Build Ubuntu Server

Numerous steps are involved in buinding a stand alone server.
Typically the configuration file is created and uploaded to the server.

  

• Install Bind9
• Install E Mail Server

Install bind9

A good referce is available if you click here.

The primary configuration file is located at /etc/bind/named.conf.

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/ This is the primary configuration file for the BIND DNS server named.
//
// Please read /usr/share/doc/bind9/README.Debian.gz for information on the 
// structure of BIND configuration files in Debian, *BEFORE* you customize 
// this configuration file.
//
// If you are just adding zones, please do that in /etc/bind/named.conf.local

include "/etc/bind/named.conf.options";
include "/etc/bind/named.conf.local";
include "/etc/bind/named.conf.default-zones";

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The following depicts /etc/bind/named.conf.oprions.

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options { 
        directory "/var/cache/bind";
        listen-on port 53 { 127.0.0.1; 127.0.1.1; 109.203.114.78; };
	allow-query {
		any;
		};
        allow-new-zones yes;
        recursion no;
	allow-transfer {
		none;
		};
        dnssec-enable yes;
        dnssec-validation auto;
        auth-nxdomain no;
        allow-notify { 109.203.114.78; };
};

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Mr. Arch Brooks, Software Engineer, Brooks Computing Systems, LLC authored this article.