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how to change DNS settings of my server ?

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  • C cylon

    This doc seems to be for internal name resolution of my servers apps, like (app1.my-cloudron.com)
    What I want is changing the DNS for external name resolution. For instance, instead of using google DNS 8.8.8.8 I want to use 9.9.9.9

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    murgero
    App Dev
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    #7

    @cylon the doc I sent tells you how to setup an upstream dns server which should resolve your issue.

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      joseph
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      @cylon I guess you are using netcup ? netcup makes /etc/resolv.conf as readonly using chattr

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        cylon
        wrote on last edited by cylon
        #9

        no I'm using time4vps.

        I tried edit the file /etc/systemd/resolve.conf with this:

        [Resolve] 
        DNS=9.9.9.9 9.9.9.10
        

        but it doesn't seem to work.

        Is there something else I should do? I don't really understand the unbound DNS configuration in this doc: https://docs.cloudron.io/networking/#dns

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        • C cylon

          no I'm using time4vps.

          I tried edit the file /etc/systemd/resolve.conf with this:

          [Resolve] 
          DNS=9.9.9.9 9.9.9.10
          

          but it doesn't seem to work.

          Is there something else I should do? I don't really understand the unbound DNS configuration in this doc: https://docs.cloudron.io/networking/#dns

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          murgero
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          #10

          @cylon You might need to restart the systemd service that handles your DNS if it's not the one documented by cloudron

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            cylon
            wrote on last edited by cylon
            #11

            I did restart systemd-resolved service but doesn't seem to work.
            After doing so the content of /etc/resolv.conf is :

            # Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8)      
            #     DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN             
            # 127.0.0.53 is the systemd-resolved stub resolver.                                 
                                                                                                
            nameserver 212.24.109.143                                                           
            nameserver 80.208.225.143 
            

            Shouldn't it be 9.9.9.9 as specified in the /etc/systemd/resolve.conf file ?

            #  This file is part of systemd.                                                    
            #                                                                                   
            #  systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the     
            #  terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free          
            #  Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)      
            #  any later version.                                                               
            #                                                                                   
            # Entries in this file show the compile time defaults. Local configuration          
            # should be created by either modifying this file, or by creating "drop-ins" in     
            # the resolved.conf.d/ subdirectory. The latter is generally recommended.           
            # Defaults can be restored by simply deleting this file and all drop-ins.           
            #                                                                                   
            # Use 'systemd-analyze cat-config systemd/resolved.conf' to display the full config.
            #                                                                                   
            # See resolved.conf(5) for details.                                                 
                                                                                                
            [Resolve]                                                                                                                           
            DNS=9.9.9.9 9.9.9.10                                                                
            

            Cloudron doc says All apps and services use systemd-resolved for name resolution. You can configure systemctl-resolved as required by your network
            So the above should have work isn't it ?

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              joseph
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              wrote on last edited by
              #12

              @cylon systemd-resolved run on 127.0.0.53 . So, you have to also change /etc/resolv.conf to be nameserver 127.0.0.53 .

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                cylon
                wrote on last edited by
                #13

                How do I do that ? If I change the file /etc/resolv.conf to add the line

                nameserver 127.0.0.53
                

                It get overwritten at reboot and the line is deleted

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                  cylon
                  wrote on last edited by cylon
                  #14

                  I tried to changed the /etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/cloudron-network.conf adding this:

                  # Forward all DNS queries to Quad9 DNS                                              
                  forward-zone:                                                                       
                          name: "."                                                                   
                          forward-addr: 9.9.9.9                                                       
                          forward-addr: 149.112.112.112 
                  

                  but request are still going to 212.24.109.143 and not 9.9.9.9

                  what service is managing the /etc/resolve.conf file ?

                  here are all my files:
                  /etc/systemd/resolved.conf:

                  #  This file is part of systemd.                                                    
                  #                                                                                   
                  #  systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the     
                  #  terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free          
                  #  Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)      
                  #  any later version.                                                               
                  #                                                                                   
                  # Entries in this file show the compile time defaults. Local configuration          
                  # should be created by either modifying this file, or by creating "drop-ins" in     
                  # the resolved.conf.d/ subdirectory. The latter is generally recommended.           
                  # Defaults can be restored by simply deleting this file and all drop-ins.           
                  #                                                                                   
                  # Use 'systemd-analyze cat-config systemd/resolved.conf' to display the full config.
                  #                                                                                   
                  # See resolved.conf(5) for details.                                                 
                                                                                                      
                  [Resolve]                                                                                       
                  DNS=9.9.9.9 9.9.9.10
                  

                  /etc/resolv.conf:

                  # Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8)      
                  #     DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN             
                  # 127.0.0.53 is the systemd-resolved stub resolver.                                 
                                                                                                      
                  nameserver 212.24.109.143                                                           
                  nameserver 80.208.225.143
                  

                  /run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf:

                  # This is /run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf managed by man:systemd-resolved(8).      
                  # Do not edit.                                                                      
                  #                                                                                   
                  # This file might be symlinked as /etc/resolv.conf. If you're looking at            
                  # /etc/resolv.conf and seeing this text, you have followed the symlink.             
                  #                                                                                   
                  # This is a dynamic resolv.conf file for connecting local clients directly to       
                  # all known uplink DNS servers. This file lists all configured search domains.      
                  #                                                                                   
                  # Third party programs should typically not access this file directly, but only     
                  # through the symlink at /etc/resolv.conf. To manage man:resolv.conf(5) in a        
                  # different way, replace this symlink by a static file or a different symlink.      
                  #                                                                                   
                  # See man:systemd-resolved.service(8) for details about the supported modes of      
                  # operation for /etc/resolv.conf.                                                   
                                                                                                      
                  nameserver 9.9.9.9                                                                  
                  nameserver 9.9.9.10                                                                 
                  search . 
                  

