PowerDNS/pdns
PowerDNS Authoritative, PowerDNS Recursor, dnsdist observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4877
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
4456 stars · 1023 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
PowerDNS is a suite of open-source DNS software written in C++, comprising the Authoritative Server, the Recursor, and dnsdist. It provides database-backed authoritative DNS serving, high-performance recursive resolution, and DNS-aware load balancing with DDoS and abuse protection.
Use cases
- host authoritative DNS zones backed by a database like MySQL or PostgreSQL
- run a high-performance recursive DNS resolver for my network
- load balance DNS traffic across multiple backend servers
- protect DNS infrastructure from DDoS and abuse
- serve DNS over TLS, HTTPS, or QUIC for privacy
- sign DNS zones with DNSSEC
- set up a self-hosted DNS server for my domain
- filter or block malicious DNS queries at the resolver
When to choose
- you need a production-grade, database-backed authoritative DNS server
- you need a fast recursive resolver with scripting (Lua) support
- you need DNS load balancing, caching, or DoT/DoH/DoQ termination
- you want mature, actively maintained open-source DNS infrastructure
When to avoid
- you only need a simple static zone file server like BIND or dnsmasq for a small setup
- you need a managed cloud DNS service rather than self-hosted infrastructure
- you need a lightweight DNS forwarder for a single machine
Facets
service · maturity stable
networking security caching monitoring self-hosted networking security infrastructure-as-code self-hosted developer-tools windows self-hosted cpp dns-server authoritative-dns recursive-resolver dnsdist dnssec dns-load-balancer doh dot doq ddos-protection linux macos docker
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns · fetched 2026-08-28 · 8e06ceb8bbe4
- homepage: https://www.powerdns.com/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · dcae665ea0c2
- site_page: https://www.powerdns.com/documentation · fetched 2026-08-29 · f853da3aee84
- site_page: https://www.powerdns.com/documentation?hsLang=en · fetched 2026-08-29 · f853da3aee84
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| PowerDNS/pdns | main | 77 |
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