How to Install PDNS Gui on macOS

PDNS Gui is a web-based graphical user interface (GUI) for the PowerDNS server, which is focused on providing an easy-to-use interface for managing DNS records. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing PDNS Gui on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, ensure that the following prerequisites have been met:

macOS with administrative privileges
Homebrew package manager installed
A running instance of the PowerDNS server

Steps

Open the Terminal application on your macOS system.
Install the necessary software packages by running the following commands:
```
brew install composer
brew install yarn
```
The first command installs the Composer package manager, and the second command installs the Yarn package manager. Both are needed to compile and install PDNS Gui.
Download the PDNS Gui source code from the official GitHub repository by running the following command:
```
git clone https://github.com/odoucet/pdns-gui.git
```
This will download the PDNS Gui source code into a directory called pdns-gui in your current working directory.
Change into the pdns-gui directory by running the following command:
```
cd pdns-gui
```
Install the necessary dependencies by running the following command:
```
composer install
yarn install
```
This will install the required dependencies for PDNS Gui to function properly.
Build the frontend assets by running the following command:
```
yarn build
```
This will compile the frontend assets, such as JavaScript and CSS files.
Copy the .env.example file to create a new .env file with the following command:
```
cp .env.example .env
```
Edit the .env file and configure the PDNS Gui settings as needed, such as the database connection settings:
```
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=pdns-gui
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=
```
Initialize the database tables by running the following command:
```
php artisan migrate
```
This will create the required tables in the database, as configured in the .env file.
Start the built-in web server with the following command:
```
php artisan serve
```
This will start the web server at http://localhost:8000 by default. You can access PDNS Gui by opening a web browser and navigating to that URL.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install PDNS Gui on macOS by compiling its source code, installing dependencies, configuring its settings, and starting the web server. With PDNS Gui installed and running, you can now manage and configure DNS records using an easy-to-use graphical interface.