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nip.io

Category: Hosting, Information Technology, Dynamic Dns

Scanned: Jun 18, 2026, 03:58 AM UTC · First seen: Jun 18, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
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Screenshot of nip.io Captured Jun 18, 2026
https://nip.io
Screenshot of nip.io
14 years
Very Popular - #2,932 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Hetzner Online GmbH
Falkenstein, Germany
nginx/1.28.3
Unknown
78.46.204.247
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar NameCheap, Inc.
Registered June 8, 2012
Expires June 8, 2030
Name Servers ns-ovh.sslip.io
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Hetzner Online GmbH
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
2 files scanned
No threats
2
Low Risk
0
Medium Risk
0
High Risk
0
No threats Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
nip.io/index.html 7.8 KB No threats
nip.io/# 7.8 KB No threats
External Links & Domains
17
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
12
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://exentriquesolutions.comNot flagged
http://www.powerdns.com/Not flagged
https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/backends/pipe.htmlNot flagged
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNS_rebindingNot flagged
https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family%3DLatoNot flagged
https://github.com/Corollarium/localtlsNot flagged
https://github.com/exentriquesolutions/nip.ioNot flagged
https://github.com/exentriquesolutions/nip.io/blob/master/nipio/backend.pyNot flagged
https://github.com/exentriquesolutions/nip.io/issuesNot flagged
https://letsencrypt.org/Not flagged
https://local.gd/Not flagged
https://sslip.ioNot flagged
https://sslip.io/Not flagged
https://sslip.io/img/favicon.icoNot flagged
https://unpkg.com/purecss@1.0.0/build/pure-min.cssNot flagged
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doc.powerdns.comNot flagged
en.wikipedia.orgNot flagged
exentriquesolutions.comNot flagged
fonts.googleapis.comNot flagged
github.comNot flagged
letsencrypt.orgNot flagged
local.gdNot flagged
sslip.ioNot flagged
unpkg.comNot flagged
www.googletagmanager.comNot flagged
www.powerdns.comNot flagged
xp-dev.comNot flagged
nip.io Overview

Description of nip.io

nip.io appears to be a long-running technical web service that provides wildcard DNS resolution for arbitrary IP addresses. The homepage describes a system where subdomains containing an IP address resolve automatically to that address, which is commonly used by developers, testers, and administrators who want convenient hostnames without manually editing local hosts files.

Based on the page content and linked project resources, the service appears to be associated with Exentrique Solutions and references open-source components and documentation. The site is categorized by multiple web-classification providers under technology, hosting, and information technology, which aligns with the visible content and its developer-focused DNS utility.

Safety Assessment for nip.io

The available scan results are strongly reassuring at the time of this scan. No detections were reported by 0 out of 91 security engines, the malware scan reported no flagged files, and the checked threat-database and blacklist sources did not indicate phishing, malware, or other content-related abuse. External links and referenced domains also showed no flagged entries in the provided scan data.

Additional context also supports a lower-risk assessment: the domain has been registered for about 14 years, has a strong traffic ranking, and the visible page content is consistent with a legitimate infrastructure tool rather than a deceptive login page, fake store, or giveaway scheme. While services that provide dynamic or wildcard DNS can sometimes be misused by third parties in unrelated contexts, no threats were detected on this specific website at the time of this scan.

Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site is served over HTTPS with a valid Let's Encrypt certificate that expires in July 2026. It appears to run on nginx/1.28.3 and is hosted by Hetzner Online GmbH in Falkenstein, Germany. The domain uses the nameservers ns-ovh.sslip.io, ns-00.nip.io, and ns-01.nip.io.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses do not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No immediate technical security issues were evident from the provided scan data beyond that observation, and the server configuration appears broadly standard for a small infrastructure-oriented service.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
#2,932
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Hosting, Information Technology, Dynamic Dns
Rank History (30 days)
May 11 Jun 17
4 cookies detected
Essential0
Analytics4
Advertising0
Social0
4 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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