v2.3.8 · MIT licensed · self-hosted

The clean web panel for PowerDNS.

PDNS Manager runs multiple PowerDNS Authoritative servers from one UI – zones, records, DNSSEC, ACME, user roles and audit logging. Modern, multilingual, and installed via Docker in under two minutes.

See the quickstart View on GitHub

Runs on any host with Docker · MariaDB · Python 3.12 · React 19

Everything you need for self-hosted PowerDNS

A modern frontend, a fast FastAPI backend – and exactly the features that were missing from PowerDNS-Admin.

Multi-server management

Run multiple PowerDNS servers from one panel, with per-entry connectivity tests and search across all servers.

Zones & records

All common types via form: A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, SRV – plus ALIAS, DNAME, SVCB/HTTPS and every DNSSEC record.

One-click DNSSEC

Enable or disable DNSSEC per zone. Keys are managed straight from the panel.

Zone templates

Custom templates with NS, SOA and default records – select them when creating a new zone.

Roles & audit log

Admins see everything, regular users only their assigned zones. Every change is logged with timestamp and user.

ACME / auto-TLS

Scoped API tokens for DNS-01 challenges. Certbot writes _acme-challenge records itself, certificates renew automatically.

Branding

Custom app name, tagline and logo. Survives updates via the `backend_uploads` volume.

Multilingual

German, English, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Hungarian – with a language dropdown and automatic fallback.

Mobile friendly

Collapsible sidebar with a hamburger menu, tables scroll horizontally instead of breaking the layout.

Looks clean, feels clean

Tailwind 4, React 19 and a consistent component system – in both light and dark mode.

pdns-manager · Settings / Profile

Sample view: Settings → Profile with custom branding (logo, app name).

Up and running in two minutes

Requirements: Docker and Docker Compose. Port 5380 should be free.

1 Option A · One-liner

Pulls the repo, asks a few questions, writes a complete .env and starts the containers.

curl -sSLO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/29barra29/PowerDNS-PDNS-MANAGER/main/install.sh && bash install.sh

2 Option B · Clone & setup wizard

Same outcome, just without the download wrapper.

git clone https://github.com/29barra29/PowerDNS-PDNS-MANAGER.git
cd dns-manager
./setup.sh
docker compose up -d

Enable the PowerDNS API

For the panel to control your PowerDNS server, its HTTP API has to be active. Minimal configuration in /etc/powerdns/pdns.conf:

api=yes
api-key=dein-sicherer-api-key
webserver=yes
webserver-address=0.0.0.0
webserver-port=8081
webserver-allow-from=0.0.0.0/0

Then run systemctl restart pdns and add the server in the panel under Settings → DNS servers → Add server.

Full step-by-step guide in the installation docs.

Modern stack, deliberately chosen

Everything that runs is open source. No cloud lock-in, no vendor traps. The project started as a more polished, modern-stack alternative to PowerDNS-Admin.

Frontend: React 19 + Vite 8 + Tailwind 4 + i18next
Backend: Python 3.12 + FastAPI + SQLAlchemy 2 (async)
Database: MariaDB 11 (aiomysql)
Auth: JWT in HttpOnly cookie · pwdlib + bcrypt
DNS: PowerDNS Authoritative 4.x · HTTP API
Container: Docker Compose · multi-stage · non-root backend

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