How to Install SmartDNS on Fedora CoreOS Latest
In this tutorial, we will go through the steps on how to install SmartDNS on Fedora CoreOS Latest, which is available on https://github.com/pymumu/smartdns.
Prerequisites
Before we start the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
- A computer running Fedora CoreOS Latest.
- Access to the terminal of the system with sudo privilege.
- Internet connectivity to download the required packages.
- Basic knowledge of terminal commands.
Installation Process
The installation process of SmartDNS on Fedora CoreOS Latest requires the following steps:
Step 1: Install git
To download SmartDNS from Github, we need to have git installed. Run the following command to install git:
sudo dnf install git
Step 2: Clone the SmartDNS Repository
Clone the SmartDNS repository from Github using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/pymumu/smartdns
The command will create a folder called smartdns in your working directory that contains the necessary files for the SmartDNS setup.
Step 3: Install SmartDNS
Go to the smartdns directory using the following command:
cd smartdns
Then, run the make command to build and install SmartDNS:
sudo make install
Step 4: Configure SmartDNS
After the installation is complete, the next step is to configure SmartDNS. The configuration file is located at /usr/local/etc/smartdns/smartdns.conf. You can use any text editor to modify this file according to your needs.
sudo nano /usr/local/etc/smartdns/smartdns.conf
Step 5: Start SmartDNS
Start SmartDNS using the following command:
sudo systemctl start smartdns
To make sure that SmartDNS starts automatically on system boot, run the following command:
sudo systemctl enable smartdns
Step 6: Test SmartDNS
To test the SmartDNS setup, run the following command:
dig google.com @127.0.0.1 -p 5335
This command will send a DNS query to the SmartDNS server listening on port 5335. If the query is successful, you should see the following response:
;; ANSWER SECTION:
google.com. 299 IN A 142.251.46.14
Conclusion
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured SmartDNS on your Fedora CoreOS Latest system. You can now use SmartDNS as an alternative DNS resolver on your computer.