CoreDNS
Flexible, plugin-based DNS server
CoreDNS is an open-source DNS server and forwarder built on a plugin architecture, and is the default DNS for Kubernetes. It can be self-hosted as a general-purpose DNS server with extensible behavior.
Key features
- Plugin-based architecture
- Kubernetes service discovery
- Multiple backends
- Lightweight
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Simple Corefile configuration
- Single Go binary
- Kubernetes default DNS
Trade-offs
- Fewer features than BIND
- Plugin order matters
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