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Authoritative Server 4.7.2

Authoritative Server 4.7.2

This is the release of version 4.7.2 of the Authoritative Server. Just one day after releasing version 4.7.1, we realised an important fix was missing from it. Specifically, AXFR clients (secondaries) can get ver...

Authoritative Server 4.7.1

Authoritative Server 4.7.1

This is the release of version 4.7.1 of the Authoritative Server. After 4.7.0 (quite recently) was released, we realised the SQL schema update files were missing. 4.7.1 corrects this. It also contains a few small...

PowerDNS @ Network X 2022

PowerDNS @ Network X 2022

This year, for the first time, Network X took place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. As a new format, Network X combines the existing Broadband World Forum and 5G World events and brings together the fixed and mobi...

Authoritative Server 4.7.0

Authoritative Server 4.7.0

This is the release of version 4.7.0 of the Authoritative Server. 4.7.0 brings support for Catalog Zones, developed by Kees Monshouwer. As part of that development, the freshness checks in the Primary code were r...

First Beta Release of PowerDNS Recursor 4.8.0

First Beta Release of PowerDNS Recursor 4.8.0

We are proud to announce the first beta release of PowerDNS Recursor 4.8.0. Compared to the previous major (4.7) release of PowerDNS Recursor, this release contains the following major changes: Structured Logging...

First release candidate for Authoritative Server 4.7.0

First release candidate for Authoritative Server 4.7.0

This is the first release candidate for Authoritative Server 4.7.0. We hope it will also be the last 😊 4.7.0 brings support for Catalog Zones, developed by Kees Monshouwer. As part of that development, the fresh...

Structured Logging in PowerDNS Recursor

Structured Logging in PowerDNS Recursor

This is the fourth part of a series of blog posts we are publishing, mostly around recent developments with respect to PowerDNS Recursor. The first blog post was Refreshing Of Almost Expired Records: Keeping The ...

First Alpha Release of PowerDNS Recursor 4.8.0

First Alpha Release of PowerDNS Recursor 4.8.0

We are proud to announce the first alpha release of PowerDNS Recursor 4.8.0. Compared to the previous major (4.7) release of PowerDNS Recursor, this release contains the following major changes: Structured Loggin...

PowerDNS Recursor 4.5.11, 4.6.4 and 4.7.3 Released

PowerDNS Recursor 4.5.11, 4.6.4 and 4.7.3 Released

Hello, Today we have released a maintenance release of PowerDNS Recursor 4.5.11, 4.6.4 and 4.7.3, containing fixes for a few minor issues and performance enhancements in the case Recursor is confronted with conne...

Authoritative Server 4.7.0-beta2

Authoritative Server 4.7.0-beta2

Hello! this is the first Beta release for Authoritative Server 4.7.0, even though it is called beta2. (beta1 was never released because of bugs found during the release process). 4.7.0 brings support for Catalog ...