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Notes from the people who build SpatiumDDI: running DNS, DHCP and IPAM, how we build and test, and where the project is going.
SpatiumDDI rc.1: from a wish list to a release candidate
Seven months ago SpatiumDDI was a first commit. Today it is a release candidate. How two infrastructure people built an enterprise-grade, open-source DDI platform, and why we built it in the open.
How we testBuilt with AI, proven by evidence
Every SpatiumDDI build is installed from its ISO, walked four ways and broken on purpose before a person signs it off. A visual tour of ddi-pg, our proving ground, and why software written mostly with AI needs one.
OperationsWhen DNS and DHCP go quiet: is your network ready?
What a DNS or DHCP disruption actually takes down, how long you have before people notice, and a practical way to test your network’s resilience before an outage tests it for you.
How we buildHow we build: standards we would want imposed on us
Infrastructure software gets judged on the worst night it ever has, not the best demo it ever gives. The practices we hold ourselves to, where AI earns its place, and the bar before production.
ComparisonSpatiumDDI vs EfficientIP and Infoblox: how they compare
EfficientIP and Infoblox sell mature, well-supported commercial DDI, and we ran commercial DDI in our day jobs for years. SpatiumDDI is the open-source alternative, built for the same multi-site networks. Here is how the three differ, including where the incumbents are still ahead.