Open Source DNS Management
A suite of open-source tools for managing DNS zones, resource records, and nameserver configurations — from the browser to the command line.
- DNS Record Builder — Generate RFC-compliant DNS records in BIND, tinydns, MaraDNS, and wire formats — live in the browser.
- DNS Dictionary — Plain-language definitions for DNS terminology — resource records, owners, labels, TTL, rdata, and more.
- Discussions — Ask questions, share feedback, and connect with the NicTool community on GitHub Discussions.
- NicTool 2 Wiki — In-depth documentation for the NicTool stack — installation, configuration, and API reference.
NicTool is a collection of open-source packages for DNS management. The dns-resource-record library handles RFC-compliant record parsing and conversion. dns-zone handles zone import and export.
- server — web service and API supervisor
- api — HTTP API with JWT auth and MySQL
- dns-nameserver — nameserver config parsers
- dns-zone — zone import/export
- dns-resource-record — RFC-compliant record parsing and conversion
The original Perl-based NicTool stack — server, client, and SDK — with a long production track record.