# exentriquesolutions/nip.io

Repository: https://github.com/exentriquesolutions/nip.io
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nipio
Homepage: http://nip.io
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-06-19T23:10:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 72/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 88, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2763, "days_push": 75, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1773, forks 177 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:34.322540+00:00)

## What it is
NIP.IO is a wildcard DNS service that maps hostnames containing an embedded IP address (e.g. 10.0.0.1.nip.io) back to that IP address, implemented as a PowerDNS PipeBackend in Python. The public service is now operated by sslip.io, but the backend code can be self-hosted for local or white-label use.

## Use cases
- map a hostname to a server IP without buying a domain
- test HTTPS on a dev server without editing /etc/hosts
- self-host wildcard DNS for local/private IPs behind DNS rebinding protection
- white-label wildcard DNS on my own domain
- get my public IP via a DNS TXT lookup

## When to choose
- you need wildcard DNS for any IP without registering a domain
- you want to self-host the backend for private networks or custom domains
- you need IPv4, IPv6, dash/dot/hex hostname formats, or CAA/whitelist controls

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained project - the original maintainer passed away and the public service is run by sslip.io
- your resolver has DNS rebinding protection blocking private-IP responses
- you need full DNS zone management rather than simple IP-embedded hostnames

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: maintenance
- function: networking, self-hosted
- domain: networking, web-development, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted, python
- tags: wildcard-dns, powerdns, pipe-backend, dns-rebinding, sslip-io, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- exentriquesolutions/nip.io (main) score 72

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:34.322540+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 2026-08-30T03:25:25.741340+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/exentriquesolutions/nip.io (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:34.322540+00:00, sha 3a56c4094815)
  - homepage: http://nip.io (fetched 2026-08-29T11:04:02.403079+00:00, sha 81d7956f70ae)
  - site_page: https://nip.io/experimental.html (fetched 2026-08-29T11:04:02.406405+00:00, sha 3a587eebdb13)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.