🧰 Chapter 3: Requirements
🧑💻 What You Need Before We Start
Before diving into DNS zones and servers, let’s make sure you have everything in place.
☁️ Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Account
You’ll need an Oracle Cloud account to manage your DNS.
Oracle has a Free Tier with everything you need!
📝 Steps to Create Your OCI Account:
- Go to oracle.com/cloud
- Click on Start for Free
- Fill in your details and verify your email 📧
- Provide billing information (you won’t be charged for free-tier usage)
- Set your root password and sign in 🛡️
✅ Once you're in the dashboard, you’re ready to move to the DNS setup!
💻 Your Local Environment
You’ll also need:
- A 🐧 Debian-based server (local or cloud VPS works)
- ⚙️ Basic terminal skills (we’ll use command-line tools)
- 🐳 Docker and Docker Compose (we’ll guide you through it)