DNS Server using BIND DNS on Ubuntu 24.04

Deploy a fully configured BIND9 DNS Server with the Webmin web-based management interface directly on Microsoft Azure. This image provides a production-ready DNS hosting solution for managing forward and reverse lookup zones, DNS records, and name resolution for internal or public-facing networks.

BIND9 is a flexible and full-featured DNS software widely used on Unix/Linux due to its stability and high quality performance.

BIND can act as an authoritative DNS server for a zone and a DNS resolver at the same time. A DNS resolver can also be called a recursive name server because it performs recursive lookups for local clients

DNS Server Features:

Pre-installed and configured BIND9 DNS server
Webmin web interface for easy DNS zone and record management
Manage A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, PTR, and other DNS record types
Support for forward and reverse DNS zones
Secure, lightweight, and optimized for Azure virtual machines
Easy firewall and access control configuration using Azure NSGs or UFW
DNS Dynamic updates
Create master zones, slave zone, stub zone, forward zones, delegation zone, zones from a batch file
Create forwarders and transfers
Create a cluster of DNS Servers
Journal File Incremental zone transfers (IXFR)
Split DNS
TSIG (Transaction SIGnatures) is a mechanism for authenticating DNS messages
TSIG-Based Access Control
DNSSEC - Cryptographic authentication of DNS information is possible through the DNS Security (DNSSEC-bis) extensions
Logging & error logging capabilities
PKCS#11 (Cryptoki) support

BIND DNS Use cases:

Hosting authoritative DNS for public domains
Internal DNS for corporate networks or lab environments
Reverse DNS (PTR) record management
Learning, testing, and training in DNS administration
Secure, isolated DNS services for private cloud deployments

Webmin Management

Webmin provides a graphical interface for managing DNS zones and records without needing to manually edit configuration files. You can also use Webmin to manage server settings, firewall rules, and monitor system performance.

Deploying BIND DNS Server with Webmin on Azure gives you a powerful, flexible, and easy-to-manage DNS hosting solution - ready to serve your domains within minutes.

Documentation / Support

Getting started documentation and support from: BIND DNS on Azure

Disclaimer: BIND 9 is licensed under the Mozilla Public License (MPL 2.0). This image is provided & maintained by Cloud Infrastructure Services. This solution is not affiliated with or endorsed by BIND 9. No warrantee of any kind, express or implied, is included with this software. Use at your risk, responsibility for damages (if any) to anyone resulting from the use of this software rest entirely with the user. The author is not responsible for any damage that its use could cause.

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BIND DNS Server on Ubuntu 24.04

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BIND DNS Server on Ubuntu 24.04

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BIND DNS Server on Ubuntu 24.04
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