hickory-server
v0.25.2 Growinghickory-server is a library for integrating safe and secure DNS servers into an async Tokio application. It supports a variety of protocol features (DNSSEC, TSIG, SIG(0), DoT, DoQ, DoH). Servers can be operated in an authoritative role, or as a forwarding resolver, stub resolver, or a recursive resolver (experimental).
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 0d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 171 crates
- !Heavy dependency tree (29 direct deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
175.2K downloads in the last 30 days (5.8K/day), up 9% from the previous period.
171 crates depend on hickory-server. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 2+ years old, hickory-server hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
29 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
Notable dependents include qorb, constellation-server, aardvark-dns, iroh-dns-server, kungfu. When high-quality crates choose hickory-server, it's a strong quality signal.
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