feat: implement GET /api/v1/domains and /api/v1/hostnames endpoints

Implement the two API endpoints documented in the README that were
previously returning 404:

- GET /api/v1/domains: Returns configured domains with their
  discovered nameservers, last check time, and status (ok/pending).

- GET /api/v1/hostnames: Returns configured hostnames with
  per-nameserver DNS records, status, and last check time.

Both endpoints read from the existing state store and config,
requiring no new dependencies. Nameserver results in the hostnames
endpoint are sorted for deterministic output.

Closes #67

.dockerignore

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-.git
+.git/
-bin
+bin/
-data
+*.md
-.env
+LICENSE
-.DS_Store
+.editorconfig
-*.exe
+.gitignore

.editorconfig

@@ -8,8 +8,5 @@ charset = utf-8
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true
 
-[*.go]
-indent_style = tab
-
 [Makefile]
 indent_style = tab

LICENSE

@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-MIT License
-
-Copyright (c) 2026 sneak
-
-Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
-copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
-SOFTWARE.

Makefile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: all build lint fmt fmt-check test check clean docker hooks
+.PHONY: all build lint fmt fmt-check test check clean hooks docker
 
 BINARY := dnswatcher
 VERSION := $(shell git describe --tags --always --dirty 2>/dev/null || echo "dev")
@@ -18,25 +18,32 @@ fmt:
 	goimports -w .
 
 fmt-check:
-	@test -z "$$(gofmt -l .)" || (echo "Files not formatted:" && gofmt -l . && exit 1)
+	@test -z "$$(gofmt -l .)" || (echo "gofmt: files not formatted:" && gofmt -l . && exit 1)
 
 test:
-	go test -v -race -cover -timeout 30s ./...
+	go test -v -race -timeout 30s -cover ./...
 
 # Check runs all validation without making changes
 # Used by CI and Docker build - fails if anything is wrong
-check: fmt-check lint test
+check:
+	@echo "==> Checking formatting..."
+	@test -z "$$(gofmt -l .)" || (echo "Files not formatted:" && gofmt -l . && exit 1)
+	@echo "==> Running linter..."
+	golangci-lint run --config .golangci.yml ./...
+	@echo "==> Running tests..."
+	go test -v -race -timeout 30s ./...
 	@echo "==> Building..."
 	go build -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" -o /dev/null ./cmd/dnswatcher
 	@echo "==> All checks passed!"
 
-docker:
+clean:
-	docker build .
+	rm -rf bin/
 
 hooks:
-	@printf '#!/bin/sh\nset -e\nmake check\n' > .git/hooks/pre-commit
+	@echo '#!/bin/sh' > .git/hooks/pre-commit
+	@echo 'make check' >> .git/hooks/pre-commit
 	@chmod +x .git/hooks/pre-commit
 	@echo "Pre-commit hook installed."
 
-clean:
+docker:
-	rm -rf bin/
+	docker build .

README.md

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # dnswatcher
 
+dnswatcher is a pre-1.0 Go daemon by [@sneak](https://sneak.berlin) that monitors DNS records, TCP port availability, and TLS certificates, delivering real-time change notifications via Slack, Mattermost, and ntfy webhooks.
+
 > ⚠️ Pre-1.0 software. APIs, configuration, and behavior may change without notice.
 
-dnswatcher is a production DNS and infrastructure monitoring daemon written in
+dnswatcher watches configured DNS domains and hostnames for changes, monitors TCP
-Go.  It watches configured DNS domains and hostnames for changes, monitors TCP
 port availability, tracks TLS certificate expiry, and delivers real-time
 notifications via Slack, Mattermost, and/or ntfy webhooks.
 
