coredhcp/coredhcp

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

CoreDHCP is a fast, multithreaded DHCP server written in Go that supports both DHCPv4 and DHCPv6. Almost all functionality is implemented as ordered plugins configured through a YAML file, so operators can assemble a custom server binary containing only the features they need.

Use cases

• run a dhcp server for my lan
• dhcpv6 server for ipv6 address assignment
• assign ip addresses and dns servers to devices on a network
• lightweight dhcp daemon written in go
• build a custom dhcp server with only the plugins i need
• serve static leases from a file
• dhcp server for an embedded appliance or router

When to choose

• You need a high-performance, multithreaded DHCPv4/DHCPv6 server that you can extend with a custom plugin pipeline
• You want to compile a minimal DHCP server binary in Go containing exactly the features your deployment requires
• You need fine-grained control over listening interfaces, server IDs, DNS options, and lease backends

When to avoid

• You need a turnkey, feature-complete DHCP solution with high availability, failover, and a management UI out of the box
• You prefer a long-established reference implementation like Kea or dnsmasq for critical production networks
• You want a GUI-managed DHCP appliance rather than a configuration-file-driven daemon

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networking plugin-system networking self-hosted go cross-platform dhcp-server dhcpv4 dhcpv6 network-daemon plugin-architecture ip-lease-management ipv6 yaml-configuration linux

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