Re: Recommended DNS server for a medium 20-30k users isp

[Josh Luthman via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

Webmin is a gui for bind if you're managing a zone.

For 30k users it sounds more like a cache server, which bind/named would be
a great option for.

On Thu, Aug 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM Mel Beckman via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>
wrote:

> We ran BIND on Linux boxes for decades, but just got tired of the tedious
> maintenance tasks and error-prone zone file maintenance. SimpleDNSPlus has
> a great GUI, simple software update procedures, excellent realtime
> performance monitoring, and paid technical support. The pointless tedium of
> bare-bones BIND doesn’t make a lot of sense for resilient infrastructure.
>
> SimpleDNSPlus is just one of many packaged DNS products. You choose one
> based on the features and scalability you need.
>
> -mel via cell
>
> > On Aug 7, 2025, at 6:36 PM, Rusty Dekema via NANOG <
> nanog () lists nanog org> wrote:
> > Maybe I'm naive here, but would ISC BIND not be a reasonably good
> choice?
> > -Rusty
> >
> > > On Thu, Aug 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM DurgaPrasad - DatasoftComnet via NANOG
> > > <nanog () lists nanog org> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello all,
> > > Do you have any recommendations for recursive DNS servers for a medium
> sized (20-30k users) ISP.
> > > We have used powerdns and unbound but sometimes find the caching times
> a bit on upper side. Any suggestions between these two or anything new?
> > > Also need points on how much we tune the settings
> > > pros and cons if any.
> > >
> > > Thank you /DP
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