hickory-dns/hickory-dns
A Rust based DNS client, server, and resolver
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Where it stands
Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.
2 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 54 days ago, with 270 contributors on GitHub.
Gained 15% fewer stars in the last 90 days than in the 90 days before.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Provides a safe and secure DNS client, server, and resolver implemented entirely in Rust.
- Ensures memory safety and resilience against attacks by leveraging Rust's safe coding practices and comprehensive error handling.
- Use for building custom DNS servers with modern features and DNSSEC support in Rust environments.
- Use for integrating a DNS resolver that replaces standard OS facilities with enhanced security and caching.
- Use for developing DNS clients capable of sending queries, updates, and notifications directly to DNS servers.
Should you depend on it?
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License
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From the README
A Rust based DNS client, server, and resolver, built to be safe and secure from the ground up.
NOTICE This project was rebranded from Trust-DNS to Hickory DNS and has been moved to the https://github.com/hickory-dns/hickory-dns organization and repo.
Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
Forks
671+60
Open issues
419+55
Compared with peers in Networking
Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Nov 1, by 7-day star growth
| Repository | Stars | +7d | Health | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| superdesigndev/treg | 7.2K | +656 | 45 | — |
| MHSanaei/3x-ui | 49.4K | +522 | 53 | 134 days ago |
| netbirdio/netbird | 30.7K | +399 | 65 | 7 days ago |
| tailscale/tailscale | 38.7K | +378 | 65 | 3 days ago |
| caddyserver/caddy | 78.8K | +267 | 60 | 1 day ago |
| hickory-dns/hickory-dns | 5.5K | — | 62 | 54 days ago |
| Category median | 38.7K | +399 | 60 | — |
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