Cheatsheets

sudo apt install pdns-server pdns-backend-bind

sudo pacman -S powerdns

sudo systemctl start pdns         # Start service
sudo systemctl stop pdns          # Stop service
sudo systemctl restart pdns       # Restart service
sudo systemctl status pdns        # Check status
sudo systemctl enable pdns        # Enable at boot

# Create a new zone
pdnsutil create-zone example.com
 
# Add a record
pdnsutil add-record example.com www A 192.168.1.10
pdnsutil add-record example.com mail MX "10 mail.example.com"
 
# Delete a zone
pdnsutil delete-zone example.com
 
# List all zones
pdnsutil list-all-zones
 
# Show zone details
pdnsutil list-zone example.com

# Check zone consistency
pdnsutil check-zone example.com
 
# Rectify zone (fix ordering/DNSSEC)
pdnsutil rectify-zone example.com
 
# Secure a zone (DNSSEC)
pdnsutil secure-zone example.com
 
# Show DNSSEC keys
pdnsutil show-zone example.com

# Bind-style export
pdnsutil b2b-export example.com > example.com.zone
 
# Bind-style import
pdnsutil load-zone example.com example.com.zone

sudo systemctl start pdns-recursor
sudo systemctl stop pdns-recursor
sudo systemctl restart pdns-recursor

rec_control ping           # Check if running
rec_control reload-zones   # Reload zones
rec_control wipe-cache example.com  # Clear cache for domain

# pdns.conf
launch=gmysql              # Backend to use
gmysql-host=127.0.0.1
gmysql-user=pdns
gmysql-dbname=pdns
 
local-address=0.0.0.0      # Listen on all interfaces
local-port=53              # DNS port

journalctl -u pdns
journalctl -u pdns-recursor

dig @localhost example.com
dig @localhost example.com AAAA