# Technitium DNS Server Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/technitium-dns-server/ 7 people recommended Technitium DNS Server in Hacker News comments and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 12 months, in 6 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** People recommend it as a fast local blocker and recursive DNS server for homelabs and production. Critics point to a small user base, a bus factor of one, and no previous auditing. Summary written by Claude from 8 comments. ## Why people recommend it - Used for homelab and production (3 comments in the sample): "I love Technitium DNS and have run it for several years now." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46073940)) "handles all my homelab needs and it is faster as well" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47519424)) "And yet here I am deploying it in production" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46067494)) - Fast local blocking and recursive DNS (1 comment in the sample): "really good as a performant local blocker and recursive dns server" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49571625)) ## Other DNS servers people recommend - [dnsmasq](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dnsmasq/): 26 recommend, 3 mixed, 9 criticize - [BIND 9](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bind/): 14 recommend, 1 mixed, 8 criticize - [PowerDNS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/powerdns/): 13 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize - [djbdns](https://hackerapproved.com/p/djbdns/): 7 recommend, 0 mixed, 2 criticize ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Technitium DNS Server", https://hackerapproved.com/p/technitium-dns-server/ (7 recommend, 0 mixed, 2 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.