PowerDNS

Dependences

apt-get install pdns-server pdns-recursor

PowerDNS server

diff pdns.conf /etc/powerdns/pdns.conf

32c32
< config-dir=/srv/config/etc/powerdns
---
> config-dir=/etc/powerdns
197c197
< recursor=127.0.0.1:10053
---
> # recursor=
314c314
< include=/srv/config/etc/powerdns/pdns.d
---
> include=/etc/powerdns/pdns.d

diff pdns.d/pdns.local /etc/powerdns/pdns.d/pdns.local

4,5d3
< launch=bind
< bind-config=/srv/config/etc/powerdns/bind/named.conf

PowerDNS recursor

diff recursor.conf /etc/powerdns/recursor.conf

< hint-file=/srv/config/etc/powerdns/bind/db/db.root
---
> # hint-file=
101c101
< local-port=10053
---
> local-port=53

Bind style zones

cat bind/named.conf

# named.conf



// prime the server with knowledge of the root servers
zone "." {
    type hint;
    file "/srv/config/etc/powerdns/bind/db/db.root";
};

// be authoritative for the localhost forward and reverse zones, and for
// broadcast zones as per RFC 1912

zone "localhost" {
    type master;
    file "/srv/config/etc/powerdns/bind/db/db.local";
};

zone "127.in-addr.arpa" {
    type master;
    file "/srv/config/etc/powerdns/bind/db/db.127";
};

zone "0.in-addr.arpa" {
    type master;
    file "/srv/config/etc/powerdns/bind/db/db.0";
};

zone "255.in-addr.arpa" {
    type master;
    file "/srv/config/etc/powerdns/bind/db/db.255";
};

1. End

db files

db.local

;
; BIND data file for local loopback interface
;
$TTL	604800
@	IN	SOA	localhost. root.localhost. (
			      2		; Serial
			 604800		; Refresh
			  86400		; Retry
			2419200		; Expire
			 604800 )	; Negative Cache TTL
;
@	IN	NS	localhost.
@	IN	A	127.0.0.1
@	IN	AAAA	::1

db.127

;
; BIND reverse data file for local loopback interface
;
$TTL	604800
@	IN	SOA	localhost. root.localhost. (
			      1		; Serial
			 604800		; Refresh
			  86400		; Retry
			2419200		; Expire
			 604800 )	; Negative Cache TTL
;
@	IN	NS	localhost.
1.0.0	IN	PTR	localhost.

db.0

;
; BIND reverse data file for broadcast zone
;
$TTL	604800
@	IN	SOA	localhost. root.localhost. (
			      1		; Serial
			 604800		; Refresh
			  86400		; Retry
			2419200		; Expire
			 604800 )	; Negative Cache TTL
;
@	IN	NS	localhost.

db.255

;
; BIND reverse data file for broadcast zone
;
$TTL	604800
@	IN	SOA	localhost. root.localhost. (
			      1		; Serial
			 604800		; Refresh
			  86400		; Retry
			2419200		; Expire
			 604800 )	; Negative Cache TTL
;
@	IN	NS	localhost.

update_hint.sh

#!/bin/bash
#



NAME=db.root

dig +bufsize=1200 +norec NS . @a.root-servers.net > ${NAME}_new || exit
test -s ${NAME}_new && (test -f ${NAME} && mv ${NAME} ${NAME}_old || true) && mv ${NAME}_new ${NAME}

chown pdns:pdns ${NAME}
chmod 600 ${NAME}

cat ${NAME}



# End

References

• http://chenyufei.info/blog/2010-12-19/powerdns-setup-on-debian-lenny-using-bind-or-sqlite3-backend/
• http://laurent.bachelier.name/2009/03/switching-from-bind-to-powerdns-in-a-few-seconds/
• http://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/bind-zone-file-creator.php
• http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=917219
• http://doc.powerdns.com/built-in-recursor.html#recursor-settings