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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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

Peter van Dijk on Jan 12, 2024

This is release 4.9.0-alpha1 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 ...

Peter van Dijk on Dec 21, 2023

Hello! This is the release of Authoritative Server 4.8.4. In Authoritative Server 4.8, the LMDB backend gains a new Lightning Stream-compatible schema, which requires a data migration (this is automatic, and ther...

Peter van Dijk on Oct 05, 2023

Hello! This is the release of Authoritative Server 4.8.3. In Authoritative Server 4.8, the LMDB backend gains a new Lightning Stream-compatible schema, which requires a data migration (this is automatic, and ther...