Uganda DNS Hackathon 2025 — Inaugural Cohort
Inaugural edition uniting Ugandan engineers and universities around the 6 foundational DNS tracks.
The foundational Uganda DNS Hackathon cohort featuring mentorship from AfTLD, DNS Africa, Internet Society, ICANN UA, and TowerCo of Africa.
Status — Past Hackathon:
Completed & archived edition — winning prototypes, technical reports, and cohort metrics preserved.
174+
Engineers & Fellows
14 Squads
Competing Teams
Kampala, Uganda
Host Venue
DNS Forum National Showcase & Incubation
Recognition & Incubation
Archived Winning & Finalist Prototypes
DNSSEC ADOPTION
93.0 / 100
Kampala Root Shield
UG-Chain: Automated KSK/ZSK Rollover Monitor for .UG
Daemon that audits DS records at parent zones and triggers pre-expiration alerts via Telegram and SMS.
Go, BIND9, Prometheus, SQLite
INFRASTRUCTURE RELIABILITY
87.0 / 100
Gulu Anycast Mesh
NorthNode: Community ISP Recursive DNS Cache
Lightweight Unbound + BIRD BGP container image for regional campus edge caching.
Unbound, BIRD BGP, Docker, Python
UNIVERSAL ACCEPTANCE
82.0 / 100
Nile EAI Mailer
BantuMail: SMTPUTF8 & IDN Compliance Middleware
Drop-in PHP & Node.js validation library implementing RFC 6531 and IDNA2008.
PHP, TypeScript, Postfix, IDNA2008