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Authoritative 4.4.0-alpha1

Authoritative 4.4.0-alpha1

Hello! we are very happy to announce version 4.4.0-alpha1 of the Authoritative Server. This release drops GSS/TSIG support, please see PowerDNS Security Advisory 2020-06. Version 4.4.0 brings a bunch of exciting ...

PowerDNS Authoritative 4.3.1, 4.2.3 and 4.1.14

PowerDNS Authoritative 4.3.1, 4.2.3 and 4.1.14

Today we have released PowerDNS Authoritative Server versions 4.3.1, 4.2.3 and 4.1.14, containing a fix for PowerDNS Security Advisory 2020-05. Additionally, we are publishing PowerDNS Security Advisory 2020-06 t...

PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.2.2 Released

PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.2.2 Released

This release fixes issues in the IXFR receive code, improves cache management, and corrects a few other small things. If you use IXFR, please read the upgrade notes carefully. Please see the changelog for more de...

PowerDNS Authoritative 4.3.0

PowerDNS Authoritative 4.3.0

Hello! We are proud to announce the release of PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.3.0. A lot of internals have been reworked, with some visible changes for users. If you read the upgrade notes for a beta or RC, plea...

PowerDNS Authoritative 4.3.0 first release candidate

PowerDNS Authoritative 4.3.0 first release candidate

Hello! We are proud to announce the first, and hopefully last, release candidate of what should become PowerDNS Authoritative 4.3.0. So far this is mostly a maintenance release, but there are a few interesting ch...

PowerDNS Authoritative 4.3.0 Beta 2

PowerDNS Authoritative 4.3.0 Beta 2

Hello! We are proud to announce the second, and hopefully last, beta release of what should become PowerDNS Authoritative 4.3.0. So far this is mostly a maintenance release, but there are a few interesting change...

PowerDNS Authoritative 4.3.0-beta1

PowerDNS Authoritative 4.3.0-beta1

Hello! We are proud to announce the first beta release of what should become PowerDNS Authoritative 4.3.0. So far this is mostly a maintenance release. A lot of internals have been reworked, with some visible cha...

PowerDNS Authoritative 4.3.0-alpha1

PowerDNS Authoritative 4.3.0-alpha1

Hello! We are proud to announce the first alpha release of what should become PowerDNS Authoritative 4.3.0. So far this is mostly a maintenance release. A lot of internals have been reworked, with some visible ch...

PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.2.1 Released

PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.2.1 Released

This release fixes several bugs and makes a few features more robust or intuitive. It also contains a few performance improvements for API users. Please see the changelog for more details. The tarball (signature)...

Backend removals in the upcoming Authoritative Server release

Backend removals in the upcoming Authoritative Server release

PowerDNS Authoritative server 4.2 supports over 15 different backends. While reviewing the existing backends we came to the conclusion that the sheer amount of them holds us back from developing the core of the A...