MyDNS for Debian Wheezy

The complete MyDNS install for Debian Wheezy



#Check your hostname:

hostname
hostname -f

#Set your hostname

echo HOSTNAME > /etc/hostname
echo HOSTNAME > /etc/mailname
/etc/init.d/hostname.sh start

#Update the system

aptitude update

# Always for all that is fucking holy install a base system with enough tools to troubleshoot and protect the server:

aptitude install rkhunter binutils sudo gamin build-essential autoconf automake1.9 libtool flex bison debhelper sysstat iotop sysfsutils fail2ban iptraf strace

#Install Mysql and client

aptitude install mysql-client mysql-server

#Install Apache and PhpMyAdmin for those who dont need to sit through a console MySQL interface

aptitude install apache2 apache2-mpm-prefork imagemagick mcrypt php5 php-auth php5-gd php5-imagick php5-imap php5-mcrypt php5-mysql php-pear phpmyadmin vlogger

#Enable some apache modules and restart the service:

a2enmod suexec rewrite ssl actions include
/etc/init.d/apache2 restart

#Install the mysql library for use with MAKE

aptitude install libmysqlclient-dev

#Download the tarball for MyDNS

cd /tmp
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/mydns-ng/files/mydns/1.2.8.31/mydns-1.2.8.31.tar.gz
tar xfz mydns-1.2.8.31.tar.gz
cd mydns-1.2.8.31/

#Run the configure with the supplied parameter and make the source ready for your distrobution

./configure --without-pgsql --with-mysql-lib=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --with-mysql-include=/usr/include/mysql --includedir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --with-zlib=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
make
make install

#Create a startup scritp:

nano /etc/init.d/mydns

####################################################################################################

#! /bin/sh

set -e

PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
DAEMON=/usr/local/sbin/mydns
NAME=mydns
DESC="DNS server"

SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME

# Gracefully exit if the package has been removed.
test -x $DAEMON || exit 0

case "$1" in
  start)
        echo -n "Starting $DESC: $NAME"
        start-stop-daemon --start --quiet \
                --exec $DAEMON -- -b
        echo "."
        ;;
  stop)
        echo -n "Stopping $DESC: $NAME"
        start-stop-daemon --stop --oknodo --quiet \
                --exec $DAEMON
        echo "."
        ;;
  reload|force-reload)
        echo -n "Reloading $DESC configuration..."
        start-stop-daemon --stop --signal HUP --quiet \
                --exec $DAEMON
        echo "done."
        ;;
  restart)
        echo -n "Restarting $DESC: $NAME"
        start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo \
                --exec $DAEMON
        sleep 1
        start-stop-daemon --start --quiet \
                --exec $DAEMON -- -b
        echo "."
        ;;
  *)
        echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload}" >&2
        exit 1
        ;;
esac

exit 0

####################################################################################################

#Make sure the script runs at start:

chmod +x /etc/init.d/mydns
update-rc.d mydns defaults

# Download and install MyDNS

cd /tmp
wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/mydnsconfig/MyDNSConfig-3.0.1.tar.gz
tar xvfz MyDNSConfig-3.0.1.tar.gz
cd mydnsconfig/

#Edit the MyDNS install php library file and edit the $dist variable to match your installed OS

nano /tmp/mydnsconfig/install/lib/install.lib.php

# Continue to install MyDNS

cd install/
php -q install.php

#Complete The steps required and your server should be installed.

You can login to your machine from the following if you chose the defaults:

http://IP:8080