NSD (Name Server Daemon)

NSD is a cool, open-source command-line tool that you can use for setting up a high-performance DNS server on Linux. It's all about being simple and effective!

What Makes NSD Stand Out?

This software is super fast and follows the rules set by the RFC. It has been tested thoroughly at NLnet Labs, so you know it’s reliable. If you're wondering how it stacks up against BIND, you'll be glad to hear there are no problems when using both of them together!

Features You’ll Love

As a command-line program, NSD gives you plenty of options:

• Listen to IPv4 or IPv6: You can choose to connect with either type.


• Custom Configurations: Load your own configuration files instead of sticking with the defaults.


• Control Connections: Set limits on TCP connections per server.


• PIDs and Logging: Specify where to write log files and choose your PID file location.

You can even set how many servers to run and change user permissions when starting up!

Installing NSD

If you want to give NSD a try, installing it on your GNU/Linux system is easy! Just download the source archive from Softpas, save it, and extract the files. Then, fire up your terminal emulator.

Your Terminal Steps

In the terminal app, use the ‘cd’ command to go to where you extracted those files. Next, run this command: ‘./configure && make’. This will get everything ready for your computer's hardware—whether it's 32-bit or 64-bit!

Your First Commands

If everything goes well, you can install NSD by running ‘make install’ as root or using ‘sudo make install’. Want to know how to use it? Just type ‘nsd --help’ in your terminal window!

Diving Deeper

If you're curious about more documentation or want to check out memory usage tests, visit NLnet Labs Documentation. They've also got regression test reports available on their homepage!