Poweradmin is a web-based administration layer for PowerDNS. It can work with PowerDNS database backends and can also operate through the PowerDNS API, giving administrators a graphical interface for routine zone work while exposing automation facilities for scripts and infrastructure tooling.
The project covers considerably more than editing individual records. It combines zone administration, DNSSEC, user access controls, auditing and an API in one application. This makes it suitable for installations where DNS responsibilities are shared between administrators, support staff and automated systems rather than handled solely from the command line.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Creates and manages forward, reverse, primary and secondary DNS zones with reusable templates.
- Supports DNSSEC operations and PowerDNS domain metadata from the administration interface.
- Provides a REST API with OpenAPI documentation for automating zone and record management.
- Uses scoped API keys so automation can be granted only the permissions it needs.
- Offers bulk record operations, reverse-DNS tools and import of secondary zones through AXFR.
- Records DNS changes in an audit log for tracing administrative activity.
- Provides users, groups and role-based permissions together with external authentication options including LDAP, SAML and OpenID Connect.
- Supports two-factor authentication and integrations used by infrastructure tools such as Terraform, ExternalDNS and certificate automation.
Website: github.com/poweradmin/poweradmin
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Developer: Edmondas
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
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