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What software is best to use for a local DNS server? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by l30nh4rd@alien.top to c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

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I'm looking into (finally) hosting a DNS server on my home network, but I am unsure on what software to use. I'm probably going to be running it on an Raspberry Pi 4 for starters. What are your experiences and recommendations for DNS services?

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[–] AppearanceAgile2575@alien.top 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What are the benefits of hosting a personal DNS server?

[–] zSprawl@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

If run your own root servers, it keeps your ISP from “snooping” at your otherwise encrypted https surfing and lets you cache things “locally”, not that you’ll entirely notice. You can also block known malicious domains using a tool like PiHole as your dns.

A lot of it is because this is homelab though. Your average user is fine pointing to a popular dns server like OpenDNS.