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DNSControl

INFRA · APIS
Velocity5.0

Infrastructure-as-code system for managing DNS zones across many providers

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DNSControl v5 is feature complete and counting down to an August ship date

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◆Current state
DNSControl is running a long release-candidate train toward v5.0.0. The refactor replaces the internal record representation with dnsv2.RDATA, converts every provider, and completes the migration of the miekg/dns dependency from GitHub to Codeberg. As of rc8 the branch is declared feature complete with only bug fixes until the stated 25 August 2026 ship date.
◆Where it's heading
The stated goal is zero user-visible change: existing dnsconfig.js files keep working while legacy structures are bidirectionally converted underneath. The payoff is meant to arrive afterwards — faster adoption of new DNS record types, easier custom record types, and lower memory use from removing old fields. The release notes lean heavily on volunteer testing for the least-used providers.
◆Prediction
Expect v5.0.0 to ship on or near the announced date, with the record-type additions the refactor was built to enable following in the 5.x line.

◆Recent moves

  1. 9h ago

    v5.0.0-rc9

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  2. 6d ago

    DNSControl v5 rc8 declared feature complete

    Freezes the v5 feature set and sets a 25 August ship date, leaving only bug fixes. The last substantive checkpoint before the final release the whole refactor has been building toward.

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  3. 15d ago

    DNSControl v5 rc4 completes the move to Codeberg-hosted miekg/dns

    Finishes the dependency migration so the project no longer imports both copies of miekg/dns, and starts removing legacy fields for memory savings. The most concrete engineering win in the RC train.

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  4. 17d ago

    DNSControl v5 rc3 finishes converting every provider

    Marks all providers converted to the new internal structures, with long-tail work and volunteer testing outstanding on the least-used ones. A milestone in the refactor rather than a user-facing change.

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  5. 27d ago

    DNSControl v5 rc2 continues the internal rewrite

    An interim candidate explicitly stating there should be no user-visible changes, pointing back to the rc1 notes for detail.

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  6. 29d ago

    DNSControl v5 rc1 lays out the dnsv2.RDATA refactor

    Sets out the goals for the whole v5 line: a new internal record type, bidirectional conversion so old providers keep working, and easier addition of new and custom DNS record types. The architectural case the later candidates execute against.

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