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MaraDNS
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MaraDNS
Free
Free to download, use, and modify under a BSD license
Read 8 Oct 2026 · samboy.github.io
On the record
- Additional tools
- The software includes the askmara DNS querying tool, plus assorted documentation, password-generation, Unicode-conversion, build, and test tools.samboy.github.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Components
- MaraDNS 3.5 includes a UDP-only authoritative DNS server and Deadwood, a recursive DNS server that supports UDP and TCP.samboy.github.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Configuration
- The maker describes MaraDNS as easy to configure for people comfortable editing text configuration files.samboy.github.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- IPv6
- MaraDNS 3.5 has full, though not fully tested, IPv6 support.samboy.github.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Known issue
- The security page says Deadwood DNS-over-TCP is disabled by default and describes denial-of-service issues affecting configurations where it is enabled.samboy.github.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Maintenance
- The overview says MaraDNS is in deep freeze, with updates limited to serious security fixes.samboy.github.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Platform support
- MaraDNS is a native UNIX program with a partial Windows port, while Deadwood has a full Windows port and is described as cross-platform.samboy.github.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- MaraDNS is an open-source DNS server that provides DNS, the internet’s directory service for translating names into IP addresses.samboy.github.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Release and downloads
- The download page lists UNIX and Windows source code and a Windows binary zipfile; it also says Deadwood is included with MaraDNS.samboy.github.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Security design
- The maker says MaraDNS uses a string library designed to resist buffer overflows and requires the server to run as an unprivileged user.samboy.github.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Security limitation
- Neither MaraDNS nor Deadwood supports DNSSEC.samboy.github.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project’s support forum is hosted on GitHub and requires a GitHub account.samboy.github.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Zone transfers
- The separate zoneserver supports DNS-over-TCP and DNS zone transfers.samboy.github.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Zone update limitation
- MaraDNS needs to be restarted to update its database of DNS records after zone data changes.samboy.github.io · read 8 Oct 2026
