December 2025 focused on DNS configuration enhancements for hackclub/dns. Delivered a new DNS feature: CNAME for HCTG.hackclub.com in hackclub.com.yaml, with TTL settings and pointing to the self-hosted server, improving domain routing, DNS management, and accountability. All changes tracked in a single commit and documented for future maintenance.

June 2025: Delivered a focused content update to hackclub/site, ensuring proper attribution in the Acknowledgments section with minimal risk and no user-facing feature changes. This supports content governance, brand consistency, and contributor recognition while maintaining site stability.

April 2025 — hackclub/dns: Implemented the Caffeinecrash Subdomain DNS Record (feature) by adding a CNAME record caffeinecrash -> a.selfhosted.hackclub.com with TTL 600, enabling a new service under caffeinecrash. Change tracked in commit 'add caffeinecrash (#1660)' (c276e57805f934754f6aa5bd8dd1cbe1ecf8e9eb). This update improves onboarding readiness and service availability by provisioning DNS for the new subdomain and reducing propagation latency with a moderate TTL.

February 2025 monthly summary for hackclub/dns: Feature delivered: Toriel subdomain DNS hosting migration. Migrated the Toriel DNS/CNAME from a Heroku-based DNS to a self-hosted domain to point hackclub.com to the new hosting environment, improving reliability and control over domain resolution for Toriel users. Commit f9383f97a3f25dea89768cdb945c19f7cfd791df (Update hackclub.com.yaml #1529) documents the change. No major bugs fixed in this repo this month; focus was on configuration and deployment related to migration. Key deliverables include: - DNS hosting migrated to self-hosted domain to reduce dependency on external DNS provider - Updated hackclub.com.yaml configuration as part of the migration (commit cited) - Configuration and deployment readiness improvements for future DNS changes Impact and value: - Higher reliability and faster domain resolution for Toriel users - Greater control over DNS routing and easier rollback/maintenance - Improved maintainability and auditability of DNS-related configurations

January 2025 (2025-01) - hackclub/dns: Delivered domain verification and DNS configuration for conduct.hackclub.com to enable Google mail services and site verification, updated the verification token, and fixed a configuration error to ensure reliable domain ownership validation.

December 2024 monthly summary for hackclub/dns focusing on DNS restructuring to retire obsolete subdomain and set up a new firehose endpoint. Delivered with clear commits and minimal surface area changes.