Install Requirements

Tested with Debian 12

Install packages required for PowerDNS + MySQL backend

Input:

apt update -y && apt install -y mariadb-server pdns-server pdns-backend-mysql \
net-tools curl git python3-dev python3-pip dnsutils libmariadb-dev-compat \
libsasl2-dev libldap2-dev libssl-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev \
libxmlsec1-dev libffi-dev pkg-config apt-transport-https \
libpq-dev python3-dev build-essential npm \
python3-venv python3-full build-essential nodejs nginx certbot python3-certbot-nginx

Output:

Reading package lists...
Installing...

These packages install PDNS, DB server, compiler tools, and dependencies for PDNS-Admin.

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Stop systemd-resolved before changing configuration

Input:

systemctl stop systemd-resolved

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Link resolv.conf to the systemd managed file

Input:

ln -sf /run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf

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Restart systemd-resolved so the new link is active

Input:

systemctl restart systemd-resolved

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Enable and start PowerDNS on system boot

Input:

systemctl enable --now pdns

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