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@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@ +Requirements +============ + +./doc/requirements.rst + +Installation +============ + +./doc/installation.rst + +1) Install prerequisites + +Debian based distributions +-------------------------- +Update the system: +$ sudo apt-get update +$ sudo apt-get upgrade + +Install prerequisites: +$ sudo apt-get install \ + libtool autoconf make pkg-config liburcu-dev libgnutls28-dev libedit-dev + +Install optional packages to override embedded libraries: +$ sudo apt-get install liblmdb-dev + +Install optional packages: +$ sudo apt-get install \ + libcap-ng-dev libsystemd-dev libidn2-0-dev protobuf-c-compiler libfstrm-dev libmaxminddb-dev + +Fedora like distributions +------------------------- +Update the system: +# dnf upgrade + +Install basic development tools: +# dnf install @buildsys-build + +Install prerequisites: +# dnf install \ + libtool autoconf pkgconfig automake userspace-rcu-devel gnutls-devel libedit-devel + +Install optional packages to override embedded libraries: +# dnf install lmdb-devel + +Install optional packages: +# dnf install \ + libcap-ng-devel systemd-devel libidn-devel protobuf-c-devel fstrm-devel libmaxminddb-devel + +When compiling on RHEL based system, the Fedora EPEL repository has to be +enabled. Also for RHEL 6, forward compatibility package gnutls30-devel +with newer GnuTLS is required instead of gnutls-devel. + +2) Install Knot DNS + +Get the source code: +$ git clone https://gitlab.labs.nic.cz/knot/knot-dns.git +Or extract source package to knot-dns directory + +Compile Knot +$ cd knot-dns +$ autoreconf -if +$ ./configure +$ make + +Install Knot DNS into system: +$ sudo make install +$ sudo ldconfig + +Running +======= + +./doc/operation.rst + +1) Each server needs configuration file. Please see samples/knot.sample.conf, +project documentation, or man 5 knot.conf for more details. +Configuration file has to specify: +- storage for PID files, journal and timer databases etc. +- network interfaces +- served zones + +E.g. use the default config file: +$ cd /etc/knot +$ mv knot.sample.conf knot.conf +Modify the config: +$ editor knot.conf + +2) Prepare working directory +$ mv example.com.zone /var/lib/knot/ + +3) Start the server. This can be done by running the 'knotd' command. +Alternatively, your distribution should have an init script available, if you've +installed Knot using a binary package. + +Start Knot in the foreground to see if it runs: +$ knotd -c myserver.conf |