PowerDNS Recursor Self-Hosted

Explore this developer service’s free allowance, critical restrictions and official documentation before deploying.

INCLUDED FREE ALLOWANCE

GPL-2.0 open-source recursive DNS resolver with caching, DNSSEC validation and Lua scripting; free to deploy and run on your own infrastructure without vendor query quotas.

Plan details

Plan: Ongoing free allowance
Deployment model: Self-hosted
Credit card: Not required
Commercial use: Allowed
Added to directory (UTC): 2026-10-28
Last checked: 2026-10-28

Important restrictions

Not an authoritative DNS hosting plan or provider-managed free DNS service; requires your own server, public-network/security configuration and operational resources. Commercial support and PowerDNS enterprise add-ons cost extra.

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