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PopuraDNS – DNS server for alternative naming systems

August 26, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

PopuraDNS is a CoreDNS-based server for alternative naming systems including meshname, Alfis and OpenNIC, with encrypted forwarding.

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TinyDNS – compact caching DNS proxy

August 16, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

TinyDNS is a compact caching DNS proxy with a JSON configuration file, local hostname mappings and wildcard domain handling.

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pkdns – DNS resolver for public-key domains

March 10, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

pkdns resolves public-key domain names through PKARR records on the Mainline DHT while forwarding traditional DNS lookups.

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pdnsd – persistent caching DNS proxy

March 9, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

pdnsd is a local caching DNS proxy that persists cached answers across restarts and supports upstream resolver configuration.

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Hickory DNS – DNS client, server and resolver

March 8, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

Hickory DNS provides client, resolver and server components with DNSSEC, encrypted DNS transports and reusable network libraries.

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dnrs – lightweight DNS server

March 5, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

dnrs is a lightweight DNS server for Linux designed around a concise configuration workflow and straightforward service management.

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aardvark-dns – DNS server for container networks

October 25, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

aardvark-dns supplies container-name resolution for Netavark networks, answering IPv4 and IPv6 queries and forwarding other requests.

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MaraDNS – authoritative and recursive DNS server

October 25, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

MaraDNS provides authoritative domain hosting and recursive name resolution through separate daemons, with straightforward configuration.

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gdnsd – authoritative DNS server with geographic routing

October 25, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

gdnsd is an authoritative DNS server with geographic response steering, weighted balancing, health monitoring and automatic failover.

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encrypted-dns – encrypted DNS proxy server

October 25, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

encrypted-dns is a DNSCrypt proxy supporting encrypted queries, anonymised relaying, caching, filtering and DNS-over-HTTPS forwarding.

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Dnsmasq – DNS, DHCP and network boot services

October 25, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

Dnsmasq supplies local DNS caching, DHCP services, IPv6 router advertisements and network boot features for small networks.

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acme-dns – DNS server for ACME certificate validation

October 25, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

acme-dns simplifies ACME certificate validation using restricted DNS TXT updates, an HTTP API and persistent account storage.

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YADIFA – authoritative DNS server

October 25, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

YADIFA is an authoritative DNS name server with DNSSEC, dynamic updates, efficient zone handling and low memory requirements.

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Unbound – validating recursive DNS resolver

October 25, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

Unbound is a validating recursive DNS resolver with caching, DNSSEC, encrypted client queries, query minimisation and local zone support.

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NSD – authoritative DNS name server

October 25, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

NSD is an authoritative DNS name server focused on high query throughput, efficient zone loading, DNSSEC and reliable zone transfers.

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PowerDNS – DNS server and traffic management suite

October 25, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

PowerDNS combines authoritative DNS hosting, recursive resolution and dnsdist traffic management for flexible, scalable DNS deployments.

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BIND – authoritative and recursive DNS server

October 25, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

BIND provides authoritative DNS hosting and recursive resolution with DNSSEC, split-horizon views, policy zones and administration tools.

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CoreDNS – plugin-based DNS server

October 25, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

CoreDNS is a plugin-driven DNS server and forwarder supporting caching, Kubernetes service discovery, policy controls and DNS metrics.

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