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Installation

Requirements

  • Actual linux based os with systemd support (eg. Debian Buster)

NATS instances can be run on primaries or secondaries. The only limit is, that only one instance of each should be run on a system.

  • NATS cluster (message broker)

Primary

  • PowerDNS >= 4.3 (with database backend)

Secondaries

  • PowerDNS >= 4.3 (with database backend)
  • dnsdist >= 1.5 (recommended)

Install latest version

Primary

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wget -O pdns-distribute.deb https://repo.nameserver.systems/latest/pdns-distribute-primary_latest_linux_amd64.deb \
 && dpkg -i pdns-distribute.deb

Secondary

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wget -O pdns-distribute.deb https://repo.nameserver.systems/latest/pdns-distribute-secondary_latest_linux_amd64.deb \
 && dpkg -i pdns-distribute.deb

How to check if updates available ?

A sha256 checksum file is provided to check for updates and integrity.

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wget -O pdns-distribute_checksums.txt https://repo.nameserver.systems/latest/pdns-distribute_latest_checksums.txt

Install a specific version

The specific version is part of the url path.

Primary

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wget -O pdns-distribute.deb https://repo.nameserver.systems/archive/v0.0.250/pdns-distribute-primary_latest_linux_amd64.deb \
 && dpkg -i pdns-distribute.deb

Secondary

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wget -O pdns-distribute.deb https://repo.nameserver.systems/archive/v0.0.250/pdns-distribute-secondary_latest_linux_amd64.deb \
 && dpkg -i pdns-distribute.deb

Checksums

A sha256 checksum file is also provided for archived releases.

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wget -O pdns-distribute_checksums.txt https://repo.nameserver.systems/archive/v0.0.250/pdns-distribute_latest_checksums.txt

Automated installation

To be continued …