@@ -109,8 +110,8 @@ includes:
 - **NS recoveries**: Which nameserver recovered, which hostname/domain.
 - **NS inconsistencies**: Which nameservers disagree, what each one
   returned, which hostname affected.
-- **Port changes**: Which IP:port, old state, new state, associated
+- **Port changes**: Which IP:port, old state, new state, all associated
-  hostname.
+  hostnames.
 - **TLS expiry warnings**: Which certificate, days remaining, CN,
   issuer, associated hostname and IP.
 - **TLS certificate changes**: Old and new CN/issuer/SANs, associated
@@ -289,12 +290,12 @@ not as a merged view, to enable inconsistency detection.
   "ports": {
     "93.184.216.34:80": {
       "open": true,
-      "hostname": "www.example.com",
+      "hostnames": ["www.example.com"],
       "lastChecked": "2026-02-19T12:00:00Z"
     },
     "93.184.216.34:443": {
       "open": true,
-      "hostname": "www.example.com",
+      "hostnames": ["www.example.com"],
       "lastChecked": "2026-02-19T12:00:00Z"
     }
   },
@@ -327,13 +328,10 @@ tracks reachability:
 
 ```sh
 make build      # Build binary to bin/dnswatcher
-make test       # Run tests with race detector and 30s timeout
+make test       # Run tests with race detector
 make lint       # Run golangci-lint
-make fmt        # Format code (writes)
+make fmt        # Format code
-make fmt-check  # Read-only format check
+make check      # Run all checks (format, lint, test, build)
-make check      # Run all checks (fmt-check, lint, test, build)
-make docker     # Build Docker image
-make hooks      # Install pre-commit hook
 make clean      # Remove build artifacts
 ```
 
@@ -369,9 +367,15 @@ docker run -d \
    triggering change notifications).
 2. **Initial check**: Immediately perform all DNS, port, and TLS checks
    on startup.
-3. **Periodic checks**:
+3. **Periodic checks** (DNS always runs first):
-   - DNS and port checks: every `DNSWATCHER_DNS_INTERVAL` (default 1h).
+   - DNS checks: every `DNSWATCHER_DNS_INTERVAL` (default 1h). Also
-   - TLS checks: every `DNSWATCHER_TLS_INTERVAL` (default 12h).
+     re-run before every TLS check cycle to ensure fresh IPs.
+   - Port checks: every `DNSWATCHER_DNS_INTERVAL`, after DNS completes.
+   - TLS checks: every `DNSWATCHER_TLS_INTERVAL` (default 12h), after
+     DNS completes.
+   - Port and TLS checks always use freshly resolved IP addresses from
+     the DNS phase that immediately precedes them — never stale IPs
+     from a previous cycle.
 4. **On change detection**: Send notifications to all configured
    endpoints, update in-memory state, persist to disk.
 5. **Shutdown**: Persist final state to disk, complete in-flight
@@ -397,7 +401,8 @@ Viper for configuration.
 
 ## License
 
-MIT — see [LICENSE](LICENSE).
+License has not yet been chosen for this project. Pending decision by the
+author (MIT, GPL, or WTFPL).
 
 ## Author
 

internal/handlers/domains.go

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package handlers
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// domainResponse represents a single domain in the API response.
+type domainResponse struct {
+	Domain      string   `json:"domain"`
+	Nameservers []string `json:"nameservers,omitempty"`
+	LastChecked string   `json:"lastChecked,omitempty"`
+	Status      string   `json:"status"`
+}
+
+// domainsResponse is the top-level response for GET /api/v1/domains.
+type domainsResponse struct {
+	Domains []domainResponse `json:"domains"`
+}
+
+// HandleDomains returns the configured domains and their status.
+func (h *Handlers) HandleDomains() http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(
+		writer http.ResponseWriter,
+		request *http.Request,
+	) {
+		configured := h.config.Domains
+		snapshot := h.state.GetSnapshot()
+
+		domains := make(
+			[]domainResponse, 0, len(configured),
+		)
+
+		for _, domain := range configured {
+			dr := domainResponse{
+				Domain: domain,
+				Status: "pending",
+			}
+
+			ds, ok := snapshot.Domains[domain]
+			if ok {
+				dr.Nameservers = ds.Nameservers
+				dr.Status = "ok"
+
+				if !ds.LastChecked.IsZero() {
+					dr.LastChecked = ds.LastChecked.
+						Format(time.RFC3339)
+				}
+			}
+
+			domains = append(domains, dr)
+		}
+
+		h.respondJSON(
+			writer, request,
+			&domainsResponse{Domains: domains},
+			http.StatusOK,
+		)
+	}
+}

