# tenta-browser/tenta-dns

Recursive and authoritative DNS server in go, including DNSSEC and DNS-over-TLS

Repository: https://github.com/tenta-browser/tenta-dns
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tenta-dns
Homepage: https://tenta.com/test
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2020-06-18T08:47:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3367, "days_push": 2267, "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 1601, forks 79 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:09.624493+00:00)

## What it is
Tenta DNS is a Go-based DNS server suite combining an authoritative DNS server, a recursive resolver with DNSSEC and DNS-over-TLS support, and NSnitch for recording requester IPs via a JSON API. It also provides Tor node membership lookups, DNS blacklist status, GeoIP data, and built-in BGP integration for DNS anycasting.

## Use cases
- run my own recursive dns resolver with dns-over-tls
- self-host an authoritative dns server with dnssec
- find out what ip address a dns request came from
- check if an ip is on dns blacklists or is a tor node
- set up dns anycasting with bgp from a single engine
- use a privacy-focused public dns resolver

## When to choose
- you need a self-hosted DNS stack combining authoritative and recursive serving in one tool
- you want DNS-over-TLS and DNSSEC support out of the box
- you need NSnitch-style requester IP reporting via a JSON API
- you want integrated BGP anycasting for DNS

## When to avoid
- you need a lightweight caching-only resolver like dnsmasq or unbound
- you require active maintenance and recent releases - the last release was in 2020
- you need a managed DNS solution rather than running your own servers
- you need DNS features beyond its scope, such as complex zone management UIs

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: maintenance
- function: networking, security, self-hosted, http-server
- domain: networking, security, privacy, infrastructure-as-code, self-hosted
- platform: windows, go, self-hosted
- tags: dns-server, dnssec, dns-over-tls, recursive-resolver, authoritative-dns, nsnitch, bgp-anycast, dns-blacklist, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- tenta-browser/tenta-dns (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:09.624493+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 2026-08-30T03:52:49.339765+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tenta-browser/tenta-dns (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:09.624493+00:00, sha 59198426167d)
  - homepage: https://tenta.com/test (fetched 2026-08-29T11:24:22.078479+00:00, sha 7914f8e946b4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.