How to install Designate on NetBSD

Designate is a DNS as a Service project within the OpenStack community. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Designate on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

• NetBSD installation
• Root access
• Basic knowledge of command line

Step 1: Update NetBSD

Before we begin installing Designate, it's important to make sure your NetBSD system is up to date.

sudo pkgin update
sudo pkgin full-upgrade

Step 2: Install packages

Designate requires a number of packages to be installed on the system.

sudo pkgin install python27 py27-pip git sqlite3

Step 3: Clone the Designate repository

We will clone the Designate repository from GitHub.

git clone -b stable/queens https://github.com/openstack/designate.git

Step 4: Install Designate

Next, move into the newly cloned Designate directory and install Designate.

cd designate
sudo python2.7 setup.py install

Step 5: Configure Designate

Now that Designate is installed, we can configure it to run on our NetBSD system.

sudo cp etc/designate/designate.conf.sample /etc/designate/designate.conf
sudo cp etc/designate/api-paste.ini /etc/designate/api-paste.ini

Step 6: Initialize Designate Database

We will initialize the Designate database and then add the database user.

sudo designate-manage database init
sudo designate-manage database sync
sudo designate-manage database create-user \
    --name designate --password designate \
    --email [email protected]

Step 7: Start Designate

Finally, we can start the Designate service.

sudo designate-central &
sudo designate-api &
sudo designate-mdns &

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Designate on NetBSD. You can now use Designate to manage your DNS infrastructure.