isc-dhcp ☆

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Description:
Production-grade DHCP solution

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Networking

Tags: dhcp networking ipv4 ipv6 isc protocol

Install: brew install isc-dhcp

About:
ISC DHCP is a robust, industry-standard DHCP server and relay agent implementation. It provides reliable IP address management for networked devices, supporting dynamic host configuration and failover capabilities. This formula delivers a production-grade solution for managing network infrastructure.

Key Features:

IPv4 and IPv6 support
High-availability failover protocol
Dynamic DNS updates
Extensive configuration options and hooks
Lease database backends (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL)

Use Cases:

Enterprise network infrastructure management
Internet Service Provider (ISP) customer premise equipment provisioning
Data center server and VM IP allocation

Alternatives:

dnsmasq – Lighter weight, suitable for smaller networks or local development, lacks advanced failover features
Kea DHCP – ISC's modern, modular DHCP server with a control agent and database support, considered the successor to ISC DHCP

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2024 8:50pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	8a367ee4
Aug 2, 2024 6:20pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	7508492e