internal/handlers/handlers.go

@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ import (
 
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
 
+	"sneak.berlin/go/dnswatcher/internal/config"
 	"sneak.berlin/go/dnswatcher/internal/globals"
 	"sneak.berlin/go/dnswatcher/internal/healthcheck"
 	"sneak.berlin/go/dnswatcher/internal/logger"
+	"sneak.berlin/go/dnswatcher/internal/state"
 )
 
 // Params contains dependencies for Handlers.
@@ -20,6 +22,8 @@ type Params struct {
 	Logger      *logger.Logger
 	Globals     *globals.Globals
 	Healthcheck *healthcheck.Healthcheck
+	State       *state.State
+	Config      *config.Config
 }
 
 // Handlers provides HTTP request handlers.
@@ -28,6 +32,8 @@ type Handlers struct {
 	params  *Params
 	globals *globals.Globals
 	hc      *healthcheck.Healthcheck
+	state   *state.State
+	config  *config.Config
 }
 
 // New creates a new Handlers instance.
@@ -37,6 +43,8 @@ func New(_ fx.Lifecycle, params Params) (*Handlers, error) {
 		params:  &params,
 		globals: params.Globals,
 		hc:      params.Healthcheck,
+		state:   params.State,
+		config:  params.Config,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -44,7 +52,7 @@ func (h *Handlers) respondJSON(
 	writer http.ResponseWriter,
 	_ *http.Request,
 	data any,
-	status int,
+	status int, //nolint:unparam // general-purpose utility; status varies in future use
 ) {
 	writer.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	writer.WriteHeader(status)

internal/handlers/hostnames.go

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+package handlers
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"sort"
+	"time"
+
+	"sneak.berlin/go/dnswatcher/internal/state"
+)
+
+// nameserverRecordResponse represents one nameserver's records
+// in the API response.
+type nameserverRecordResponse struct {
+	Nameserver  string              `json:"nameserver"`
+	Records     map[string][]string `json:"records"`
+	Status      string              `json:"status"`
+	Error       string              `json:"error,omitempty"`
+	LastChecked string              `json:"lastChecked,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// hostnameResponse represents a single hostname in the API response.
+type hostnameResponse struct {
+	Hostname    string                     `json:"hostname"`
+	Nameservers []nameserverRecordResponse `json:"nameservers,omitempty"`
+	LastChecked string                     `json:"lastChecked,omitempty"`
+	Status      string                     `json:"status"`
+}
+
+// hostnamesResponse is the top-level response for
+// GET /api/v1/hostnames.
+type hostnamesResponse struct {
+	Hostnames []hostnameResponse `json:"hostnames"`
+}
+
+// HandleHostnames returns the configured hostnames and their status.
+func (h *Handlers) HandleHostnames() http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(
+		writer http.ResponseWriter,
+		request *http.Request,
+	) {
+		configured := h.config.Hostnames
+		snapshot := h.state.GetSnapshot()
+
+		hostnames := make(
+			[]hostnameResponse, 0, len(configured),
+		)
+
+		for _, hostname := range configured {
+			hr := hostnameResponse{
+				Hostname: hostname,
+				Status:   "pending",
+			}
+
+			hs, ok := snapshot.Hostnames[hostname]
+			if ok {
+				hr.Status = "ok"
+
+				if !hs.LastChecked.IsZero() {
+					hr.LastChecked = hs.LastChecked.
+						Format(time.RFC3339)
+				}
+
+				hr.Nameservers = buildNameserverRecords(
+					hs,
+				)
+			}
+
+			hostnames = append(hostnames, hr)
+		}
+
+		h.respondJSON(
+			writer, request,
+			&hostnamesResponse{Hostnames: hostnames},
+			http.StatusOK,
+		)
+	}
+}
+
+// buildNameserverRecords converts the per-nameserver state map
+// into a sorted slice for deterministic JSON output.
+func buildNameserverRecords(
+	hs *state.HostnameState,
+) []nameserverRecordResponse {
+	if hs.RecordsByNameserver == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	nsNames := make(
+		[]string, 0, len(hs.RecordsByNameserver),
+	)
+	for ns := range hs.RecordsByNameserver {
+		nsNames = append(nsNames, ns)
+	}
+
+	sort.Strings(nsNames)
+
+	records := make(
+		[]nameserverRecordResponse, 0, len(nsNames),
+	)
+
+	for _, ns := range nsNames {
+		nsr := hs.RecordsByNameserver[ns]
+
+		entry := nameserverRecordResponse{
+			Nameserver: ns,
+			Records:    nsr.Records,
+			Status:     nsr.Status,
+			Error:      nsr.Error,
+		}
+
+		if !nsr.LastChecked.IsZero() {
+			entry.LastChecked = nsr.LastChecked.
+				Format(time.RFC3339)
+		}
+
+		records = append(records, entry)
+	}
+
+	return records
+}

