dnsrobocert vs extdns

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dnsrobocert		extdns
	Project
6	Mentions	2
545	Stars	9
-	Growth	-
8.2	Activity	3.0
about 1 month ago	Latest Commit	almost 1 year ago
Python	Language	Python
MIT License	License	MIT License

The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

dnsrobocert

Posts with mentions or reviews of dnsrobocert. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-05-16.

Let’s Encrypt Receives the Levchin Prize for Real-World Cryptography
2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 16 May 2022

If you don't feel like switching over this, I do this with dnsrobocert, with Namecheap's default DNS servers: https://github.com/adferrand/dnsrobocert
Trying to self host and COX is the ISP so have issues with SSL since port 80 is blocked.
1 project | /r/selfhosted | 6 May 2022

I use this docker image to automate generation and updates of ssl certs: https://github.com/adferrand/dnsrobocert which I then distribute out to my other servers via nightly cron. worked reliably for years - requires you use compatible DNS provider though.
which file server that is secure, easy, fast, stable, reliable, accessible from every devices? (no seafile, no nextcloud)
7 projects | /r/selfhosted | 18 Apr 2021
What is the minimum security I need for local-only services, given how hard it is becoming to avoid HTTPS.
1 project | /r/selfhosted | 31 Jan 2021

Install this docker container: https://github.com/adferrand/dnsrobocert.
Bitwarden_rs + proxmox
2 projects | /r/selfhosted | 25 Jan 2021

Use: https://github.com/adferrand/dnsrobocert to setup SSL auth via a supported DNS provider.
How to handle SSL certificate installation (for HTTPS) when using Docker?
2 projects | /r/docker | 17 Jan 2021

I use https://github.com/adferrand/dnsrobocert and then use --volumes-from to make the certs available in the other container. IIRC you can also expose the Docker socket to it and it will restart dependent containers after a certificate renewal.

extdns

Posts with mentions or reviews of extdns. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-06-30.

Cheapest wildcard SSL certificate?
12 projects | /r/selfhosted | 30 Jun 2022

Maybe you will find useful my small project https://github.com/dntsk/extdns
External DNS for docker-compose
1 project | /r/selfhosted | 27 Aug 2021

It’s already there https://github.com/dntsk/extdns

What are some alternatives?

When comparing dnsrobocert and extdns you can also consider the following projects:

docker-letsencrypt-nginx-proxy-companion - Automated ACME SSL certificate generation for nginx-proxy [Moved to: https://github.com/nginx-proxy/acme-companion]

docker-traefik-cloudflare-companion - Automatically Create CNAME records for containers served by Traefik

SFTPGo - Fully featured and highly configurable SFTP server with optional HTTP/S, FTP/S and WebDAV support - S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob

lexicon - Manipulate DNS records on various DNS providers in a standardized way.

lua-resty-auto-ssl - On the fly (and free) SSL registration and renewal inside OpenResty/nginx with Let's Encrypt.

AdGuard-WireGuard-Unbound-Cloudflare - The ultimate self-hosted network security guide ─ Protection | Privacy | Performance for your network 24/7 Accessible anywhere [Moved to: https://github.com/trinib/AdGuard-WireGuard-Unbound-DNScrypt]

OpenMediaVault - openmediavault is the next generation network attached storage (NAS) solution based on Debian Linux. Thanks to the modular design of the framework it can be enhanced via plugins. openmediavault is primarily designed to be used in home environments or small home offices.

cloudflare_ddns - Cloudflare Dynamic DNS schedule daemon

certbot-dns-cloudflare-cname - Cloudflare DNS Authenticator plugin for Certbot with support for CNAME aliasing.

lexicon - A fun react dictionary app to learn some new words!

FullWebsiteDemo - A complete demo on how to build, publish and host a single page application along with a backend API on your own server.

ssl_get - A script that helps distribute/update local SSL certs from a centrally managed remote location via SCP or FTP. This allows reducing exposure to external services by retrieving SSL (wildcard) certificates from a single ACME instance (e.g.) or a pfsense/opnsense box. Useful for local network Split-Brain-DNS Setups or for Demilitarized Zones (DMZ).