🧰 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:

1. Go to oracle.com/cloud
2. Click on Start for Free
3. Fill in your details and verify your email
4. Provide billing information (you won’t be charged for free-tier usage)
5. Set your root password and sign in

📦 Create a dedicated compartment for these resources – this helps keep things organized and makes managing services easier later on.

✅ Once you're in the dashboard, you’re ready to move to the DNS setup!

💻 Your Local Environment

You’ll also need:

• 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)