CoreDNS

Cloud-native DNS server

84
Healthy · 84/100
Automated health estimate

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Funding
Unknown
Maintenance
Active
Contributors
Many observed
Bus Factor
Medium risk
Metrics last updated: (2026-10-25)

Evidence and limitations

Activity source: coredns/coredns via the GitHub API. Counts describe this repository, which may be a mirror or only part of the project.

Commits in 30 days
71
Commits in 90 days
245
Authors accounting for half the sampled commits
2

The 200-commit author sample does not cover the full 90 days. Author counts are lower bounds; concentration describes the sample only.

Few commits can reflect mature software. Commit authors do not establish merge rights, available maintainers, organizational diversity, or knowledge distribution. Funding is unknown; donation links alone do not establish income or runway.

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Overview

CoreDNS is a DNS server that chains plugins. It is written in Go and is the default DNS server for Kubernetes.

Importance

  • Default DNS for Kubernetes
  • Cloud-native DNS solution
  • Foundation for service discovery
  • CNCF graduated project

Key Features

  • Plugin-based architecture
  • Kubernetes integration
  • DNS over TLS/HTTPS
  • Service discovery

Sustainability

Financial sustainability and maintainer capacity have not yet been reviewed against current primary sources. See the evidence and support sections above for available information and a way to suggest corrections.

Dependencies

⬆️ Depends On (2)
CoreDNS
system
⬇️ Used By (1)

Dependency Chain

Upstream
Go → Linux Kernel →
CoreDNS
→ Kubernetes
Downstream

Impact Analysis

2 Direct Dependencies
1 Dependent Projects
🔗 Middleware project

⚠️ Impact Risk: Changes to CoreDNS could affect 1 downstream project.