How to Install PowerDNS on Manjaro

PowerDNS is an open-source and high-performance DNS server software that can be used to manage DNS records. In this tutorial, we will be installing PowerDNS on Manjaro using the terminal.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure your system is up-to-date by running the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

Installing PowerDNS

Start by opening the terminal on your Manjaro system.
Install the PowerDNS server using the following command:

sudo pacman -S powerdns

After installing PowerDNS, you need to configure it according to your requirements.

Configuring PowerDNS

The default location of the PowerDNS configuration file is /etc/pdns/pdns.conf.
Open the configuration file in your preferred text editor:

sudo nano /etc/pdns/pdns.conf

Inside the configuration file, you need to make changes to the following sections:

a. Edit the launch section to enable and start the PowerDNS server. Uncomment the following line:
```
launch=gmysql
```
b. In the next section, add the database connection details. Replace the values with your own database configuration details:
```
gmysql-host=database-host
gmysql-user=database-user
gmysql-password=database-password
gmysql-dbname=powerdns
```
c. In the setuid and setgid sections, change the user and group to the user and group you want to run PowerDNS as:
```
setuid=pdns
setgid=pdns
```
d. In the daemon section, enable daemon mode:
```
daemon=yes
```
Save and exit the configuration file.
Before starting the PowerDNS server, you need to create the database tables by running the following command:

sudo mysqldump PDNS | mysql -u pdns -p PDNS

Start the PowerDNS server using the following command:

sudo systemctl start pdns

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install and configure PowerDNS on Manjaro. Now that the server has been started, you can use the PowerDNS web interface or API to manage your DNS records.