INSTALL / X86-64

Build DNS Deny for AMD64 Linux

For Intel and AMD 64-bit Linux desktops, home servers, and virtual machines. Build natively on an AMD64 Linux host.

1. Prepare the host

Install Rust 1.90+ and Cargo. On Debian or Ubuntu, install the native build tools; dpkg-dev is needed only for packages.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y build-essential pkg-config dpkg-dev

git clone https://github.com/dre-zouhair/dns-deny.git
cd dns-deny

2. Build a Debian package

make release-deb

Output: target/dns-deny_0.1.0_amd64.deb. Run this target on AMD64 Linux: the script builds for its host and does not force an x86-64 target.

Or build just the executable

make build-release

Output: target/release/dns-deny. See manual binary installation for configuration and dashboard assets.

Choose a smaller build

make release-deb-no-api
# Or: JSON API without the dashboard
make release-deb-api-only

Package names add _no-api or _api-only before _amd64.deb. The dashboard-only variant still includes administration over HTTP behind your HTTPS proxy.

Install the build

Continue with the Debian package or manual binary guide to configure and start the service. Before first start, replace the sample password, restrict DNS clients, and choose your HTTPS setup. Existing state.db settings survive restarts; editing the seed does not replace them. See configuration and restarts.