Bind9 vs PowerDNS at Home: Which One to Run When You Actually Need Local DNS (opens in new tab)

TL;DR: The silent failure mode is the one that gets you. Your router's built-in resolver — whatever dnsmasq stub is baked into your OpenWrt or consumer firmware — handles `nas. 📖 Reading time: ~20 min What's in this article The Problem That Makes Local DNS Worth Running What Each Tool Actually Is (And Isn't) Setting Up Bind9: Authoritative Server for Internal Zones Setting Up PowerDNS: When You Want an API and a Database Backend Bind9 vs PowerDNS: The Honest Operator Comparison Running Either...