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Updated by Daniel Curtis about 9 years ago

This is a guide on installing an authoritative DNS server using the Unbound on FreeBSD 10. 

 h2. Prepare the Environment 

 * Make sure the system is up to date: 
 <pre> 
 pkg update && pkg upgrade 
 </pre> 

 h2. Install Unbound 

 *NOTE*: Unbound is a part of the FreeBSD base system as of 10.1 

 * Fetch the named.cache from internic: 
 <pre> 
 cd /var/unbound 
 fetch ftp://ftp.internic.net/domain/named.cache 
 </pre> 

 * Get the @root.key@ from IANA to verify DNSSEC extensions 
 <pre> 
 unbound-anchor -a "/var/unbound/root.key" 
 </pre> 

 * Fetch the @dlv.isc.org.key@ from ISC to verify DNSSEC extensions 
 <pre> 
 fetch http://ftp.isc.org/www/dlv/dlv.isc.org.key 
 </pre> 

 * Generate the keys Unbound needs to be safely controlled via unbound-control: 
 <pre> 
 unbound-control-setup 
 </pre> 

 * Create a config file for unbound: 
 <pre> 
 vi /var/unbound/unbound.conf 
 </pre> 
 #* And add the following: 
 <pre> 
 ## Authoritative, validating, recursive caching DNS 
 server: 
     verbosity: 1 
     logfile: "/var/log/unbound.log" 

     interface: 0.0.0.0 

     port: 53 

     do-ip4: yes 
     do-udp: yes 
     do-tcp: yes 

     access-control: 127.0.0.0/8 allow 
     access-control: 10.0.0.0/16 allow 

     include: "/var/unbound/conf.d/*.conf" 

     root-hints: "/var/unbound/named.cache" 

     hide-identity: yes 
     hide-version: yes 
     harden-glue: yes 
     harden-dnssec-stripped: yes 
     use-caps-for-id: yes 
     prefetch: yes 

     forward-zone: 
        name: "." 
        forward-addr: 208.67.222.222 
 </pre> 

 * Create an unbound config for the example.com domain: 
 <pre> 
 vi /var/unbound/conf.d/example.com.conf 
 </pre> 
 #* And add the following: 
 <pre> 
 # example.com domain 
 local-zone: "example.com." static 

 local-data: "gateway.example.com.    IN A 192.168.55.1" 
 local-data: "nas.example.com.        IN A 192.168.55.2" 
 local-data: "pc1.example.com.        IN A 192.168.55.3" 
 local-data: "pc2.example.com.        IN A 192.168.55.4" 
 local-data: "wap1.example.com.       IN A 192.168.55.5" 
 local-data: "dhcp1.example.com.      IN A 192.168.55.6" 
 local-data: "dhcp2.example.com.      IN A 192.168.55.7" 

 local-data-ptr: "192.168.55.1    gateway.example.com" 
 local-data-ptr: "192.168.55.2    nas.example.com" 
 local-data-ptr: "192.168.55.3    pc1.example.com" 
 local-data-ptr: "192.168.55.4    pc2.example.com" 
 local-data-ptr: "192.168.55.5    wap1.example.com" 
 local-data-ptr: "192.168.55.6    dhcp1.example.com" 
 local-data-ptr: "192.168.55.7    dhcp2.example.com" 
 </pre> 

 * Start and enable unbound at boot: 
 <pre> 
 echo 'local_unbound_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf 
 service local_unbound start 
 </pre> 

 *NOTE*: I needed to edit the local_unbound init script 
 <pre> 
 vi /etc/rc.d/local_unbound 
 </pre> 
 * And set the correct pid file: 
 <pre> 
 pidfile="/var/unbound/unbound.pid" 
 </pre> 


 

 * With unbound configured and running edit the resolve config file: 
 <pre> 
 vi /etc/resolv.conf 
 </pre> 
 #* And change the nameserver to the localhost: 
 <pre> 
 nameserver 127.0.0.1 
 </pre> 

 h2. Resources 

 * https://calomel.org/unbound_dns.html 
 * https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-the-unbound-caching-dns-resolver-on-freebsd-10-1 
 * http://www.prado.it/2012/04/23/how-to-configure-unbound-with-dnssec-validation-on-freebsd-9-0/

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