How To Install PDNS Gui on POP! OS

PDNS Gui is a web-based graphical user interface for PowerDNS. It provides an intuitive interface for managing DNS records and zones.

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of PDNS Gui on the latest version of POP! OS.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:

PDNS Gui requires some system dependencies to function properly. Open the terminal and execute the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y git python3-pip python3-venv
sudo apt install -y build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python3-dev

Next, we'll clone the PDNS Gui repository from GitHub. In the terminal, execute the following command:

git clone https://github.com/odoucet/pdns-gui.git

PDNS Gui requires a virtual environment to run. We will create a virtual environment and install dependencies. Execute the following commands:

cd pdns-gui
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip3 install -r requirements.txt

PDNS Gui needs to be configured before it can work correctly. We will create a configuration file from the template. Execute the following command:

cp config.py.template config.py

Next, use a text editor to edit the config.py file to configure PDNS Gui. You will need to specify the PowerDNS API endpoint and credentials.

nano config.py

When you're done, save and close the file.

Finally, we will run PDNS Gui. In the terminal, execute the following command:

python3 app.py

You should see the following output:

* Running on http://127.0.0.1:5000/ (Press CTRL+C to quit)

This indicates that PDNS Gui is running on your local machine. Open a web browser and navigate to http://127.0.0.1:5000/ to access PDNS Gui.

You have successfully installed PDNS Gui on POP! OS. You can now manage your PowerDNS server using the web interface.