Ns1 — Mono [top]

When we talk about NS1, most people think of massive, globally distributed DNS filtering, traffic steering, and real-time analytics. But what about a mono (single-node) deployment? Whether you’re building a staging environment, a low-budget authoritative DNS server, or simply testing NS1’s powerful API-driven rules, running NS1 in mono mode is a viable, often overlooked option.

❌ Not for production where downtime of a single node would cause outage. Assuming you have access to NS1’s on‑prem software or a compatible open‑core build, a minimal ns1.conf might look like: ns1 mono

node: id: mono-node-1 role: primary listen: 0.0.0.0:53 database: type: boltdb path: /var/lib/ns1/mono.db When we talk about NS1, most people think