PowerDNS
PowerDNS is a DNS server, written in C++ and licensed under the GPL. PowerDNS features a large number of different backends ranging from simple BIND style zonefiles to relational databases and load balancing/failover algorithms.
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Installation
Install the powerdns package which can be found in the official repositories.
Next you can review the configuration file located at /etc/powerdns/pdns.conf
.
Backends
To configure PowerDNS to use specific backend you will need to set then launch
option in configuration file.
Also depending on particular backend you use, you will have to configure it.
For PostgreSQL, MySQL and SQLite you can find database table creation SQL files located at /usr/share/doc/powerdns
.
PostgreSQL backend
Firstly you will need to create a user and database where PowerDNS can store data.
Then execute "schema.pgsql.sql" file to create tables.
psql -U <user> -d <database name> -a -f /usr/share/doc/powerdns/schema.pgsql.sql
And finally update configuration file
launch=gpgsql gpgsql-host=/run/postgresql # if PostgreSQL is listening to unix socket # gpgsql-host=127.0.0.1 # gpgsql-port=5432 gpgsql-dbname=<database name> gpgsql-user=<user to use> gpgsql-password=
MySQL backend
SQLite backend
Startup
Start/enable the pdns
service.