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pkarr

v6.0.0 Stable

Public-Key Addressable Resource Records (Pkarr); publish and resolve DNS records over Mainline DHT

MIT Edition 2021 MSRV 1.85
Network programming #dns#dht#mainline#identity#decentralized

Quick Verdict

  • βœ“Actively maintained (updated 12d ago)
  • βœ“Stable API (6.x for 2+ years)
  • βœ“Trusted by 461 crates
  • !Heavy dependency tree (47 direct deps)
  • βœ“Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
800.6K
Dependents
461
Releases
69
Size
70KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

129.3K downloads in the last 30 days (4.3K/day), up 41% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

461 crates depend on pkarr. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Stable for 2+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 2 years with 69 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Heavy dependency tree

47 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include iroh-net, fedimint-server, okid, pkarr-relay, iroh-cli. When high-quality crates choose pkarr, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 18/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 19/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 16/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 7/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads Β· last 90 days
3K/day avg+55%
02K4K6K2/263/164/34/215/95/26

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v5.0.2
27%
v5.0.3
23%
v3.10.0
23%
v5.0.0
22%
v6.0.0-rc.0
4%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["full-client"]

dhttlsfullkeysextrarelays__clientendpointslmdb-cachefull-client*signed_packetreqwest-builderreqwest-resolve

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
47
direct dependencies
Dependents
461
crates depend on pkarr

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