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PowerDNS

PowerDNS is a DNS Server that runs on most Unix derivatives. Created by PowerDNS

Free Open Source
Windows
Linux

PowerDNS is a DNS Server that runs on most Unix derivatives. PowerDNS features a large number of different backends ranging from simple BIND style zonefiles to relational databases and load balancing/failover algorithms. A DNS recursor is also included as a separate program.

PowerDNS provides:

- Authoritative ('hosting') DNS
- Resolving ('caching') DNS
- Enterprise Integration Readiness
- API to provision zones and records
- Debugging DevTools More Info »

PowerDNS serves DNS data as stored in plain text files, or in third party databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle or Sybase.

Such databases are typically provisioned either from a legacy DNS server, or via a third party web based management & provisioning interfaces.

Links to official PowerDNS sites

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Features

Authoritative DNS DNS Caching Add a feature

Category

Network & Admin

Tags

dns-balance-loading dns-hosting dns-integration dns-server nameservers

PowerDNS was added by vermin96 in Jan 2012 and the latest update was made in Jul 2019. The list of alternatives was updated Aug 2019. It's possible to update the information on PowerDNS or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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