IXFRDIST(1)

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version 5.1.4 · 8 versions
, in debian trixie, epel 10, epel 9, fedora 43, fedora 44, ubuntu stonking

💖 IXFRDIST 💖

okay bestie, welcome to ixfrdist, part of the PowerDNS Authoritative Server family, and honestly? she's a whole vibe. an IXFR/AXFR-only server that re-distributes zones. no cap.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

ixfrdist [OPTION]...

that's it. that's the whole thing. options only, no positional args, she's low maintenance like that 🫶

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so here's the tea, bestie ☕

ixfrdist transfers zones from an authoritative server and then re-serves those zones over AXFR and IXFR. it literally checks the SOA serial for all configured domains and downloads new versions to disk. keeping everything fresh, main character energy fr fr 💅

when a SOA query comes in and the client's address is allowed by the ACL, ixfrdist responds with the latest SOA for the zone it has. then that query can be followed up with an IXFR or AXFR query, which will then be served to the client. iconic behavior, truly 👑

and the part that makes me feral? if an IXFR is served, ixfrdist will condense all differences it has for the domain into one IXFR. one. single. IXFR. she said "I'm not doing multiple round trips, I'm doing ONE" and honestly? ate. 🔥

ixfrdist is configured with a configuration file in YAML format. please see ixfrdist.yml(5) for information — go read it, it's giving essential 🎀

🦋 OPTIONS 🦋

  • --help — shows you all the supported options. like, all of them. the whole menu. go look 👀
  • --verbose — logs INFO messages. so you get the chill updates 💬
  • --debug — logs INFO and DEBUG messages. full transparency mode, she's telling you everything, no secrets 🙈
  • --version — displays the version of ixfrdist. know your queen's version number, it's just polite 💜
  • --config <PATH> — load configuration from PATH, a YAML file. when this isn't set, an ixfrdist.yml is attempted to be read from the SYSCONFDIR. so like, if you don't tell her where to look, she's gonna go check SYSCONFDIR on her own. independent queen behavior ✨

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

the whole friend group, go say hi 🌈

👑 AUTHOR 👑

PowerDNS.COM BV

PowerDNS.COM BV

and that's the whole page bestie!! this one came out Aug 05, 2026, from the PowerDNS Authoritative Server girlies at PowerDNS.COM BV — mwah, take care, and remember: condense your IXFRs and hydrate 💅🌸🦋✨

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