                  Running resolvectl status yield:

                  Global                                                                              
                         Protocols: -LLMNR -mDNS -DNSOverTLS DNSSEC=no/unsupported                    
                  resolv.conf mode: foreign                                                           
                       DNS Servers: 9.9.9.9 9.9.9.10                                                  
                                                                                                      
                  Link 2 (ens3)                                                                       
                  Current Scopes: none                                                                
                       Protocols: -DefaultRoute +LLMNR -mDNS -DNSOverTLS DNSSEC=no/unsupported        
                                                                                                      
                  Link 3 (docker0)                                                                    
                  Current Scopes: none                                                                
                       Protocols: -DefaultRoute +LLMNR -mDNS -DNSOverTLS DNSSEC=no/unsupported        
                                                                                                      
                  Link 4 (br-e8030366a286)                                                            
                  Current Scopes: none                                                                
                       Protocols: -DefaultRoute +LLMNR -mDNS -DNSOverTLS DNSSEC=no/unsupported        
                                                                                                      
                  Link 6 (veth13a1cdd)                                                                
                  Current Scopes: none                                                                
                       Protocols: -DefaultRoute +LLMNR -mDNS -DNSOverTLS DNSSEC=no/unsupported        
                                                                                                      
                  Link 8 (vethf77db43)                                                                
                  Current Scopes: none                                                                
                       Protocols: -DefaultRoute +LLMNR -mDNS -DNSOverT
                  

                  showing that resolv.conf is in mode: foreign

                  what service manage resolv.conf in cloudron ?

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                    girish
                    Staff
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #15

                    @cylon there's much to unwrap. Unfortunately, the way all these things interact is quite complicated.

                    Before I say anything, are you on Cloudron 8? I am wonder why you have your /etc/resolv.conf handled by resolvconf ? Cloudron 8 has removed this package. If you are still on some < v8, I recommend upgrading first because the instructions to change the DNS are different.

                    For Cloudron 8, here is a checklist:

                    • Make sure resolvconf package is not there . We don't install this anymore intentionally. apt remove resolvconf
                    • /etc/resolv.conf must be a symlink to ../run/systemd/resolve/stub-resolv.conf
                    • systemctl status systemd-resolved must be enabled
                    • Finally, /etc/systemd/resolved.conf has your preferred DNS servers (quad9 in your case).

                    That should be it. After that, host www.cloudron.io should work out of the box.

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                      I used to use Time4VPS and thoroughly enjoyed it. Did you check these out?:
                      https://www.time4vps.com/knowledgebase/working-with-dns-manager/
                      https://www.time4vps.com/knowledgebase/create-nameserver-with-your-domain/

                      A life lived in fear is a life half-lived

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                        cylon
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #17

                        I'm still indeed on v7, but I can't update to v8 😞
                        https://forum.cloudron.io/post/93010

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                          girish
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                          wrote on last edited by
                          #18

                          @cylon for v7, cloudron uses unbound. For Cloudron 7, please check this:

                          • /etc/resolv.conf should have nameserver 127.0.0.1
                          • systemctl status unbound should say running
                          • host www.cloudron.io 127.0.0.1 should work

                          systemd-resolved is not used at all. So, you can ignore all those related threads and configs. I would like to understand how it got to this state though? Do you think it tried to upgrade to v8 and end it up in this state?

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                            cylon
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #19

                            thanks for the help, but this is not urgent, I can wait for the update to the v8 so I won't have to do this change twice 🙂

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                            • girishG girish

                              @cylon for v7, cloudron uses unbound. For Cloudron 7, please check this:

                              • /etc/resolv.conf should have nameserver 127.0.0.1
                              • systemctl status unbound should say running
                              • host www.cloudron.io 127.0.0.1 should work

                              systemd-resolved is not used at all. So, you can ignore all those related threads and configs. I would like to understand how it got to this state though? Do you think it tried to upgrade to v8 and end it up in this state?

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                              cylon
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #20

                              @girish said in how to change DNS settings of my server ?:

                              systemd-resolved is not used at all. So, you can ignore all those related threads and configs. I would like to understand how it got to this state though? Do you think it tried to upgrade to v8 and end it up in this state?

                              That's possible, I don't remember if I first tried to upgrade to v8 or to change the DNS

                              I updated the /etc/systemd/resolve.conf and only after did I check the /etc/resolv/conf file, I don't know what state it was before I updated /etc/systemd/resolve.conf

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                                girish
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                                wrote on last edited by
                                #21

                                Fixed in support as outlined in https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/12300/how-to-change-dns-settings-of-my-server/18

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