How to install Yadifa on nixOS Latest

Yadifa is a lightweight, high-performance name server implementing the DNS specified in numerous RFCs. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps required to install Yadifa on nixOS Latest.

Prerequisites

• A running nixOS Latest system with root access
• An active internet connection

Step 1: Add Yadifa package to nixOS

By default, Yadifa is not included in nixOS so we need to add its package. To do that, append the following line to your /etc/nixos/configuration.nix file.

services.yadifa.enable = true;

Now, reload the configuration by running:

sudo nixos-rebuild switch

This will add Yadifa to nixOS.

Step 2: Configure Yadifa

After installing Yadifa on nixOS, the next step is to configure it to suit our specific needs. Yadifa's configuration file is located at /etc/yadifa/yadifad.conf.

Open the file with your preferred text editor and tailor it to match your requirements.

Step 3: Start Yadifa

After configuring Yadifa, it's time to start it. Start Yadifa as a systemd service by running:

sudo systemctl start yadifa

Verify that Yadifa is running correctly by checking its status:

sudo systemctl status yadifa

If all is well, you should see a message indicating that the service is active.

Step 4: Set Yadifa to start automatically

By default, Yadifa won't start automatically after a system reboot. To make sure that it starts automatically, run the following command:

sudo systemctl enable yadifa

Now, Yadifa will start automatically every time the system reboots.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have gone through the steps required to install Yadifa on nixOS Latest, configure it to suit our specific requirements, start it as a systemd service, and enable automatic start after a system reboot. Yadifa is now configured and running correctly, and you can use it for your DNS needs.