Welcome to the PowerDNS Blog

Simplifying Synchronization with Lightning Stream for Enterprise
Neil Cook on Jul 10, 2025
After continuous development of Lightning Stream for the PowerDNS community and the release of a Lightning Stream-schema for the PowerDNS Authoritative Server, we are excited to introduce our next product: Lightn...

PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.9.7
Remi Gacogne on Jul 07, 2025
We couldn't help but notice, over the last few decades, that whenever there is a new PowerDNS software release, this is, by far, the major and most important news item of the day.

First Alpha Release for PowerDNS Authoritative Server 5.0.0
Peter van Dijk on May 27, 2025
Here at the secret PowerDNS Labs, we have been working very hard at growing new crops of DNS software (while pretending to grow tulips in order to remain unnoticed).

PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.9.5
Peter van Dijk on May 07, 2025
Today, we are releasing a new version of the PowerDNS Authoritative Server. This 4.9.5 version carries a few bug fixes, as well as a performance optimization in the LMDB backend which will greatly improve databas...

PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.9.4, 4.8.5, 4.7.5
Peter van Dijk on Feb 07, 2025
In the northern hemisphere, the first week of February is often synonymous with dull, cold, snowy winter. To light your fire and bring a smile to your faces, we are releasing three new versions of the PowerDNS Au...

PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.9.3
Peter van Dijk on Dec 17, 2024
This is release 4.9.3 of the Authoritative Server. It contains a collection of small fixes. A detailed list of changes can be found in the changelog.

PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.9.2
Peter van Dijk on Oct 01, 2024
This is release 4.9.2 of the Authoritative Server. It contains a collection of small fixes. A detailed list of changes can be found in the changelog.

PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.9.1
Peter van Dijk on May 28, 2024
This is release 4.9.1 of the Authoritative Server. It contains a collection of small fixes. A detailed list of changes can be found in the changelog.

PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.9.0
Peter van Dijk on Mar 15, 2024
This is release 4.9.0 of the Authoritative Server. It brings a few new features, and a collection of small improvements and fixes. Some internals have been reworked to support the new features. A detailed list of...

PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.9.0-beta2
Peter van Dijk on Feb 16, 2024
This is release 4.9.0-beta2 (beta1 was not released, due to a tagging mistake) of the Authoritative Server. It brings a few new features, and a collection of small improvements and fixes. Some internals have been...