Roadmap

This document outlines the planned features and improvements for nx9-dns-server. The roadmap is organized into short-term, medium-term, and long-term milestones to provide visibility into the project's direction.

Current Status

As of May 2025, nx9-dns-server has the following core functionality implemented:

✅ Core DNS server with UDP and TCP support
✅ SQLite-based DNS record storage
✅ Support for standard DNS record types (A, AAAA, MX, NS, SOA, PTR, TXT, CNAME)
✅ DNSSEC implementation
✅ Deployment scripts and Docker support
✅ Comprehensive logging
✅ Basic diagnostic tools

Short-term Goals (1-3 months)

Web UI Development

[ ] Core dashboard layout and navigation
[ ] DNS record management interface
[ ] Zone overview with statistics
[ ] Search and filtering capabilities
[ ] Responsive design for mobile/tablet
[ ] Basic user management UI

Status: In progress - Currently designing UI mockups and API integration strategy.

RESTful API Service

[ ] Core API endpoints for record management
[ ] Authentication and authorization
[ ] Rate limiting implementation
[ ] API versioning support
[ ] Comprehensive API documentation
[ ] Integration tests

Status: In progress - API design document completed, implementation starting.

User Management System

[ ] User authentication (local accounts)
[ ] Role-based access control
[ ] Permission management
[ ] Password policies and security
[ ] Audit logging of user actions

Status: Planning phase - Gathering requirements and designing database schema.

Docker Container Support

[ ] Production-ready Docker images
[ ] Multi-arch support (amd64, arm64)
[ ] Docker Compose configurations
[ ] Volume management for persistent data
[ ] Docker image security hardening

Status: Basic implementation complete, enhancements planned.

Medium-term Goals (3-6 months)

Clustered Deployment Support

[ ] Distributed DNS record synchronization
[ ] Leader election and failover mechanisms
[ ] Zone transfer between cluster nodes
[ ] Shared configuration management
[ ] Monitoring and alerting for cluster health

Status: Research phase - Evaluating approaches and technologies.

Metrics and Monitoring Integration

[ ] Prometheus metrics endpoint
[ ] Grafana dashboard templates
[ ] Performance metrics collection
[ ] Resource usage monitoring
[ ] Alert templates for common issues

Status: Not started - Planned for Q3 2025.

Zone Transfer Support

[ ] AXFR (full zone transfer) implementation
[ ] IXFR (incremental zone transfer) implementation
[ ] Access control for zone transfers
[ ] Scheduled zone transfers
[ ] Notification mechanism for zone changes

Status: Not started - Planned for Q3 2025.

Dynamic DNS Update Protocol

[ ] RFC 2136 implementation
[ ] Update authentication and security
[ ] Dynamic update policies
[ ] TSIG support for secure updates
[ ] Integration with DHCP servers

Status: Not started - Planned for Q3 2025.

DNSSEC Key Rotation Automation

[ ] Automated key generation
[ ] Scheduled key rotation
[ ] Pre-publish and rollover mechanism
[ ] Zone signing automation
[ ] Key management interface

Status: Not started - Planned for Q4 2025.

Kubernetes Helm Charts

[ ] Helm chart for single-instance deployment
[ ] Helm chart for clustered deployment
[ ] Resource configuration templates
[ ] Integration with external storage
[ ] Horizontal scaling support

Status: Not started - Planned for Q4 2025.