Install PowerDNS with MySQL Backend on CentOS 6.6 x64

HostBill (Deactivated)Last updated Sep 26, 2018 by HostBill

System Requirements

Virtual Private Server(VPS) with:[] OS: Linux[] Distribution: CentOS 6.6 Final[] Arch: 64bit[] Public IPv4 IP Address[] 512MB RAM [] 5GB Disk Space

Linux:Please use SSH to connect to server. # ssh root@[VPS's IP Address]

Windows:

 1) Download "putty.exe" from http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html 
 2) Open "putty.exe"
 3) Enter VPS's IP Address and connect.

Install wget

[root@server ~]# yum install wget

Set hostname for VPS

If you own domain: example.com you can set your subdomain for PowerDNS to dns.example.com

[root@server ~]# hostname dns.example.com

Download & Run installation script

[root@server ~]# wget http://install.hostbillapp.com/powerdns/install.sh[root@server ~]# bash install.sh

After Installation

Copy installation details output
Proceed to HostBill Admin area → Modules, use search to find PowerDNS module
Activate PowerDNS module
Enter connection details
Use “Test Configuration” button to check if module is working
Once App is added to HostBill you can define your DNS packages under Settings → Products & Services