= General =
The PowerDNS Authoritative Server is a versatile nameserver which supports a large number of backends. These backends can either be plain zone files or be more dynamic in nature. PowerDNS has the concepts of ‘backends’. A backend is a datastore that the server will consult that contains DNS records (and some metadata). The backends range from database backends (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and BIND zone files to co-processes and JSON API’s.

Multiple backends can be enabled in the configuration by using the launch option. Each backend can be configured separately. In this howto we will focus on sqlite

For a full list of features see the [https://doc.powerdns.com/ PowerDNS documentation website]

= Install =

{{Cmd|apk add pdns pdns-backend-sql3}}
{{Cmd|rc-service add pdns}}

= Configure =

Default location of the config file: {{Path|/etc/pdns/pdns.conf}} The default config is good to start using the DNS functions. To use the SQLite backend edit the config file and at the bottom add
<pre>
launch=gsqlite3
gsqlite3-database=/var/lib/powerdns/pdns.sqlite3
</pre>

The default package does not ship the sql example file, so we need to get it from the powerdns github page. Save this file to your local computer so we can import it to Power dns [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerDNS/pdns/master/modules/gsqlite3backend/schema.sqlite3.sql schema.sqlite3.sql]
Next we need to import it {{Cmd|sqlite3 /var/lib/powerdns/pdns.sqlite3 < /path/to/schema.sqlite3.sql}}
Then we need to set the correct permissions: {{Cmd|chown -R pdns:pdns /var/lib/powerdns}}

Now we can start the server and start adding records to it: {{Cmd|service pdns start}}
= Use =
Adding records is done through the commandline.
We first have to setup a dns zone:
{{Cmd|pdnsutil create-zone example.com ns1.example.com}} We also add one NS record.

To add a new record we execute the following command: {{Cmd|pdnsutil add-record example.com. www A 192.0.2.1}} where www is the subdomain, and 192.0.2.1 is the server we point it to.

== Controlling PowerDNS status ==

Stop, start and restart the daemon in the usual fashion:
{{Cmd|rc-service pdns start}}

{{Cmd|rc-service pdns stop}}

{{Cmd|rc-service pdns restart}}

== Auto-start pdns at boot ==

To add the daemon to the default runlevel so it auto-starts at boot, do: {{Cmd|rc-update add pdns}}

= Troubleshooting =

{{ TODO }}

* Ensure the daemon is running with {{Cmd|rc-status}}

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PowerDNS

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PowerDNS

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Installing and managing PowerDNS on Alpine with SQLITE Backend

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Samba Roaming Profiles

2022-11-30T19:57:19Z

Jhjacobs81:

Setting up Samba AD Server with Roaming Profiles is not very hard. But some changes are different then other tutorials.

# Setup Samba using this page: [https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Setting_up_a_samba-ad-dc|Setting up a samba-ad-dc]
# Create a directory to store the roaming profiles: mkdir -p /srv/samba/Profiles/
# This is where my (jhjacobs81) journey differs from the average tutorial online. I had to use the following command: chown root:users /srv/samba/Profiles/

This was the only way so far i could get it to work. other tutorials speak of setfacl and so, but this doesnt exist in Alpine. I will edit this page as i learn more.

Samba Roaming Profiles

2022-11-30T19:43:46Z

Jhjacobs81:

Setting up Samba AD Server with Roaming Profiles is not very hard. But some changes are different then other tutorials.

Step 1: Setup Samba using this page: [https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Setting_up_a_samba-ad-dc|Setting up a samba-ad-dc]
Step 2: Create a directory to store the roaming profiles: mkdir -p /srv/samba/Profiles/
Step 3: This is where my (jhjacobs81) journey differs from the average tutorial online. I had to use the following command: chown root:users /srv/samba/Profiles/

This was the only way so far i could get it to work. other tutorials speak of setfacl and so, but this doesnt exist in Alpine. I will edit this page as i learn more.

Samba Roaming Profiles

2022-11-30T19:42:33Z

Jhjacobs81:

Setting up Samba AD Server with Roaming Profiles is not very hard. But some changes are different then other tutorials.

Step 1: Setup Samba using this page: [https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Setting_up_a_samba-ad-dc|Setting up a samba-ad-dc]
Step 2: Create a directory to store the roaming profiles: mkdir -p /srv/samba/Profiles/
Step 3: This is where my (jhjacobs81) journey differs from the average tutorial online. I had to use the following command: chmod -R 1777 /srv/samba/Profiles/

This was the only way so far i could get it to work. other tutorials speak of setfacl and so, but this doesnt exist in Alpine. I will edit this page as i learn more.

Samba Roaming Profiles

2022-11-30T19:20:32Z

Jhjacobs81:

Samba Roaming Profiles

2022-11-30T19:20:06Z

Jhjacobs81:

Setting up Samba AD Server with Roaming Profiles is not very hard. But some changes are different then other tutorials.

Step 1: Setup Samba using [[https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Setting_up_a_samba-ad-dc|Setting up a samba-ad-dc]]

Samba Roaming Profiles

2022-11-30T19:19:39Z

Jhjacobs81: