feat(namecoin): switch .bit resolution to true on-chain via local namecoind RPC

README.md

@@ -158,12 +158,13 @@ python3 scripts/resolve_ens.py ens.eth --include-text --pretty
 ```
 
 
-## Local Namecoin (.bit) resolver
+## Local Namecoin (.bit) resolver (true on-chain)
 
-`.bit` lookups are routed through a local `namecoindns` service in the stack:
+`.bit` lookups are routed through a local blockchain-backed resolver path:
 
-* CoreDNS forwards `bit.:53` to `10.5.0.12:53`.
+* CoreDNS forwards `bit.:53` to `10.5.0.12:53` (`namecoindns`).
-* `namecoindns` performs DNS-over-HTTPS upstream resolution.
+* `namecoindns` queries local `namecoind` JSON-RPC (`10.5.0.13:8336`).
+* `namecoind` syncs the Namecoin blockchain and serves on-chain records.
 
 Quick test:
 
@@ -173,7 +174,10 @@ docker exec darkpihole dig @10.5.0.4 TXT id.bit
 ```
 
 If your environment returns `NXDOMAIN` for `.bit`, configure Namecoin-capable
-DoH upstreams in `docker-compose.yml` under `namecoindns` (`NAMECOIN_DOH_UPSTREAMS`).
+records in Namecoin itself and wait for local `namecoind` sync completion.
+
+> **Important:** initial blockchain sync can take significant time. During sync,
+> `.bit` responses may be empty or incomplete.
 
 
 ## Monitoring the proxy

docker-compose.yml

@@ -239,15 +239,39 @@ services:
       darkproxy:
         ipv4_address: 10.5.0.11
 
+  namecoind:
+    image: ukd1/namecoind:latest
+    container_name: darknamecoind
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    command:
+      - "-server=1"
+      - "-rpcbind=0.0.0.0"
+      - "-rpcallowip=10.5.0.0/16"
+      - "-rpcuser=namecoinrpc"
+      - "-rpcpassword=CHANGE_ME_NAMECOIN_RPC_PASSWORD"
+      - "-printtoconsole"
+      - "-txindex=1"
+    volumes:
+      - namecoin_data:/namecoin
+    sysctls:
+      - "net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=0"
+    networks:
+      darkproxy:
+        ipv4_address: 10.5.0.13
+
   namecoindns:
     build:
       context: ./namecoindns
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
     container_name: darknamecoin
     restart: unless-stopped
+    depends_on:
+      - namecoind
     environment:
-      NAMECOIN_DOH_TIMEOUT: 6
+      NAMECOIN_RPC_URL: http://darknamecoind:8336/
-      NAMECOIN_DOH_UPSTREAMS: https://dns.google/dns-query,https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query
+      NAMECOIN_RPC_USER: namecoinrpc
+      NAMECOIN_RPC_PASSWORD: CHANGE_ME_NAMECOIN_RPC_PASSWORD
+      NAMECOIN_RPC_TIMEOUT: 8
     sysctls:
       - "net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=0"
     networks:
@@ -320,6 +344,8 @@ volumes:
     name: darkalfis_data
   emc_data:
     name: emc_data
+  namecoin_data:
+    name: namecoin_data
   tor-data:
     driver: local
   tailscale_data:

namecoindns/server.py

@@ -1,26 +1,20 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-import base64
+import json
 import os
 import socket
 import threading
-from urllib.parse import urlencode
 from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
 
-from dnslib import DNSHeader, DNSRecord, QTYPE, RCODE
+from dnslib import A, AAAA, CNAME, DNSHeader, DNSRecord, QTYPE, RCODE, RR, TXT
 
 
 LISTEN_HOST = os.getenv("NAMECOIN_DNS_LISTEN_HOST", "0.0.0.0")
 LISTEN_PORT = int(os.getenv("NAMECOIN_DNS_LISTEN_PORT", "53"))
-DOH_TIMEOUT = float(os.getenv("NAMECOIN_DOH_TIMEOUT", "6"))
+RPC_TIMEOUT = float(os.getenv("NAMECOIN_RPC_TIMEOUT", "8"))
 
-DOH_UPSTREAMS = [
+RPC_URL = os.getenv("NAMECOIN_RPC_URL", "http://darknamecoind:8336/")
-    u.strip()
+RPC_USER = os.getenv("NAMECOIN_RPC_USER", "namecoinrpc")
-    for u in os.getenv(
+RPC_PASSWORD = os.getenv("NAMECOIN_RPC_PASSWORD", "CHANGE_ME_NAMECOIN_RPC_PASSWORD")
-        "NAMECOIN_DOH_UPSTREAMS",
-        "https://dns.google/dns-query,https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query",
-    ).split(",")
-    if u.strip()
-]
 
 
 def is_bit_query(record: DNSRecord) -> bool:
@@ -28,23 +22,44 @@ def is_bit_query(record: DNSRecord) -> bool:
     return qname.endswith(".bit")
 
