Installing NSD on Arch Linux

NSD stands for Name Server Daemon which is used to manage domain name servers. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install NSD on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing NSD on Arch Linux, you need to ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• Arch Linux installed and updated
• sudo privileges or logged in as root
• Basic knowledge of using the command-line interface

Step 1: Update your system

To begin the installation process, update your system to the latest version by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2: Install NSD

Run the below command in the terminal to install the NSD package:

sudo pacman -S nsd

Once the command is executed successfully, you will have NSD installed on your Arch Linux system.

Step 3: Start the NSD service

Now start the NSD service to use it. Use the following command to start the NSD service:

sudo systemctl start nsd

To enable the NSD service to start automatically at boot time, run the following command:

sudo systemctl enable nsd

Step 4: Verify NSD installation

After completing the installation process and starting the service, the next step is to verify the installation. Use the following command to check if NSD is running:

sudo systemctl status nsd

If NSD is running correctly, you should see the output similar to below:

● nsd.service - Name Server Daemon
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/nsd.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: active (running) since Sat 2021-09-25 05:21:35 CDT; 3 weeks 2 days ago
 Main PID: 721 (nsd)
    Tasks: 1 (limit: 38376)
   Memory: 1.9M
   CGroup: /system.slice/nsd.service
           └─721 /usr/sbin/nsd -d

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed NSD on Arch Linux, and now you can use it as a domain name server. Enjoy using it!