Domain Server Raspberry Pi

If your raspberry pi dns server has a dynamically assigned ip it s going to be a headache.

Domain server raspberry pi. The process of changing the dns server on your raspberry pi is a pretty simple process and involves modifying a single file. This line allows the raspberry pi to use kodi as a name to reach 192 168 1 17 after saving you can ping kodi from the raspberry pi. In this raspberry pi dns settings tutorial we will be showing you how to change the dns server that your raspberry pi connects to and uses for looking up domain names. That s why you want to reserve an ip for this raspberry pi.

Bind is an open source software that loops back to the berkeley internet name domain server. Configure web server if you followed here from previous article then you will need to add server name directive to determine which server block is used for a given request. Not need to know the ip address of the raspberry to access so we didn t. Save and exit ctrl o ctrl x the raspberry pi can now use kodi as a host name and any computer using the raspberry pi as dns server can use kodi me local.

The program is currently in its ninth version and is developed further by the internet software consortium isc. Ssh into your raspberry pi 192 168 1 162. In today s tutorial i will guide you the rest of the way to getting your new rpi web server on the internet. Ensure your raspberry pi has a reserved ip.

Access the raspberry pi using its domain name. Raspbian assigns a domain name to the raspberry. By setting up a dns server on your raspberry pi you can use it to improve the time it takes for your computer to perform dns requests. It s what helps transform ip addresses from something like 210 345 231 345 to the more user friendly domain name system.

Similarly if you do home automation you can access your domoticz box from a browser by. The raspberry pi is a wonderful platform to simplify your daily it jobs such as serving as a media centre for your smart tv being the central hub for your home automation system or in the case at hand act as an active directory ad domain controller in a test lab. In a previous post we learned about what a reverse proxy web server is why you would want one and how to install the nginx reverse proxy web server on a raspberry pi many of you have asked for additional updates on that article and it s high time i did them. Every so often it will be assigned a different ip address and the other devices on the network will no longer connect to it.

Open default server block file located at etc nginx sites available in a text editor such as nano. I need the domain to sit on a separate subnet from my home network but still get internet access my home network is on the 192 168 1 x 24 subnet so my domain is going to be on the 192 168 0 x 24 subnet.