository. You can do this by running the following commands:

cd ~
git clone https://github.com/odoucet/pdns-gui.git
cd pdns-gui

Step 3: Configure PDNS Gui

PDNS Gui requires some configuration before it can be used. You can do this by copying the config.example.json file to config.json and editing it to match your configuration:

cp config.example.json config.json
nano config.json

Step 4: Install PDNS Gui

PDNS Gui can be installed by running the following command:

npm install

This will install all the necessary dependencies required to run PDNS Gui.

Step 5: Start PDNS Gui

PDNS Gui can be started by running the following command:

npm start

This will start PDNS Gui on port 3000. You can access it by visiting http://server-ip:3000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PDNS Gui on NixOS Latest. You can now manage your PowerDNS authoritative nameserver using the easy-to-use web-based graphical interface.

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