# coredhcp/coredhcp

Fast, multithreaded, modular and extensible DHCP server written in Go

Repository: https://github.com/coredhcp/coredhcp
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/coredhcp
Homepage: https://coredhcp.io
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: dhcp, dhcp-server, dhcpd, dhcpv6, dhcpd-server, dhcpv4, golang, go
Last push: 2026-04-13T12:46:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 77, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2836, "days_push": 142, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1102, forks 128 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:35.760027+00:00)

## What it is
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

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: networking, plugin-system
- domain: networking, self-hosted
- platform: go, cross-platform
- tags: dhcp-server, dhcpv4, dhcpv6, network-daemon, plugin-architecture, ip-lease-management, ipv6, yaml-configuration, linux

## Member repositories
- coredhcp/coredhcp (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:35.760027+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:45:37.349241+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/coredhcp/coredhcp (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:35.760027+00:00, sha dae498721a8b)
  - homepage: https://coredhcp.io (fetched 2026-08-29T12:48:24.789807+00:00, sha add35d923e52)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.