https://kb.unixservertech.com/ 2026-05-12T21:23:26+00:00 https://kb.unixservertech.com/ https://kb.unixservertech.com/_media/wiki/dokuwiki.svg text/html 2021-04-10T01:30:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kb.unixservertech.com/software/dns/builddnsserver?rev=1618018209&do=diff Install and configure Bind9 BIND has been around for a while, and the nice thing about that is the good documentation. It even has a 200+ PDF you can download from <https://www.bind9.net/bind-9.10.8-manual.pdf>. Basic Install We use Devuan Linux for a lot of applications. The following code will install Bind9 on a Devuan server. text/html 2021-04-10T01:25:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kb.unixservertech.com/software/dns/dyndns?rev=1618017907&do=diff Build Dynamic DNS Server Normal DNS services require human intervention to change an IP address, and this is usually pretty secure. However, there are situations when you need the DNS to change, most notably when a public DHCP address changes on normal, residential internet connections. text/html 2021-04-10T01:41:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kb.unixservertech.com/software/dns/start?rev=1618018915&do=diff DNS Domain Name Services, or DNS, are used to, amongst other things, translate a URL (www.example.com) to an IP address (192.168.145.1). In that, it is kind of like the phone book (contact list) on your phone. Most people just look for the entry for “jane”, they don't actually know her phone number.