Ns1 Mono Direct

curl -X PUT -H "X-NS1-Key: your-api-key" \ -d '"answers": ["answer": ["192.0.2.1"], "answer": ["192.0.2.2"]], "filters": ["weighted"]' \ http://localhost:8080/v1/zones/example.com/www The mono node will evaluate filters locally and return the best answer per request. | Feature | Mono behavior | |---------|----------------| | High availability | None | | Data replication | N/A | | Analytics aggregation | Local only | | DDoS protection | Single point of attack | | Rolling upgrades | Downtime required |

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. ns1 mono

Deploying NS1 in Mono Mode: A Lightweight DNS Powerhouse curl -X PUT -H "X-NS1-Key: your-api-key" \ -d

❌ 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: Load a zone via the API (single node

node: id: mono-node-1 role: primary listen: 0.0.0.0:53 database: type: boltdb path: /var/lib/ns1/mono.db

Because it’s mono, no peer addresses or consensus raft configuration is required. Load a zone via the API (single node means no replication lag):