 
-def doh_query(payload: bytes) -> bytes | None:
+def rpc_call(method: str, params: list):
-    encoded = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(payload).rstrip(b"=").decode("ascii")
+    payload = json.dumps({"jsonrpc": "1.0", "id": "namecoindns", "method": method, "params": params}).encode("utf-8")
-    query = urlencode({"dns": encoded})
+    req = Request(RPC_URL, data=payload, headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"})
+    token = (f"{RPC_USER}:{RPC_PASSWORD}").encode("utf-8")
+    import base64
 
-    for upstream in DOH_UPSTREAMS:
+    req.add_header("Authorization", "Basic " + base64.b64encode(token).decode("ascii"))
-        url = f"{upstream}?{query}"
+    with urlopen(req, timeout=RPC_TIMEOUT) as resp:
-        req = Request(url, headers={"accept": "application/dns-message", "user-agent": "darkproxy-namecoindns/1.0"})
+        body = resp.read()
-        try:
+    result = json.loads(body.decode("utf-8"))
-            with urlopen(req, timeout=DOH_TIMEOUT) as resp:
+    if result.get("error"):
-                if resp.status != 200:
+        raise RuntimeError(str(result["error"]))
-                    continue
+    return result.get("result")
-                body = resp.read()
+
-                if body:
+
-                    return body
+def lookup_namecoin_bit(label: str):
-        except Exception:
+    key = f"d/{label}"
-            continue
+    try:
-    return None
+        name_info = rpc_call("name_show", [key])
+    except Exception:
+        return None
+
+    value = name_info.get("value")
+    if not value:
+        return None
+
+    try:
+        parsed = json.loads(value)
+    except Exception:
+        return None
+
+    if isinstance(parsed, dict) and "map" in parsed and isinstance(parsed["map"], dict):
+        parsed = parsed["map"].get("", parsed)
+
+    if not isinstance(parsed, dict):
+        return None
+
+    return parsed
 
 
 def fail_response(payload: bytes) -> bytes:
@@ -63,10 +78,44 @@ def handle_packet(payload: bytes) -> bytes:
         reply = DNSRecord(DNSHeader(id=req.header.id, qr=1, ra=1, aa=0, rcode=RCODE.NXDOMAIN), q=req.q)
         return reply.pack()
 
-    upstream = doh_query(payload)
+    qname = str(req.q.qname).rstrip(".").lower()
-    if upstream:
+    label = qname[: -len(".bit")].strip(".")
-        return upstream
+    if not label:
-    return fail_response(payload)
+        return fail_response(payload)
+
+    record = lookup_namecoin_bit(label)
+    if record is None:
+        reply = DNSRecord(DNSHeader(id=req.header.id, qr=1, ra=1, aa=1, rcode=RCODE.NXDOMAIN), q=req.q)
+        return reply.pack()
+
+    reply = DNSRecord(DNSHeader(id=req.header.id, qr=1, ra=1, aa=1, rcode=RCODE.NOERROR), q=req.q)
+    fqdn = str(req.q.qname)
+    qtype = QTYPE[req.q.qtype]
+    ttl = 60
+
+    ip = record.get("ip")
+    ips = ip if isinstance(ip, list) else ([ip] if isinstance(ip, str) else [])
+    for item in ips:
+        if ":" in item:
+            if qtype in ("AAAA", "ANY"):
+                reply.add_answer(RR(fqdn, QTYPE.AAAA, rdata=AAAA(item), ttl=ttl))
+        else:
+            if qtype in ("A", "ANY"):
+                reply.add_answer(RR(fqdn, QTYPE.A, rdata=A(item), ttl=ttl))
+
+    alias = record.get("alias") or record.get("translate")
+    if isinstance(alias, str) and alias:
+        target = alias if alias.endswith(".") else alias + "."
+        if qtype in ("CNAME", "A", "AAAA", "ANY"):
+            reply.add_answer(RR(fqdn, QTYPE.CNAME, rdata=CNAME(target), ttl=ttl))
+
+    if qtype in ("TXT", "ANY"):
+        reply.add_answer(RR(fqdn, QTYPE.TXT, rdata=TXT(json.dumps(record, separators=(",", ":"))), ttl=ttl))
+
+    if len(reply.rr) == 0:
+        return fail_response(payload)
+
+    return reply.pack()
 
 
 def serve_udp(sock: socket.socket):
@@ -100,7 +149,7 @@ def serve_tcp(sock: socket.socket):
 
 def main():
     print(f"[namecoindns] listening on {LISTEN_HOST}:{LISTEN_PORT}", flush=True)
-    print(f"[namecoindns] DoH upstreams: {', '.join(DOH_UPSTREAMS)}", flush=True)
+    print(f"[namecoindns] RPC endpoint: {RPC_URL}", flush=True)
 
     udp_sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
     udp_sock.bind((LISTEN_HOST, LISTEN_PORT))