How to: DNS - Servers
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[DNS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_server) servers.

_Related: [DNS - Control Panels & Domain Management](#dns---control-panels--domain-management)_

_See also: [awesome-selfhosted/DNS](https://awesome-selfhosted.net/tags/dns.html)_

- [Bind](https://www.isc.org/bind/) - Versatile, classic, complete name server software. ([Source Code](https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/bind9)) `MPL-2.0` `C`
- [CoreDNS](https://coredns.io/) - Flexible DNS server. ([Source Code](https://github.com/coredns/coredns)) `Apache-2.0` `Go`
- [djbdns](https://cr.yp.to/djbdns.html) - A collection of DNS applications, including tinydns. ([Source Code](https://salsa.debian.org/debian/djbdns)) `CC0-1.0` `C`
- [dnsmasq](https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html) - Provides network infrastructure for small networks: DNS, DHCP, router advertisement and network boot. ([Source Code](https://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git;a=tree)) `GPL-2.0` `C`
- [Knot](https://www.knot-dns.cz/) - High performance authoritative-only DNS server. ([Source Code](https://gitlab.nic.cz/knot/knot-dns)) `GPL-3.0` `C`
- [NSD](https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/projects/nsd/about/) - Authoritative DNS name server developed speed, reliability, stability and security. ([Source Code](https://github.com/NLnetLabs/nsd)) `BSD-3-Clause` `C`
- [PowerDNS Authoritative Server](https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/) - Versatile nameserver which supports a large number of backends. ([Source Code](https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns)) `GPL-2.0` `C++`
- [Unbound](https://nlnetlabs.nl/projects/unbound/about/) - Validating, recursive, and caching DNS resolver. ([Source Code](https://github.com/NLnetLabs/unbound)) `BSD-3-Clause` `C`
- [Yadifa](https://www.yadifa.eu/) - Clean, small, light and RFC-compliant name server implementation developed from scratch by .eu. ([Source Code](https://github.com/yadifa/yadifa)) `BSD-3-Clause` `C`