Install and setup bind (named) on Mac OS X 10.10.1 with brew 0.9.5

BrewBindInstallAndSetupMacOSX10_10.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Run as root or sudo the commands that need it as you go.

# brew version 0.9.5
# Mac OS X 10.10.1

# A little bit changed version of this: 
# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19538118/osx-mavericks-bind-no-longer-installed-how-to-get-local-dns-server-working

# 1) USE HOMEBREW TO INSTALL BIND

brew install bind

# 2) CONFIGURE BIND

# Create a custom launch key for BIND

/usr/local/sbin/rndc-confgen > /etc/rndc.conf
head -n 6 /etc/rndc.conf > /etc/rndc.key

# Set up a basic named.conf file.
# Brew directory could be slightly different mine is this /usr/local/Cellar/bind/9.10.1-P1/

cd /usr/local/Cellar/bind/*/etc
cat > named.conf  <<END
//
// Include keys file
//
include "/etc/rndc.key";

// Declares control channels to be used by the rndc utility.
//
// It is recommended that 127.0.0.1 be the only address used.
// This also allows non-privileged users on the local host to manage
// your name server.

//
// Default controls
//
controls {
        inet 127.0.0.1 port 54 allow {any;}
        keys { "rndc-key"; };
};

options {
        directory "/var/named";
};

// 
// a caching only nameserver config
// 
zone "." IN {
    type hint;
    file "named.ca";
};

zone "localhost" IN {
    type master;
    file "localhost.zone";
    allow-update { none; };
};

zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" IN {
    type master;
    file "named.local";
    allow-update { none; };
};

logging {
        category default {
                _default_log;
        };

        channel _default_log  {
                file "/Library/Logs/named.log";
                severity info;
                print-time yes;
        };
};

END

# Symlink Homebrew's named.conf to the typical /etc/ location. 
ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/bind/*/etc/named.conf /etc/named.conf 


# Create directory that bind expects to store zone files

mkdir /var/named

curl http://www.internic.net/domain/named.root > /var/named/named.ca

# If you are using some third party DNS you should add: nameserver 127.0.0.1 in /etc/resolv.conf
# If your resolv.conf file is automaticaly generated you should change it on startup in order to work properly

# Start bind
sudo /usr/local/sbin/named

# Check if it is working
dig google.com

Thanks for sharing the script, it really helped.

I made a few improvements required to make it work with the current Brew version and any latest.

I hope you can apply the 2 line patch at https://gist.github.com/cyril-bouthors/d62ecb9baba23f400e81

Regards,

Thanks @cyril-bouthors,

Just applied your changes. Glad to know it helped someone else, too.

Regards

Thanks for the script.

All this is lacking is an automatic startup script like this;
https://gist.github.com/alisade/33355dcfb8a5264d77444f1b035d6554

AND to load it
launchctl load -wF /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.isc.named.plist

Thanks for the script.

All this is lacking is an automatic startup script like this;
https://gist.github.com/alisade/33355dcfb8a5264d77444f1b035d6554

AND to load it
launchctl load -wF /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.isc.named.plist

Just to update @alisade's comment, /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ is now a private directory; even as root.

Use: /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.isc.named.plist

Thanks for sharing this.

I have Mac OS Catalina 10.15.5 and do see that dig/bind is installed on this version of macos. What I would like to do is to experiment with creating dns zone files and experimenting (creating naptr records etc) with those using dig, but I do not see any /var/named or /etc/named.config. How to create and use dns zone files in macos catalina 10.15.5. Do I need to brew install bind as you have in this post (if so will there any conflict with the bind that comes with macos 10.15.5)? Thank you.

I would love to see this updated for the latest Catalina as well.

I used this shit in Big Sur, and is working, because this is just a bind server running locally, and you are pointing this to that bind server, so it should work and be very straightforward.

Any tips on getting this working then?

A version for MacOs 11 Big Sur, based on a Debian standard configuration:
https://gist.github.com/Ikkyusan1/4e79e1ac844a2073223c2c4690931e77

How work this under Monterey an an M1 Mac?
And his security?