Open Source DNS Management

Welcome to NicTool

A suite of open-source tools for managing DNS zones, resource records, and nameserver configurations — from the browser to the command line.

Open DNS Builder GitHub

Resources

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DNS Record Builder

Generate RFC-compliant DNS records in BIND, tinydns, MaraDNS, and wire formats — live in the browser.

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DNS Dictionary

Plain-language definitions for DNS terminology — resource records, owners, labels, TTL, rdata, and more.

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Discussions

Ask questions, share feedback, and connect with the NicTool community on GitHub Discussions.

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NicTool 2 Wiki

In-depth documentation for the NicTool stack — installation, configuration, and API reference.

About

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.

Repositories

NicTool 3

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

NicTool 2.0 (Legacy)

The original Perl-based NicTool stack — server, client, and SDK — with a long production track record.

github.com/NicTool/NicTool