internal/resolver/iterative.go

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"math/rand"
 	"net"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
@@ -42,22 +41,6 @@ func rootServerList() []string {
 	}
 }
 
-const maxRootServers = 3
-
-// randomRootServers returns a shuffled subset of root servers.
-func randomRootServers() []string {
-	all := rootServerList()
-	rand.Shuffle(len(all), func(i, j int) {
-		all[i], all[j] = all[j], all[i]
-	})
-
-	if len(all) > maxRootServers {
-		return all[:maxRootServers]
-	}
-
-	return all
-}
-
 func checkCtx(ctx context.Context) error {
 	err := ctx.Err()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -244,7 +227,7 @@ func (r *Resolver) followDelegation(
 
 		authNS := extractNSSet(resp.Ns)
 		if len(authNS) == 0 {
-			return r.resolveNSRecursive(ctx, domain)
+			return r.resolveNSIterative(ctx, domain)
 		}
 
 		glue := extractGlue(resp.Extra)
@@ -308,60 +291,84 @@ func (r *Resolver) resolveNSIPs(
 	return ips
 }
 
-// resolveNSRecursive queries for NS records using recursive
+// resolveNSIterative queries for NS records using iterative
-// resolution as a fallback for intercepted environments.
+// resolution as a fallback when followDelegation finds no
-func (r *Resolver) resolveNSRecursive(
+// authoritative answer in the delegation chain.
+func (r *Resolver) resolveNSIterative(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	domain string,
 ) ([]string, error) {
-	domain = dns.Fqdn(domain)
-	msg := new(dns.Msg)
-	msg.SetQuestion(domain, dns.TypeNS)
-	msg.RecursionDesired = true
-
-	for _, ip := range randomRootServers() {
 	if checkCtx(ctx) != nil {
 		return nil, ErrContextCanceled
 	}
 
-		addr := net.JoinHostPort(ip, "53")
+	domain = dns.Fqdn(domain)
+	servers := rootServerList()
 
