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1 | PowerDNS Authoritative Nameserver |
| 2 | ================================= | |
| 3 | ||
| 4 | The PowerDNS Authoritative Server is a versatile nameserver which | |
| 5 | supports a large number of backends. These backends can either be plain | |
| 6 | zone files or be more dynamic in nature. | |
| 7 | ||
| 8 | PowerDNS has the concepts of 'backends'. A backend is a datastore that | |
| 9 | the server will consult that contains DNS records (and some meta-data). | |
| 10 | The backends range from database backends (:doc:`MySQL <backends/generic-mysql>`, :doc:`PostgreSQL <backends/generic-postgresql>`, :doc:`Oracle <backends/oracle>`) | |
| 11 | and :doc:`Bind-zonefiles <backends/bind>` to :doc:`co-processes <backends/pipe>` and :doc:`JSON API's <backends/remote>`. | |
| 12 | ||
| 13 | Multiple backends can be enabled in the configuration by using the | |
| 14 | :ref:`setting-launch` option. Each backend can be configured separately. | |
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| 16 | See the :doc:`backend <backends/index>` documentation for more information. | |
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18 | This documentation is also available as a `PDF document <PowerDNS-Authoritative.pdf>`_. |
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20 | Getting Started |
| 21 | --------------- | |
| 22 | ||
| 23 | * :doc:`Install the Authoritative Server <installation>` | |
| 24 | * :doc:`Configure the Server <settings>` | |
| 25 | * :doc:`Configure the backend(s) <backends/index>` | |
| 26 | ||
| 27 | Getting Support | |
| 28 | --------------- | |
| 29 | PowerDNS is an open source program so you may get help from the PowerDNS users' community or from its authors. | |
| 30 | You may also help others (please do). | |
| 31 | ||
| 32 | Public support is available via several different channels: | |
| 33 | ||
| 34 | * This documentation | |
| 35 | * `The mailing list <https://www.powerdns.com/mailing-lists.html>`_ | |
| 36 | * ``#powerdns`` on `irc.oftc.net <irc://irc.oftc.net/#powerdns>`_ | |
| 37 | ||
| 38 | The PowerDNS company can provide help or support you in private as well. | |
| 39 | For first class and rapid support, please contact powerdns.support@powerdns.com, or see the `.com website <https://www.powerdns.com/support-services-consulting.html>`__. | |
| 40 | ||
| 41 | My information is confidential, must I send it to the mailing list or discuss on IRC? | |
| 42 | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | |
| 43 | Yes, we have a support policy called `"Open Source Support: out in the open" <https://blog.powerdns.com/2016/01/18/open-source-support-out-in-the-open/>`_. | |
| 44 | ||
| 45 | If you desire privacy, please consider entering a support relationship with us, in which case we invite you to contact powerdns.support.sales@powerdns.com. | |
| 46 | ||
| 47 | I have a question! | |
| 48 | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | |
| 49 | This happens, we're here to help! | |
| 50 | Read below on how you can get help | |
| 51 | ||
| 52 | What details should I supply? | |
| 53 | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | |
| 54 | Start out with stating what you think should be happening. | |
| 55 | Quite often, wrong expectations are the actual problem. | |
| 56 | Furthermore, your operating system, which version of PowerDNS you use and where you got it from (RPM, .DEB, tar.bz2). | |
| 57 | If you compiled it yourself, what were the ``./configure`` parameters. | |
| 58 | ||
| 59 | If possible, supply the actual name of your domain and the IP address of your server(s). | |
| 60 | ||
| 61 | I found a bug! | |
| 62 | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | |
| 63 | As much as we'd like to think we are perfect, bugs happen. | |
| 64 | If you have found a bug, please file a bug report on `GitHub <https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/issues/new>`_. | |
| 65 | Please fill in the template and we'll try our best to help you. | |
| 66 | ||
| 67 | I found a security issue! | |
| 68 | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | |
| 69 | Please report this in private, see the :ref:`securitypolicy`. | |
| 70 | ||
| 71 | I have a good idea for a feature! | |
| 72 | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | |
| 73 | We like to work on new things! | |
| 74 | You can file a feature request on `GitHub <https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/issues/new>`_. | |
| 75 |