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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.

[–] PaulEngineer-89@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Pihole will integrate with unbound. Pihole already caches as well. The advantages of unbound are debatable.

OPNSense ban list is WAY too aggressive.

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

OPNSense ban list is WAY too aggressive.

I believe you can use different lists, however I will say that I no longer use any sort of DNS adblocking because it broke some applications my wife needed for work. I imagine I could fiddle with the block lists and find ones that are less problematic, but I determined that it ultimately causes more problems than it solves for me.

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