README.md

@@ -330,7 +330,8 @@ following precedence (highest to lowest):
 monitoring targets are configured. A monitoring daemon with nothing to monitor
 is a misconfiguration, so dnswatcher fails fast with a clear error message
 rather than running silently. Set `DNSWATCHER_TARGETS` to a comma-separated list
-of DNS names before starting.
+of DNS names before starting. A name listed more than once, in any letter case
+or with a trailing dot, is watched once.
 
 **`/metrics` is rate limited.** Each client address may send it 30 requests a
 minute, failed logins included; beyond that it answers `429 Too Many Requests`

TODO.md

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ trial run of the finished image: https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/dnswatcher/issues/149
 
 # Completed Steps
 
+- 2026-10-02: a name listed more than once in `DNSWATCHER_TARGETS`, in any
+  letter case or with a trailing dot, is watched once (closes #207).
 - 2026-10-01: a certificate within the expiry warning period is warned about on
   every TLS check, where some checks used to skip it at random (closes #204).
 - 2026-10-01: a domain's NS set is its delegation from the parent zone's

internal/config/classify.go

@@ -57,17 +57,22 @@ func ClassifyDNSName(name string) (DNSNameType, error) {
 
 // ClassifyTargets splits a list of DNS names into apex domains and
 // hostnames using the Public Suffix List. It returns an error if any
-// name cannot be classified.
+// name cannot be classified. A name given more than once, in any letter
+// case or with a trailing dot, is kept once.
 func ClassifyTargets(targets []string) ([]string, []string, error) {
 	var domains, hostnames []string
 
+	seen := make(map[string]bool)
+
 	for _, t := range targets {
 		normalized := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSuffix(strings.TrimSpace(t), "."))
 
-		if normalized == "" {
+		if normalized == "" || seen[normalized] {
 			continue
 		}
 
+		seen[normalized] = true
+
 		typ, classErr := ClassifyDNSName(normalized)
 		if classErr != nil {
 			return nil, nil, classErr

internal/config/classify_test.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package config_test
 
 import (
+	"slices"
 	"testing"
 
 	"sneak.berlin/go/dnswatcher/internal/config"
@@ -93,6 +94,29 @@ func TestClassifyTargets(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestClassifyTargetsKeepsEachNameOnce(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	domains, hostnames, err := config.ClassifyTargets([]string{
+		"example.org",
+		"Example.org.",
+		"www.example.org",
+		"EXAMPLE.ORG",
+		"WWW.Example.org.",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !slices.Equal(domains, []string{"example.org"}) {
+		t.Errorf("domains = %v, want [example.org]", domains)
+	}
+
+	if !slices.Equal(hostnames, []string{"www.example.org"}) {
+		t.Errorf("hostnames = %v, want [www.example.org]", hostnames)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestClassifyTargetsRejectsPublicSuffix(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()