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 The .tilde TLD project's BIND9 conf files.
 
-Please see the wiki for additional information about name servers to use, how to get a domain name, and other information.
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+# Setting up a .tilde DNS Server
+
+## Debian
+Execute the following:
+```
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt -y upgrade
+sudo apt -y install bind9 git dnsutils cron bind9utils
+cd /var
+sudo git clone https://github.com/tildenic/.tilde.git
+sudo mv .tilde tilde
+cd /var/tilde
+sudo cp db.* /etc/bind/
+sudo cp named.conf.* /etc/bind/
+sudo cp update_dns_zones_ubuntu /etc/bind/
+chmod +x /etc/bind/update_dns_zones_ubuntu
+Follow the directions on this page: https://wiki.opennic.org/opennic/srvzone
+nano /etc/bind/srvzone.conf    (check paths for all programs srvzone requires to function and correct them)
+mkdir /etc/bind/opennic
+mkdir /etc/bind/opennic/master
+mkdir /etc/bind/opennic/slave
+sudo systemctl restart bind9
+sleep 3
+sudo journalctl -xe
+```
+
+The last command should tell you if bind9 reloaded successfully, and if it did not.  If it didn't, you'll need to fix the errors it shows you.
+
+To automatically keep zone files updated, execute:
+```
+crontab -e
+
+```
+put the following on a new line in the cron: 
+```
+*/5 * * * * /etc/bind/update_dns_zones_ubuntu
+
+```
+
+#### To be added to tildenic.org as a public .tilde resolver. Please submit an issue with your ip address information.