---
title: 🙌 Acknowledgments
description: Many thanks to the contributors, developers, and translators whose work makes this project possible.
---

import { ContributorList } from "starlight-contributor-list"
import { LinkCard} from "@astrojs/starlight/components";
import Testimonial from '~/components/testimonial.astro'

## Contributors

Thank you to all the individuals who help improve this project.
Your reports, discussions, code contributions, documentation efforts, and translations collectively enhance its quality, reliability, and accessibility.

<ContributorList githubRepo="maelgangloff/domain-watchdog" ignore={['weblate']} />

## Maintainer

<Testimonial
    name="Maël Gangloff"
    username="maelgangloff"
    cite="https://maelgangloff.fr"
/>


## Dependencies

This project is built upon a variety of open-source tools and libraries.
These dependencies enable essential features such as domain lookups, data storage, notifications, API handling, and more.

To learn more about the technologies used and the architectural decisions behind the project, visit:

<LinkCard
    title="Technical Stack"
    description="Overview of the frameworks, languages, and architectural components used by Domain Watchdog."
    href="/en/developing/technical-stack/"
/>

## External Data Sources

Domain Watchdog integrates several publicly available datasets and standardized resources.
These external inputs ensure accurate domain information, consistent behavior across TLDs, and reliable monitoring.

### IANA

The project relies on IANA’s published datasets, including:

- the [complete list of Top-Level Domains (TLDs)](https://data.iana.org/TLD/tlds-alpha-by-domain.txt),
- the [official list of accredited domain registrars](https://www.iana.org/assignments/registrar-ids/registrar-ids.xhtml),
- registrar IANA identification numbers and their declared RDAP endpoints.

These resources provide the foundation for consistent and up-to-date domain lookups.

### ICANN

ICANN’s [RDAP bootstrap file](https://data.iana.org/rdap/dns.json) offers a standardized mapping of each TLD to its corresponding RDAP server.
This ensures reliable RDAP queries across registries and predictable resolution for all supported domain extensions.

<LinkCard
    title="ICANN"
    href="/en/definitions/icann/"
    description="Learn more about ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)."/>


### RDAP Servers of the Registries

The project also depends on the RDAP services provided by individual registries.
These services supply authoritative domain registration data.

For more information, see:

<LinkCard
    title="RDAP Protocol"
    href="/en/definitions/rdap/"
    description="Learn about the successor to WHOIS designed to handle structured data and privacy access."/>

## Want to redistribute this project?

What a great idea, we can't wait to see it! 😍

This project is open source, and its source code is freely accessible.
You may reuse, modify, and redistribute the project under the terms of the license.


<LinkCard
    title="Project License"
    href="/en/legal/license/"
    description="Licensing information detailing usage rights, redistribution terms, and legal conditions for contributing and using the project."/>
