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Install Arch Linux PowerDNS

Category: VPS Setup

Set up PowerDNS—a scalable DNS server—on an Arch Linux VPS—install with
pacman -S powerdns powerdns-backend-mysql
configure /etc/pdns/pdns conf:
launch=gmysql
Start with
systemctl start pdns
open port:
iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
On Vultr test with
dig @ip example.com
—expect response Ensures DNS uptime—supports phpMyAdmin VPS hosting DNS needs

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