How to Install PowerDNS on nixOS Latest?

In this tutorial, we are going to learn how to install PowerDNS which is from https://www.powerdns.com/ on nixOS Latest.

Step 1 - Update Package List

Before we start installing PowerDNS, we need to update the package list. We can do this by running the following command on our nixOS Latest terminal:

sudo nix-channel --update

Step 2 - Install PowerDNS

Once the package list is updated, we can install PowerDNS by running the following command:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.powerdns

This command will install the latest version of PowerDNS on our nixOS Latest.

Step 3 - Configure PowerDNS

After the installation is complete, we need to configure PowerDNS. We can do this by editing the configuration file /etc/powerdns/pdns.conf. Here is an example configuration file:

# The following are some common options that you may want to set.
# Please see the pdns.conf manual page for details on all the options.

# basic configuration options
setuid=pdns
setgid=pdns
allow-axfr-ips=127.0.0.0/8
local-address=127.0.0.1
local-port=53
log-dns-details=yes

# backend configuration
launch=gmysql
gmysql-host=localhost
gmysql-user=pdns
gmysql-password=your_password
gmysql-dbname=pdns

# other configuration options
webserver=yes
webserver-address=127.0.0.1
webserver-port=8181
experimental-json-interface=yes

You can modify this file as per your requirement. Once you are done with the configuration changes, save the file and restart the PowerDNS service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl restart pdns

Step 4 - Verify PowerDNS Installation

To verify the PowerDNS installation, we need to run the following command:

pdns_control ping

If the installation is successful, it will return a message pong.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install PowerDNS on nixOS Latest, configure it, and verify the installation. Now you can use PowerDNS for your DNS needs.