Setup powerdns with recursor and pdnsmanager web ui
- In ubuntu there would be systemdresolver already running on port 53, hence we will first disable that.
systemctl stop systemd-resolved systemctl disable systemd-resolved systemctl mask systemd-resolved - Now open resolv file and keep entry whatever you requires.
Note: This is just for information if you want to make entries static install packages ifupdown and resolvconf
apt update
apt-get install pdns-server pdns-recursor pdns-backend-mysql mysql-server -y
- Create database and user for pdns. ```sql create database pdns; create user pdns@localhost identified by pdns; create user pdns@localhost identified by ‘pdns’; grant all on pdns.* to pdns@localhost;
- import the sql schema
```bash
mysql pdns < /usr/share/pdns-backend-mysql/schema/schema.mysql.sql
- Now edit pdns config file to make required changes
vim /etc/powerdns/pdns.confset bellow entries
allow-axfr-ips=127.0.0.1 <ip of your secondary nameserver>
config-dir=/etc/powerdns
daemon=yes
disable-axfr=no
guardian=yes
local-address=0.0.0.0
local-port=54
master=yes
slave=yes
module-dir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/pdns
setgid=pdns
setuid=pdns
socket-dir=/var/run
version-string=powerdns
include-dir=/etc/powerdns/pdns.d
save and exit
Lets validate if configuration is correct.
pdns_server --daemon=no --guardian=no --loglevel=9
- Now we will setup powerdns recursor
vim /etc/powerdns/recursor.conf
forward-zones=mylab.local=127.0.0.1:54
forward-zones-recurse=.=1.1.1.1,.=8.8.8.8
local-address=0.0.0.0
local-port=53
you can use your own forwarders in above config instead 1.1.1.1 and 8.8.8.8 edit mysql for pdns now
vim /etc/powerdns/pdns.d/pdns.local.gmysql.conf
launch=gmysql
gmysql-host=localhost
gmysql-port=3306
gmysql-dbname=pdns
gmysql-user=pdns
gmysql-password=pdns
gmysql-dnssec=no
save and exit
- Lets validate if configuration is correct.
pdns_server --daemon=no --guardian=no --loglevel=9 - Restart services
systemctl restart pdns systemctl restart pdns-recursorNow we will create and setup mysql database for dns records
- create database and user
create database powerdns; grant all on powerdns.* to 'pdns'@'localhost' identified by 'secret';Setting up pdnsmanager
Install required php and apache packages
apt install php php-apcu php-mysql apache2 -y
Enable apache modules
a2enmod rewrite
a2enmod ssl
Setup virtual host in apache
vim /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/default.conf
<VirtualHost _default_:443>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
ServerName pdns.example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/frontend
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^index\.html$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}%{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}%{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule !^/api/\.* /index.html [L]
Alias /api /var/www/html/backend/public
<Directory /var/www/html/backend/public>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^ index.php [QSA,L]
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Make changes in above as per your need ( keep ssl settingsi have not included them )
Now get the webui package download , untar and set
wget https://dl.pdnsmanager.org/pdnsmanager-2.0.1.tar.gz
tar -xvf pdnsmanager-2.0.1.tar.gz
cd pdnsmanager-2.0.1
mv backend /var/www/html/
mv frontend /var/www/html/
chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html
access url now with /setup use same database entry as given above in mysql
Done enjoy!
replication on master slave for powerdns
powerdns uses mysql as backend in above example hence do all settings on slave server just like above except mysql database. Instead folow guide to perform mysql database replication
