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* Presentations http://nlnetlabs.nl/publications/presentations/
* DNSSEC Howto http://nlnetlabs.nl/publications/dnssec_howto/
* _**Support**_ * Downloads http://nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/
* Bug reports http://nlnetlabs.nl/labs/bugs/
* NSD support * _**Blog**_ http://nlnetlabs.nl/blog
**NSD** is an authoritative only, high performance, simple and open source name server. The latest current stable release is NSD 4.1.14. Download the latest version http://nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/nsd/nsd-4.1.14.tar.gz.
**NSD** is thoroughly tested, there is a regression tests report available: differences.pdf http://nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/nsd/differences.pdf
For NSD 4.0, the memory estimation tool can be compiled in the source tarball with 'make

NSD alternatives

  • BIND

  • BIND is by far the most widely used DNS software on the Internet. On Unix-like operating systems it is the de facto standard. It provides a robust and stable platform on top of which organizations can build distributed computing systems with the knowledge that those systems are fully compliant with published DNS standards.

    tags: dns-server dns-hosting dns

  • PowerDNS

  • PowerDNS is a DNS Server that runs on most Unix derivatives. PowerDNS features a large number of different backends ranging from simple BIND style zonefiles to relational databases and load balancing/failover algorithms. A DNS recursor is also included as a separate program.

    tags: dns dns-balance-loading dns-caching dns-hosting dns-integration

  • djbdns

  • The djbdns software package is a collection of Domain Name System tools created by Daniel J. Bernstein. It includes software for all the fundamental DNS operations and several DNS debugging tools which administrators use to diagnose misconfigured remote servers. As of 2004, djbdns's tinydns component was the second most popular DNS server.

    tags: bind cache dns

  • Knot DNS

  • Knot DNS is a high-performance authoritative-only DNS server which supports all key features of the domain name system including zone transfers, dynamic updates and DNSSEC.

    tags: dns dns-server