How do I install BIND 9 on Ubuntu?
Run the following command to install BIND 9 on Ubuntu 22.04/20.04, from the default repository. BIND 9 is the current version and BIND 10 is a dead project. sudo apt update sudo apt install bind9 bind9utils bind9-dnsutils bind9-doc bind9-host
Where is the DNS configuration file stored in BIND9?
As a secondary server, BIND9 gets the zone data from another nameserver that is authoritative for the zone. The DNS configuration files are stored in the /etc/bind directory. The primary configuration file is /etc/bind/named.conf, which in the layout provided by the package just includes these files.
Where can I install BIND DNS resolver?
You can install BIND DNS resolver on your home computer. It’s local to your home computer. You can install BIND DNS resolver on a cloud server, and it’s local to the cloud server. BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is an open-source DNS server software widely used on Unix/Linux due to it’s stability and high quality.
How do I configure BIND9 to work through a firewall?
First, allow BIND9 to work through the firewall. The main configuration file is named.conf.options, let's open it. Some of the available options are listed below. Add the necessary to the "options" directive. The "listen-on" directive allows you to specify the networks that the DNS server will serve.
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