PowerDNS Deployment⚓
Deployment Options⚓
Option 1: Using the Official Deployment⚓
For a full clustered PowerDNS setup, check this repository:
This repository provides:
- Complete PowerDNS cluster setup
- MariaDB backend configuration
- High availability configuration
- Monitoring and logging setup
Option 2: Manual Installation (Debian/Ubuntu)⚓
For testing or simple setups, you can install PowerDNS manually:
# Install PowerDNS on Ubuntu/Debian
apt update && apt install -y pdns-server pdns-backend-mysql
# Configure PowerDNS
# Edit /etc/powerdns/pdns.conf
Option 3: Docker Deployment⚓
# Run PowerDNS with SQLite backend
docker run -d \
--name powerdns \
-p 53:53 -p 53:53/udp -p 8081:8081 \
-e PDNS_api=yes \
-e PDNS_api_key=your-secret-key \
-e PDNS_webserver=yes \
-e PDNS_webserver_address=0.0.0.0 \
-e PDNS_webserver_allow_from=0.0.0.0/0 \
pschiffe/pdns-mysql
Configuration Requirements⚓
Ensure your PowerDNS instance has:
- API enabled:
api=yes
in configuration - Web server enabled:
webserver=yes
for API access - API key configured: Secure authentication key
- Network access: Accessible from Kubernetes cluster