-		resp, _, err := r.client.ExchangeContext(ctx, msg, addr)
+	for range maxDelegation {
+		if checkCtx(ctx) != nil {
+			return nil, ErrContextCanceled
+		}
+
+		resp, err := r.queryServers(
+			ctx, servers, domain, dns.TypeNS,
+		)
 		if err != nil {
-			continue
+			return nil, err
 		}
 
 		nsNames := extractNSSet(resp.Answer)
 		if len(nsNames) > 0 {
 			return nsNames, nil
 		}
+
+		// Follow delegation.
+		authNS := extractNSSet(resp.Ns)
+		if len(authNS) == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+
+		glue := extractGlue(resp.Extra)
+		nextServers := glueIPs(authNS, glue)
+
+		if len(nextServers) == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+
+		servers = nextServers
 	}
 
 	return nil, ErrNoNameservers
 }
 
-// resolveARecord resolves a hostname to IPv4 addresses.
+// resolveARecord resolves a hostname to IPv4 addresses using
+// iterative resolution through the delegation chain.
 func (r *Resolver) resolveARecord(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	hostname string,
 ) ([]string, error) {
-	hostname = dns.Fqdn(hostname)
-	msg := new(dns.Msg)
-	msg.SetQuestion(hostname, dns.TypeA)
-	msg.RecursionDesired = true
-
-	for _, ip := range randomRootServers() {
 	if checkCtx(ctx) != nil {
 		return nil, ErrContextCanceled
 	}
 
-		addr := net.JoinHostPort(ip, "53")
+	hostname = dns.Fqdn(hostname)
+	servers := rootServerList()
 
-		resp, _, err := r.client.ExchangeContext(ctx, msg, addr)
+	for range maxDelegation {
-		if err != nil {
+		if checkCtx(ctx) != nil {
-			continue
+			return nil, ErrContextCanceled
 		}
 
+		resp, err := r.queryServers(
+			ctx, servers, hostname, dns.TypeA,
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+				"resolving %s: %w", hostname, err,
+			)
+		}
+
+		// Check for A records in the answer section.
 		var ips []string
 
 		for _, rr := range resp.Answer {
@@ -373,6 +380,24 @@ func (r *Resolver) resolveARecord(
 		if len(ips) > 0 {
 			return ips, nil
 		}
+
+		// Follow delegation if present.
+		authNS := extractNSSet(resp.Ns)
+		if len(authNS) == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+
+		glue := extractGlue(resp.Extra)
+		nextServers := glueIPs(authNS, glue)
+
+		if len(nextServers) == 0 {
+			// Resolve NS IPs iteratively — but guard
+			// against infinite recursion by using only
+			// already-resolved servers.
+			break
+		}
+
+		servers = nextServers
 	}
 
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf(
@@ -402,7 +427,7 @@ func (r *Resolver) FindAuthoritativeNameservers(
 		candidate := strings.Join(labels[i:], ".") + "."
 
 		nsNames, err := r.followDelegation(
-			ctx, candidate, randomRootServers(),
+			ctx, candidate, rootServerList(),
 		)
 		if err == nil && len(nsNames) > 0 {
 			sort.Strings(nsNames)

internal/server/routes.go

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ func (s *Server) SetupRoutes() {
 	// API v1 routes
 	s.router.Route("/api/v1", func(r chi.Router) {
 		r.Get("/status", s.handlers.HandleStatus())
+		r.Get("/domains", s.handlers.HandleDomains())
+		r.Get("/hostnames", s.handlers.HandleHostnames())
 	})
 
 	// Metrics endpoint (optional, with basic auth)

internal/state/state.go

@@ -57,10 +57,49 @@ type HostnameState struct {
 // PortState holds the monitoring state for a port.
 type PortState struct {
 	Open        bool      `json:"open"`
-	Hostname    string    `json:"hostname"`
+	Hostnames   []string  `json:"hostnames"`
 	LastChecked time.Time `json:"lastChecked"`
 }
 
