Jack Moore

Email: jack(at)jmoore53.com
Project Updates

DNS Server

13 Apr 2020 » dns, bind, system administration, config

Configure The Server

apt install -y bind9

/etc/bind/named.conf.options

options {
        directory "/var/cache/bind";

        // If there is a firewall between you and nameservers you want
        // to talk to, you may need to fix the firewall to allow multiple
        // ports to talk.  See http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/800113

        listen-on port 53 { 127.0.0.1; 192.168.2.1; 192.168.2.0/32; };
        allow-query { 192.168.2.0/24; };
        allow-query-cache { 192.168.2.0/24; };
        allow-recursion { 192.168.2.0/24; };

        // If your ISP provided one or more IP addresses for stable
        // nameservers, you probably want to use them as forwarders.
        // Uncomment the following block, and insert the addresses replacing
        // the all-0 s placeholder.

        forwarders {
                8.8.8.8;
        };

        //========================================================================
        // If BIND logs error messages about the root key being expired,
        // you will need to update your keys.  See https://www.isc.org/bind-keys
        //========================================================================
        dnssec-validation auto;

        auth-nxdomain no;    # conform to RFC1035
        listen-on-v6 { any; };
};

/etc/bind/named.conf.local

zone "internal.itsltns.io" IN {
    type master;
    file "internal.itsltns.io.zone";
};

Add The Server: vim /var/cache/bind/internal.itsltns.io.zone

$TTL 86400

@ IN SOA internal.itsltns.io root.internal.itsltns.io (
  2018050600
  3600
  900
  604800
  86400
)

@ IN NS ns1
ns1 IN A 192.168.2.1
macbook IN A 192.168.2.2

Checking the Config

Run the following commands:

# Check Config
named-checkconf

# Point to file
/usr/sbin/named-checkzone internal.itsltns.io /var/cache/bind/internal.itsltns.io.zone

# Restart Bind Server
systemctl enable bind9
systemctl restart bind9

Set the Domain Server

vim /etc/resolv.conf

nameserver 127.0.0.1
options edns0

Firewall - Allow

ufw allow 53

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