This is experimental, since pdns.conf isn’t yet persistent in docker container, but it will be soon.
Enhance runs on Ubuntu, so we gonna need our .deb packages.
- Install Agent on Ubuntu
mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings/ wget -O /etc/apt/keyrings/nixpal.gpg -q https://repo.nixpal.com/debian/KEY.gpg apt-key add /etc/apt/keyrings/nixpal.gpg wget -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nixpal.list https://repo.nixpal.com/debian/nixpal.list apt-get update apt install zcloudagent
2. Configure Agent:
In /etc/zcloudagent.conf add your Token, License, and CONTROLLER’s Hostname:
TOKEN=Token_From_zCloud_Server SERVER_HOSTNAME=controller.yourdomain.com LICENSE=ZCAgent-xxxxxxxxxxx
Because we gonna use PowerDNS Don’t Forget we also need:
DNS_SERVER_TYPE=PDNS
and PDNSUTIL_BINARY_PATH.
But because PowerDNS Is in a container we move slightly different. So we need:
PDNSUTIL_BINARY_PATH=docker exec dnscd /usr/bin/pdnsutil
So our complete conf should be something like:
ZONES_FILE=/etc/named.conf TOKEN=Token_From_zCloud_Server SERVER_HOSTNAME=controller.yourdomain.com UPDATE_INTERVAL=60 LOG_LEVEL=1 LICENSE=ZCAgent-xxxxxxxxxxx //If your server uses PowerDNS uncomment the following 2 lines DNS_SERVER_TYPE=PDNS PDNSUTIL_BINARY_PATH=docker exec dnscd /usr/bin/pdnsutil
We can enable zcloudagent now. But we still got work to do.
systemctl enable zcloudagent
You should see your zones syncing.
ENHANCE SETUP #
On the Enhance Panel you are going to add your custom Zonecloud nameservers.
Go to Settings > Platform > DNS zone templating and add your records like this:
| KIND | NAME | VALUE | TTL | OVERRIDE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NS |
@ |
ns1.myip.gr. |
1 day |
YES |
|
|
NS |
@ |
ns2.myip.gr. |
1 day |
YES |
|
You also need to make PowerDNS notify our Nameservers.
We need to get inside the docker container of dns.
docker exec -it dnscd bash
There is no vi, vim or nano, so let’s install something.
root@e22be4081067:/# apt install nano -y
We need to add our pdns.conf config.
Config is located at:
/etc/powerdns/pdns.conf
Grab the config from your Controller web interface > Servers > Configuration button.
Paste it on top of the file, save, exit.
No systemd on container. Sorry systemd. You Have No Power Here.
Let’s restart PowerDNS and check if it’s ok:
root@e22be4081067:/etc/powerdns# service pdns restart Restarting PowerDNS Authoritative Server: pdns ...done root@e22be4081067:/etc/powerdns# service pdns status
pdns is running: 580: Child running on pid 582
root@e22be4081067:/etc/powerdns#
root@e22be4081067:/etc/powerdns# ps aux
USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND
root 1 0.0 0.2 378888 11924 ? Ssl 14:14 0:04 ./dnscd
root 17 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? Zs 14:14 0:00 [pdns_server] <defunct>
pdns 19 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? Z 14:14 0:00 [pdns_server] <defunct>
root 76 0.0 0.0 4116 3536 pts/0 Ss+ 14:20 0:00 bash
root 533 0.0 0.0 4248 3656 pts/1 Ss 15:50 0:00 bash
root 580 0.0 0.2 107216 8980 ? Ssl 15:52 0:00 /usr/sbin/pdns_server –daemon –guardian=yes
pdns 582 0.0 0.5 577580 20692 ? Sl 15:52 0:00 /usr/sbin/pdns_server-instance –daemon –guardian=yes
root 616 0.0 0.0 5900 3064 pts/1 R+ 15:54 0:00 ps aux
root@e22be4081067:/etc/powerdns#
Seems ok.
You can start and check zcloudagent now,
systemctl start zcloudagent systemctl status zcloudagent
It should sync your Enhance’s zones with your own nameservers and per server zones only without conflicts.
If there any problems don’t forget to check pdns inside the docker container!
