Installing Designate on OpenSUSE Latest

Designate is a DNSaaS (DNS as a Service) solution provided by OpenStack. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps necessary to install Designate on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure that you have a fresh installation of OpenSUSE Latest with sudo access.

Step 1: Add OpenStack repository

To install Designate, we need to add the OpenStack repository to our system. Run the following command to add the repository:

sudo zypper ar http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Cloud:/OpenStack:/Ussuri/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/ OpenStack-Ussuri

Step 2: Install Designate

Now that we have added the OpenStack repository, we can install Designate. Run the following command to install Designate:

sudo zypper in openstack-designate

During the installation process, you will be prompted to confirm the installation of the packages. Confirm the installation by typing y and pressing enter.

Step 3: Configure Designate

After the installation is complete, we need to configure Designate. First, we need to generate a configuration file by running the following command:

sudo cp /usr/share/openstack-designate/samples/designate.conf.sample /etc/designate/designate.conf

Next, we need to edit the configuration file to specify the database connection settings. Open the configuration file using your favorite text editor:

sudo nano /etc/designate/designate.conf

Look for the following section in the configuration file:

[database]
# The SQLAlchemy connection string used to connect to the database
connection = sqlite:///$state_path/designate.sqlite

Replace the connection string with your database connection string. For example, if you are using MySQL, the connection string would look like this:

connection = mysql+pymysql://designate:PASSWORD@localhost/designate?charset=utf8mb4

Replace PASSWORD with the password for the designate user.

Save and close the configuration file.

Step 4: Initialize the Database

Before we can use Designate, we need to initialize the database. Run the following command to initialize the database:

sudo designate-manage database sync

Step 5: Start the Designate Service

Now that we have configured Designate and initialized the database, we can start the Designate service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start openstack-designate-api openstack-designate-central openstack-designate-mdns

Step 6: Verify the Installation

To verify that Designate is installed and running correctly, run the following command:

sudo designate-manage service list

This will show you the status of the Designate services.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Designate on OpenSUSE Latest.