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geth-ethereumvsTechnitium DNS Server

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

geth-ethereumTechnitium DNS Server
Score86/10077/100
Rank in category#1 of 18 in Blockchain#3 of 41 in DNS
GitHub stars51 45110 248
Stars, last 30 days+83+260
Stable releases, 12 months1511
Latest releasev1.17.10 · 23 Oct 2026v15.6.2 · 17 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseLGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
Main languageGoC

Which one should you pick?

geth-ethereum scores 86/100 against 77/100 for Technitium DNS Server, so it is the safer default.

geth-ethereum ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for Technitium DNS Server.

If you want the quickest setup, Technitium DNS Server is easier to run; geth-ethereum needs more configuration.

Technitium DNS Server is growing faster right now (+260 stars in 30 days).

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