https://blog.none.at My Blog to share my knowledge Zola en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 aleks https://blog.none.at/blog/2026/2026-04-05-pdns-recursor-root-resolver/ https://blog.none.at/blog/2026/2026-04-05-pdns-recursor-root-resolver/ <p><a rel="noopener external" target="_blank" href="https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/">PowerDNS Recursor</a> is a mature, production-grade recursive DNS resolver. This post documents how to configure it to bootstrap directly from a local <code>root.zone</code> file — so it never needs to reach the root name servers at runtime — with full DNSSEC validation producing the <code>ad</code> flag in responses.</p>