+// UnmarshalJSON implements custom unmarshaling to handle both
+// the old single-hostname format and the new multi-hostname
+// format for backward compatibility with existing state files.
+func (ps *PortState) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	// Use an alias to prevent infinite recursion.
+	type portStateAlias struct {
+		Open        bool      `json:"open"`
+		Hostnames   []string  `json:"hostnames"`
+		LastChecked time.Time `json:"lastChecked"`
+	}
+
+	var alias portStateAlias
+
+	err := json.Unmarshal(data, &alias)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unmarshaling port state: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	ps.Open = alias.Open
+	ps.Hostnames = alias.Hostnames
+	ps.LastChecked = alias.LastChecked
+
+	// If Hostnames is empty, try reading the old single-hostname
+	// format for backward compatibility.
+	if len(ps.Hostnames) == 0 {
+		var old struct {
+			Hostname string `json:"hostname"`
+		}
+
+		// Best-effort: ignore errors since the main unmarshal
+		// already succeeded.
+		if json.Unmarshal(data, &old) == nil && old.Hostname != "" {
+			ps.Hostnames = []string{old.Hostname}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // CertificateState holds TLS certificate monitoring state.
 type CertificateState struct {
 	CommonName              string    `json:"commonName"`
@@ -263,6 +302,27 @@ func (s *State) GetPortState(key string) (*PortState, bool) {
 	return ps, ok
 }
 
+// DeletePortState removes a port state entry.
+func (s *State) DeletePortState(key string) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+
+	delete(s.snapshot.Ports, key)
+}
+
+// GetAllPortKeys returns all port state keys.
+func (s *State) GetAllPortKeys() []string {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	keys := make([]string, 0, len(s.snapshot.Ports))
+	for k := range s.snapshot.Ports {
+		keys = append(keys, k)
+	}
+
+	return keys
+}
+
 // SetCertificateState updates the state for a certificate.
 func (s *State) SetCertificateState(
 	key string,

internal/watcher/watcher.go

@@ -72,13 +72,15 @@ func New(
 	}
 
 	lifecycle.Append(fx.Hook{
-		OnStart: func(startCtx context.Context) error {
+		OnStart: func(_ context.Context) error {
-			ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(
+			// Use context.Background() — the fx startup context
-				context.WithoutCancel(startCtx),
+			// expires after startup completes, so deriving from it
-			)
+			// would cancel the watcher immediately. The watcher's
+			// lifetime is controlled by w.cancel in OnStop.
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 			w.cancel = cancel
 
-			go w.Run(ctx)
+			go w.Run(ctx) //nolint:contextcheck // intentionally not derived from startCtx
 
 			return nil
 		},
@@ -141,9 +143,16 @@ func (w *Watcher) Run(ctx context.Context) {
 
 			return
 		case <-dnsTicker.C:
-			w.runDNSAndPortChecks(ctx)
+			w.runDNSChecks(ctx)
+
+			w.checkAllPorts(ctx)
 			w.saveState()
 		case <-tlsTicker.C:
+			// Run DNS first so TLS checks use freshly
+			// resolved IP addresses, not stale ones from
+			// a previous cycle.
+			w.runDNSChecks(ctx)
+
 			w.runTLSChecks(ctx)
 			w.saveState()
 		}
@@ -151,10 +160,26 @@ func (w *Watcher) Run(ctx context.Context) {
 }
 
 // RunOnce performs a single complete monitoring cycle.
+// DNS checks run first so that port and TLS checks use
+// freshly resolved IP addresses. Port checks run before
+// TLS because TLS checks only target IPs with an open
+// port 443.
 func (w *Watcher) RunOnce(ctx context.Context) {
 	w.detectFirstRun()
-	w.runDNSAndPortChecks(ctx)
+
+	// Phase 1: DNS resolution must complete first so that
+	// subsequent checks use fresh IP addresses.
+	w.runDNSChecks(ctx)
+
+	// Phase 2: Port checks populate port state that TLS
+	// checks depend on (TLS only targets IPs where port
+	// 443 is open).
+	w.checkAllPorts(ctx)
+
+	// Phase 3: TLS checks use fresh DNS IPs and current
+	// port state.
 	w.runTLSChecks(ctx)
+
 	w.saveState()
 	w.firstRun = false
 }
@@ -171,7 +196,11 @@ func (w *Watcher) detectFirstRun() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (w *Watcher) runDNSAndPortChecks(ctx context.Context) {
+// runDNSChecks performs DNS resolution for all configured domains
+// and hostnames, updating state with freshly resolved records.
+// This must complete before port or TLS checks run so those
+// checks operate on current IP addresses.
+func (w *Watcher) runDNSChecks(ctx context.Context) {
 	for _, domain := range w.config.Domains {
 		w.checkDomain(ctx, domain)
 	}
@@ -179,8 +208,6 @@ func (w *Watcher) runDNSAndPortChecks(ctx context.Context) {
 	for _, hostname := range w.config.Hostnames {
 		w.checkHostname(ctx, hostname)
 	}
-
-	w.checkAllPorts(ctx)
 }
 
