Knowledge Base

Topics

  1. Overview
  2. Specifications
  3. Name Server Network

Name Server Network

Lightning Wire Labs operates a global network of name servers that provide round-robin load balancing and automatic fail over.

Locations

Our name servers are located closely to the largest European Internet Exchanges DE-CIX and LINX and at central locations in North America for fast response times.

  • Europe
    • ns1.lightningwirelabs.com Hanover, Germany
    • ns2.lightningwirelabs.com Telehouse North, London, United Kingdom
    North America
    • ns3.lightningwirelabs.com Dallas, Texas, United States

Software

Our name servers are running PowerDNS which is a BIND-compatible free name server. We use a PostgreSQL database backend for storing zone data and fast replication to our multiple data centres.