ServNest

ServNest (formerly Niver) is software allowing users to manage 3 independent services:

Public suffix registry
Domain name server
Static HTTP site hosting

Status

ServNest is alpha software.

Proper versioning, changelog and upgrade/migration instructions are still missing.

https://niver.niv.re/ is an installation administrated by the main developer.

Detailed services features

Public suffix registry (`reg`)

Register a subdomain of the registry
Set domain's nameservers
Set a DS record to enable DNSSEC
Set Glue records
Display records
Transfer domain to another account
Partial CSYNC and CDS support to synchronize from child zone

Name server (`ns`)

Host a zone on the server
Plain zone file edition
Dedicated forms to set/unset A, AAAA, NS, TXT, CAA, SRV, MX, SRV, SSHFP, TLSA, CNAME, DNAME and LOC records
Display records or the full zone file
Keep records in sync with another domain (CNAME alternative for apex domains)

Static HTTP site hosting (`ht`)

Upload site's files to the server using SFTP. The way the site is accessed can then be choosed:

Dedicated domain name and Let's Encrypt certificate
Dedicated onion service (through Tor)
Subdomain of a shared root domain
HTTP subpath of a shared domain

Some Apache configuration directives are available through .htaccess.

Software used

PHP: main language
SQLite: accounts data storage
Knot DNS: DNS server for both registry and DNS hosting
sudo 1.9.10+: execute actions that match a regex as privileged or specific users
SFTPGo: upload sites files using SFTP
Apache HTTP Server: static HTTP server, with content negotiation and .htaccess dynamic configuration
nginx: HTTP reverse proxy for Apache; terminates TLS and enforces security headers
Tor: Onion services
Certbot: get Let's Encrypt certificates for TLS
Cronie (or another cron daemon): periodically run script to sync registry records with child zones and pseudo-CNAMEs at apex
GNU Core Utilities or BusyBox: manipulate the filesystem through sudo

Installation

Manual installation instructions can be found in DOCS/installation.md.

servnest-mkosi can automatically build a system image for ServNest and has configuration files and scripts.

Resources

Matrix room (#servnest:matrix.antopie.org): english/french; discuss, get help and organise contribution
Issue tracker: english; keep track of bugs et wanted features
Git repository: english; code, administration documentation

Direct contact details

Find them on [https://miraty.antopie.org/](my site).

License

ServNest is ethical libre software: you can use, redistribute or modify it under the terms of the CNPL-NAv7+ as found in LICENSE.md or at https://git.pixie.town/thufie/npl-builder.

Somehow similar projects

DNSManager:: domain registry powering netlib.re
EU.org: domain registry
DNS Witch: user-friendly domain hosting based on EU.org
Codeberg Pages: static website hosting published through Git
Njalla: anonymous domain registrar

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