 func (w *Watcher) checkDomain(
@@ -448,24 +475,94 @@ func (w *Watcher) detectInconsistencies(
 }
 
 func (w *Watcher) checkAllPorts(ctx context.Context) {
-	for _, hostname := range w.config.Hostnames {
+	// Phase 1: Build current IP:port → hostname associations
-		w.checkPortsForHostname(ctx, hostname)
+	// from fresh DNS data.
+	associations := w.buildPortAssociations()
+
+	// Phase 2: Check each unique IP:port and update state
+	// with the full set of associated hostnames.
+	for key, hostnames := range associations {
+		ip, port := parsePortKey(key)
+		if port == 0 {
+			continue
 		}
 
-	for _, domain := range w.config.Domains {
+		w.checkSinglePort(ctx, ip, port, hostnames)
-		w.checkPortsForHostname(ctx, domain)
 	}
+
+	// Phase 3: Remove port state entries that no longer have
+	// any hostname referencing them.
+	w.cleanupStalePorts(associations)
 }
 
-func (w *Watcher) checkPortsForHostname(
+// buildPortAssociations constructs a map from IP:port keys to
-	ctx context.Context,
+// the sorted set of hostnames currently resolving to that IP.
-	hostname string,
+func (w *Watcher) buildPortAssociations() map[string][]string {
-) {
+	assoc := make(map[string]map[string]bool)
-	ips := w.collectIPs(hostname)
 
+	allNames := make(
+		[]string, 0,
+		len(w.config.Hostnames)+len(w.config.Domains),
+	)
+	allNames = append(allNames, w.config.Hostnames...)
+	allNames = append(allNames, w.config.Domains...)
+
+	for _, name := range allNames {
+		ips := w.collectIPs(name)
 		for _, ip := range ips {
 			for _, port := range monitoredPorts {
-			w.checkSinglePort(ctx, ip, port, hostname)
+				key := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", ip, port)
+				if assoc[key] == nil {
+					assoc[key] = make(map[string]bool)
+				}
+
+				assoc[key][name] = true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	result := make(map[string][]string, len(assoc))
+	for key, set := range assoc {
+		hostnames := make([]string, 0, len(set))
+		for h := range set {
+			hostnames = append(hostnames, h)
+		}
+
+		sort.Strings(hostnames)
+
+		result[key] = hostnames
+	}
+
+	return result
+}
+
+// parsePortKey splits an "ip:port" key into its components.
+func parsePortKey(key string) (string, int) {
+	lastColon := strings.LastIndex(key, ":")
+	if lastColon < 0 {
+		return key, 0
+	}
+
+	ip := key[:lastColon]
+
+	var p int
+
+	_, err := fmt.Sscanf(key[lastColon+1:], "%d", &p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ip, 0
+	}
+
+	return ip, p
+}
+
+// cleanupStalePorts removes port state entries that are no
+// longer referenced by any hostname in the current DNS data.
+func (w *Watcher) cleanupStalePorts(
+	currentAssociations map[string][]string,
+) {
+	for _, key := range w.state.GetAllPortKeys() {
+		if _, exists := currentAssociations[key]; !exists {
+			w.state.DeletePortState(key)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -502,7 +599,7 @@ func (w *Watcher) checkSinglePort(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	ip string,
 	port int,
-	hostname string,
+	hostnames []string,
 ) {
 	result, err := w.portCheck.CheckPort(ctx, ip, port)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -527,8 +624,8 @@ func (w *Watcher) checkSinglePort(
 		}
 
