1# NSD 2 3[](https://cirrus-ci.com/github/NLnetLabs/nsd) 4[](https://repology.org/project/nsd/versions) 5[](https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/1462) 6[](https://fosstodon.org/@nlnetlabs) 7 8The NLnet Labs Name Server Daemon (NSD) is an authoritative DNS name server. 9It has been developed for operations in environments where speed, 10reliability, stability and security are of high importance. If you 11have any feedback, we would love to hear from you. Don’t hesitate to 12[create an issue on Github](https://github.com/NLnetLabs/nsd/issues/new) 13or post a message on the 14[NSD mailing list](https://lists.nlnetlabs.nl/mailman/listinfo/nsd-users). 15You can learn more about NSD by reading our 16[documentation](https://nsd.docs.nlnetlabs.nl/). 17 18## Compiling 19 20Make sure you have the following installed: 21 * C toolchain (the set of tools to compile C such as a compiler, linker, and assembler) 22 * OpenSSL, with its include files (usually these are included in the "dev" version of the library) 23 * libevent, with its include files (usually these are included in the "dev" version of the library) 24 * flex 25 * bison 26 27The repository does not contain `./configure`, but you can generate it like 28this (note that the `./configure` is included in release tarballs so they do not have to be generated): 29 30``` 31autoreconf -fi 32``` 33 34NSD can be compiled and installed using: 35 36``` 37./configure && make && make install 38``` 39 40## NSD configuration 41 42The configuration options for NSD are described in the man pages, which are 43installed (use `man nsd.conf`) and are available on the NSD 44[documentation page](https://nsd.docs.nlnetlabs.nl/). 45 46An example configuration file is located in 47[nsd.conf.sample](https://github.com/NLnetLabs/nsd/blob/master/nsd.conf.sample.in). 48
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