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Multi‑protocol DNS resolver with full server and config support

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dosev – Multi‑Protocol DNS Resolver & Server

CI PyPI version Python versions License: MIT

dosev is a high‑performance, asynchronous DNS resolver and forwarding server that speaks all major DNS protocols – both as a client and as a server.

  • Client protocols: DNS over UDP, TCP, TLS (DoT), HTTPS (DoH – HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, HTTP/3), and QUIC (DoQ).
  • Server protocols: UDP, TCP, TLS (DoT), HTTPS (DoH – HTTP/2 and HTTP/3).
  • Features: EDNS0 (including Client Subnet), DNSSEC validation with automatic trust anchor updates, negative caching, optimistic caching (serve‑stale), blocklists, hosts overrides, upstream health checks, load balancing, Prometheus metrics, and more.

🚀 Quick Start

# Install via pip
pip install dosev

# Create a minimal config file
mkdir -p config
cat > config/dosev.conf <<EOF
[server]
listen_ip = 0.0.0.0
listen_port = 53

[resolver]
upstream_dns = 1.1.1.1
protocol = udp
EOF

# Start the server
dosev --config config/dosev.conf

For detailed instructions, see the Quick Start Guide.


✨ Features

Feature Description
Multi‑protocol client Forward queries via UDP, TCP, TLS, HTTPS (HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, HTTP/3), and QUIC.
Multi‑protocol server Listen on UDP, TCP, TLS, and HTTPS (HTTP/2 & HTTP/3).
DNSSEC validation Validate responses with a built‑in root trust anchor (auto‑updated from IANA).
Caching Positive and negative caching with configurable TTLs; optimistic caching (serve‑stale).
Blocklists Filter domains using local files or remote lists (automatically refreshed).
Hosts overrides Custom A/AAAA records for local name resolution.
EDNS0 & Client Subnet Pass client subnet to upstreams for geo‑optimised responses.
Load balancing & health checks Distribute queries across multiple upstreams; automatically exclude unhealthy ones.
Rate limiting Token‑bucket limiter per client IP.
Rebinding protection Strip or block private IP addresses from responses.
Metrics Prometheus‑compatible metrics (requests, errors, latency, cache stats).
Privilege dropping Drop root privileges after binding to privileged ports.
Cross‑platform Works on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Configuration Single INI file; can be reloaded without restarting.

📖 Documentation


🔧 Configuration Example

[server]
listen_ip = 0.0.0.0
listen_port = 53

[resolver]
upstream_dns = 1.1.1.1
protocol = udp

[security]
dnssec_enabled = true
auto_update_trust_anchor = true

[blocklists]
enabled = true
urls = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts
action = NXDOMAIN

See the full configuration reference for all options.


🧪 Running Tests

pip install dosev[test]
pytest --cov=dosev --cov-report=term-missing

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please read our Contributing Guide before opening issues or pull requests.


📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License – see the LICENSE file for details.


🙏 Acknowledgements

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