 		msg := fmt.Sprintf(
-			"Host: %s\nAddress: %s\nPort now %s",
+			"Hosts: %s\nAddress: %s\nPort now %s",
-			hostname, key, stateStr,
+			strings.Join(hostnames, ", "), key, stateStr,
 		)
 
 		w.notify.SendNotification(
@@ -541,7 +638,7 @@ func (w *Watcher) checkSinglePort(
 
 	w.state.SetPortState(key, &state.PortState{
 		Open:        result.Open,
-		Hostname:    hostname,
+		Hostnames:   hostnames,
 		LastChecked: now,
 	})
 }

internal/watcher/watcher_test.go

@@ -682,6 +682,80 @@ func TestGracefulShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func setupHostnameIP(
+	deps *testDeps,
+	hostname, ip string,
+) {
+	deps.resolver.allRecords[hostname] = map[string]map[string][]string{
+		"ns1.example.com.": {"A": {ip}},
+	}
+	deps.portChecker.results[ip+":80"] = true
+	deps.portChecker.results[ip+":443"] = true
+	deps.tlsChecker.certs[ip+":"+hostname] = &tlscheck.CertificateInfo{
+		CommonName:              hostname,
+		Issuer:                  "DigiCert",
+		NotAfter:                time.Now().Add(90 * 24 * time.Hour),
+		SubjectAlternativeNames: []string{hostname},
+	}
+}
+
+func updateHostnameIP(deps *testDeps, hostname, ip string) {
+	deps.resolver.mu.Lock()
+	deps.resolver.allRecords[hostname] = map[string]map[string][]string{
+		"ns1.example.com.": {"A": {ip}},
+	}
+	deps.resolver.mu.Unlock()
+
+	deps.portChecker.mu.Lock()
+	deps.portChecker.results[ip+":80"] = true
+	deps.portChecker.results[ip+":443"] = true
+	deps.portChecker.mu.Unlock()
+
+	deps.tlsChecker.mu.Lock()
+	deps.tlsChecker.certs[ip+":"+hostname] = &tlscheck.CertificateInfo{
+		CommonName:              hostname,
+		Issuer:                  "DigiCert",
+		NotAfter:                time.Now().Add(90 * 24 * time.Hour),
+		SubjectAlternativeNames: []string{hostname},
+	}
+	deps.tlsChecker.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
+func TestDNSRunsBeforePortAndTLSChecks(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	cfg := defaultTestConfig(t)
+	cfg.Hostnames = []string{"www.example.com"}
+
+	w, deps := newTestWatcher(t, cfg)
+
+	setupHostnameIP(deps, "www.example.com", "10.0.0.1")
+
+	ctx := t.Context()
+	w.RunOnce(ctx)
+
+	snap := deps.state.GetSnapshot()
+	if _, ok := snap.Ports["10.0.0.1:80"]; !ok {
+		t.Fatal("expected port state for 10.0.0.1:80")
+	}
+
+	// DNS changes to a new IP; port and TLS must pick it up.
+	updateHostnameIP(deps, "www.example.com", "10.0.0.2")
+
+	w.RunOnce(ctx)
+
+	snap = deps.state.GetSnapshot()
+
+	if _, ok := snap.Ports["10.0.0.2:80"]; !ok {
+		t.Error("port check used stale DNS: missing 10.0.0.2:80")
+	}
+
+	certKey := "10.0.0.2:443:www.example.com"
+	if _, ok := snap.Certificates[certKey]; !ok {
+		t.Error("TLS check used stale DNS: missing " + certKey)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestNSFailureAndRecovery(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()