Open source dns-server projects
Every project in the registry tagged dns-server, ranked by real GitHub adoption.
CoreDNS is a DNS server that chains plugins
Adversary Emulation Framework
A local DNS server to obtain the fastest website IP for the best Internet experience, support DoT, DoH, DoQ. 一个本地DNS服务器，获取最快的网站IP，获得最佳上网体验，支持DoH，DoT，DoQ。
Technitium DNS Server
Advanced DNS tunneling VPN for censorship bypass, optimized beyond DNSTT and SlipStream with low-overhead ARQ, resolver load balancing, high packet-loss stabili
Fast and lightweight DNS proxy as ad-blocker for local network with many features
Hestia Control Panel | A lightweight and powerful control panel for the modern web.
PowerDNS Authoritative, PowerDNS Recursor, dnsdist
一个 DNS 转发器
Surging is a micro-service engine that provides a lightweight, high-performance, modular RPC request pipeline. support Event-based Asynchronous Pattern and rea
Limited DNS server with RESTful HTTP API to handle ACME DNS challenges easily and securely.
A DNS server that offers useful utilities and services over the DNS protocol. Weather, world time, unit conversion etc.
A Free Domain For Everyone.
Portable DNS resolver in Rust — .numa local domains, ad blocking, developer overrides
The goal is to make it easier to configure your favorite Linux distribution as a router. Built with Rust and eBPF.
A high-performance, recursive DNS resolver server with DNSSEC support, focused on preserving privacy.
Feature-rich single-binary file server for red teamers and developers. HTTP/S · WebDAV · FTP/SFTP · SMB · LDAP/S · NTLM hash capture · DNS/SMTP callbacks · TL
Fully-replicated DNS and DHCP Server with ad-blocking powered by etcd
DnsClient.NET is a simple yet very powerful and high performant open source library for the .NET Framework to do DNS lookups
Solve your DNS hosts from your docker containers, then from your local configuration, then from internet
Archived mirror of https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/bind9, please submit issues and PR/MRs in the GitLab.
A lightweight container-based network emulation system.
A high-performance, programmable DNS engine in Rust with flexible pipeline-based routing.
An open source script tests VPN connection for DNS Leak.
:globe_with_meridians: DNS Server and Client Implementation in Pure JavaScript with no dependencies.
Grab your DNS logs, detect anomalies, and finally understand what's happening on your network. The missing piece between DNS servers and your data stack.
Authoritative DNS Server
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Frequently asked questions
How many open source dns-server projects are there?
This registry tracks 27 projects tagged dns-server, with 99,725 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is coredns at 14,403 stars.
Are these dns-server projects free to use?
Yes — 27 of the 27 carry an explicit open-source licence across 5 distinct licences, so there is no licence fee. Where a project also sells a hosted or enterprise version, the self-hosted path remains free.
Which dns-server project should I choose?
The list above is ranked by GitHub stars, but stars measure attention rather than fit. Check three things on each card: the licence (permissive versus copyleft), the language it is written in, and the last-push date — a high-star project that has not been pushed in a year is a liability.
Are these dns-server projects still maintained?
20 of the 27 were pushed in the last 90 days, and every card shows its exact last-push date so you can see the rest. Sort your shortlist by that date before committing to a migration.