Christian WellsPowerDNS is a popular open-source DNS server that is known for its high performance and scalability. In this article, we will look at how to install PowerDNS and PowerDNS-Admin on Ubuntu 22.04.
The first step in installing PowerDNS is to add the PowerDNS repository to your system. This can be done by running the following commands in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install lsb-release wget
echo "deb [arch=amd64] <https://repo.powerdns.com/ubuntu> $(lsb_release -sc) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pdns.list
wget -O - <https://repo.powerdns.com/FD380FBB-pub.asc> | sudo apt-key add -
Next, update your system’s package list by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update
Now you are ready to install PowerDNS. This can be done by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install pdns-server pdns-backend-mysql
During the installation process, you will be prompted to configure the database for PowerDNS. Select the “Yes” option and follow the prompts to set up the database.
Once the installation is complete, you can start the PowerDNS server by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start pdns
To make sure that the PowerDNS server starts automatically when your system boots up, you can enable it by running the following command:
sudo systemctl enable pdns
At this point, PowerDNS should be installed and running on your system. To verify that it is working correctly, you can use the dig command to query the DNS server, as shown in the following example:
dig example.com @localhost
In addition to the PowerDNS server, you may also want to install PowerDNS-Admin, which is a web-based interface for managing PowerDNS. This can be done by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install pdns-admin
Once installed, you can access the PowerDNS-Admin interface by visiting http://localhost:8081 in your web browser. You will be prompted to log in using the username and password that you set up during the installation process.
In conclusion, installing PowerDNS and PowerDNS-Admin on Ubuntu 22.04 is a simple process that involves adding the PowerDNS repository, installing the PowerDNS packages, and configuring the database. Once installed, you can use the dig command to query the DNS server, and the PowerDNS-Admin interface to manage it.
