How to Install Designate on Clear Linux Latest

Designate is an OpenStack project that provides DNS as a service by managing the domain name system using an API. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps of installing Designate on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start the installation process, ensure you have completed the following steps:

A clear Linux latest operating system installed on your machine or VM.
Ensure you have an active internet connection to the machine.

Steps to Install Designate

Follow the guide below to install Designate on Clear Linux Latest :

Step 1: Update and Upgrade the System

Update and upgrade the system to the latest version to ensure all the packages are up to date by running the command below:

sudo swupd update
sudo swupd bundle-add os-cloud-admin

Step 2: Install the Required Packages

Ensure your system has the required packages for installation. You can use the command below to install the required packages:

sudo swupd bundle-add devpkg-libxml2 devpkg-libxslt devpkg-openssl devpkg-markdown

Step 3: Configure the Designate Repository

Designate is not included in the default Clear Linux repository. Therefore, we will add the OpenStack repository to our system.

To do this, add the OpenStack repository to your system by running this command:

echo "https://github.com/clearlinux/openstack/releases/download/latest/OpenStack-latest.img" | sudo tee /etc/swupd/content-url.d/openstack-latest.repo

Next, update your bundle after adding the OpenStack repository:

sudo swupd update

Step 4: Install Designate

After adding the OpenStack repository, install Designate by running the command below:

sudo swupd bundle-add os-designate

Step 5: Configure and Start Designate Services

Designate requires configuring and starting the services for it to work correctly. Start by opening the Designate configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/designate/designate.conf

Next, update the following configuration fields:

[service:api]
listen = 0.0.0.0
port = 9001

[service:worker]
enabled = True

[storage:sqlalchemy]
connection = mysql+pymysql://designate:openstack@localhost/designate

Ensure the openstack services are running by typing:

sudo systemctl start  openstack-designate-api.service
sudo systemctl start  openstack-designate-central.service
sudo systemctl start  openstack-designate-mdns.service
sudo systemctl start  openstack-designate-producer.service

Final Step

Test the Designate installation by navigating to http://localhost:9001/ on your web browser.

In conclusion, you have completed the installation of Designate on Clear Linux Latest. With this, you can configure Designate to manage DNS as a service remotely.

Congratulations!