How to Install Unbound on OpenBSD

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Unbound on an OpenBSD operating system.

Prerequisites

  1. OpenBSD installed and configured
  2. Superuser or root privileges

Step-by-Step Tutorial

  1. Open the Terminal on OpenBSD by pressing the keyboard shortcut Alt + T.
  2. Update the package repository by running the following command:
pkg_add -u
  1. Install Unbound using package manager:
pkg_add unbound
  1. Create an empty folder for the Unbound configuration file:
mkdir /etc/unbound
  1. Copy the sample configuration file to the newly created folder:
cp /usr/local/share/examples/unbound/unbound.conf /etc/unbound/
  1. Edit the configuration file /etc/unbound/unbound.conf to configure Unbound according to your needs. You can use your preferred text editor such as vi, nano, or emacs.
vi /etc/unbound/unbound.conf
  1. Start the Unbound service:
rcctl start unbound
  1. Verify the Unbound service is running by checking its status:
rcctl status unbound
  1. Verify the Unbound service is working by performing a DNS query:
unbound-host example.com

The command should return the IP address of example.com.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Unbound on OpenBSD.