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Looking for simple set up DNS server suggestions (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by Top_Outlandishness78@alien.top to c/main@selfhosted.forum

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I only want it do one thing, gives the locally configured IP address when it has the records. Otherwise go talk to 8.8.8.8.

Any suggestions?

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[–] unconscionable@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

A lot of people are suggesting pihole. I used pihole for awhile and it was neat. Then I bit the bullet and got an actual mini-pc router with a bunch of NICs on it and put OPNSense on it. I now use Unbound DNS on OPNSense and it has made my network a lot easier to manage & more stable.

[–] Z8DSc8in9neCnK4Vr@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I use unbound on Opnsense as well.

works well for me except for Paramount app on my TV, it contacts every damn advertising tracker known to man and refuses to start a video if it can't.

Work arround was to set a static IP on the TV with specified DNS.

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