See also PowerDNS

See also SSMTP

See also ConfigServer Security & Firewall (CSF)

See also Hosts File

http://www.thatfleminggent.com/2009/08/09/getting-a-powerdns-recursor-up-and-going-fast

http://windowsitpro.com/networking/secure-your-dns-servers

https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-00874/0/Best-Practices-for-those-running-Recursive-Servers.html

http://www.microsoftnow.com/2013/10/hosting-your-public-dns-servers-on-windows-azure.html

apt-get install pdns-recursor

vim /etc/powerdns/recursor.conf

allow-from=0.0.0.0/0
etc-hosts-file=/etc/hosts
export-etc-hosts=on
forward-zones=internal.yourdomain.com=10.0.0.20
local-address=127.0.0.1,123.123.123.123
log-common-errors=yes

With export-etc-hosts=on, we can take advantage of a hosts file with ad servers.

Tick the checkbox for Allow Remote Requests to allow LAN clients behind the Mikrotik to use it as their DNS server.

/ip dhcp-server
add address-pool=dhcp_pool1 disabled=no interface=bridge1 lease-time=3d name=dhcp1
/ip dhcp-server network
add address=192.168.0.0/24 dns-server=192.168.0.1 gateway=192.168.0.1