Making Zonecloud work with cPanel PowerDNS web servers
Default cPanel installations now use PowerDNS instead of BIND. But the configuration remains the same.
The issue is how to transfer zones from cPanel PowerDNS to BIND nodes.
If you try to parse them you might fall into this:
1 2 3 4 5 | node1 named: transfer of 'cpanel-dev.nixpal.com/IN' from xxx#53: connected using xxx node1 named: transfer of 'cp-dev.com/IN' from xxx#53: failed while receiving responses: NOTAUTH node1 named: transfer of 'cp-dev.com/IN' from xxx#53: Transfer status: NOTAUTH node1 named: transfer of 'cp-dev.com/IN' from xxx#53: Transfer completed: 0 messages, 0 records, 0 bytes, 0.003 secs (0 bytes/sec) node1 named: transfer of 'cpanel-dev.nixpal.com/IN' from xxx#53: failed while receiving responses: NOTAUTH |
To make it work and transfer zones:
1 2 3 4 5 | node1 named: transfer of 'cpanel-dev.nixpal.com/IN' from xxx#53: Transfer status: success node1 named: transfer of 'cpanel-dev.nixpal.com/IN' from xxx#53: Transfer completed: 3 messages, 12 records, 936 bytes, 0.013 secs (72000 bytes/sec) node1 named: transfer of 'pdns.nixpal.com/IN' from xxx#53: connected using xxx#37045 node1 named: transfer of 'pdns.nixpal.com/IN' from xxx#53: Transfer status: success node1 named: transfer of 'pdns.nixpal.com/IN' from xxx#53: Transfer completed: 3 messages, 18 records, 1103 bytes, 0.006 secs (183833 bytes/sec) |
You only need a few changes in /etc/pdns/pdns.conf …Read More
Nixpal announces first public BETA release of Zonecloud DNS Cluster
We are happy to announce that Nixpal OÜ has released Zonecloud DNS Cluster to the public! This public release is going to test the stability and the various needs of our customers.
After thorough and extensive testing we released version 2.4-Beta of Zonecloud DNS Cluster application today.
While we are mainly focused …Read More
Detailed Instructions for Zonecloud Controller
We released detailed instruction for Controller setup using a minimal CentOS 8 installation. Of course Controller may run on any nginx or apache httpd server, shared hosting package or cloud.
These are instructions for CentOS 8 server using only Controller for anyone that wants Controller to be isolated in its own …Read More
Introducing ZoneCloud
ZoneCloud, DNS Clustering for Web servers done right.
What is zonecloud?
ZoneCloud (or zCloud) is the very first panel agnostic and distribution independent solution. – It consists of three parts:
ZoneCloud Controller receives DNS records from your web servers and pushes them to DNS servers (Nodes / zCloudNode).
ZoneCloud Agent The Agent …Read More
How to Migrate from RHEL 8 to CentOS 8
Live migration of a RedHat Enteprise Linux 8.0 to Centos 8.0
RHEL 8 to CentOS 8 migration guide.
If you tried a RHEL 8 Beta or you have a Developer’s License of RedHat Enterprise Linux 8 and you want / need to migrate to CentOS 8 for any reason (licensing, cost, hobby, …Read More
Apache httpd hardening
Introduction
Apache is one of the most widely-used and popular web servers. It is also one of the most secure web servers available. In this article, I will explain some tips and tricks that will secure your Apache server.
This is a generic ‘quick n dirty’ hardening profile.
Hide version:
1 2 | ServerSignature Off ServerTokens Prod |
Turn Off Server-Side Includes …Read More
htaccess https simple redirect
How to redirect HTTP traffic to HTTPS using an .htaccess file
The below code when added to an .htaccess file will automatically redirect any traffic destined for http: to https:
1 2 3 4 5 | <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R,L] </IfModule> |
This is generic code, no domain or page or subfolder needed in the htaccess code.
Installing docker with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Mint 17 and CentOS 7
Installing docker with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Mint 17 and CentOS 7
A brief introduction to virtualization
Today we will learn installing docker with Ubuntu, mint and CentOS 7 Linux, Before the evolution of the concept of virtualization, to run one application one dedicated server was required, if you wanted to run 20 …Read More
Maintaining a clean Ubuntu system
How to maintain a “clean” Ubuntu
Ubuntu is (unfortunately) the most popular GNU/Linux distribution (I still prefer Fedora), as it has been the easiest to use for many years now, making it an obvious choice for every newcomer. As most new users don’t know if and how they are supposed to …Read More
Things to do after installing Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Things to do after installing Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
To have a fully functional and smoothly running Ubuntu 16.04 Desktop users need to have some services application running before they start working with this fresh flavor of Ubuntu, although it depends upon nature of services for which system will be utilized, we …Read More
Considerations When Creating a Secure Cloud Environment
Considerations When Creating a Secure Cloud Environment
There is a definite change in the cloud security world. Organizations are deploying more cloud platforms to support an ever-growing user base. Still, the big question revolves around security – and how to protect critical data points.
Let’s start here – over the past few …Read More
What is Openstack? A Quick OpenStack Tutorial
What is Openstack? A Quick OpenStack Tutorial
OpenStack – History and Introduction
OpenStack is a cloud operating system that controls large pools of compute, storage, and networking resources throughout a data center. All of the above components are managed through a dashboard which gives administrators control while empowering their users to provision …Read More