basecamp/xip-pdns
PowerDNS pipe backend adapter powering xip.io observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4327
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1768
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1146 stars · 181 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A PowerDNS pipe backend adapter written in Shell that powered xip.io, a wildcard DNS service resolving any hostname containing an IP address to that IP. It lets you run your own xip-style service by plugging into PowerDNS's pipe backend.
Use cases
- run my own wildcard DNS service like xip.io
- resolve 127.0.0.1.nip.io style hostnames to IPs locally
- set up a custom DNS backend for PowerDNS
- test webhooks on domains that map to arbitrary IPs
- self-host a dynamic IP-to-hostname DNS resolver
When to choose
- you already run PowerDNS and want wildcard IP-in-hostname resolution
- you need a self-hosted alternative to xip.io/nip.io
- you want a minimal, scriptable DNS backend adapter
When to avoid
- you need a full-featured authoritative DNS server
- you want a maintained service - xip.io itself has been retired
- you need DNSSEC or advanced DNS features
Facets
service · maturity maintenance
networking http-server networking developer-tools web-development self-hosted cli dns powerdns wildcard-dns xip-io pipe-backend shell linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/basecamp/xip-pdns · fetched 2026-08-28 · 3632a3c85468
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| basecamp/xip-pdns | main | 10 |
For agents
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