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Privacy DNS resolver (lemmy.cat)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I use dns.watch when I can't use pihole, but do you recommend any other DNS resolver, and why?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I use AdGuard's public DNS. Mostly because it's free. https://adguard-dns.io/en/public-dns.html

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I found https://nextdns.io easy to use with good free plan - 300,000 queries/month

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I love NextDNS, does everything I need it to.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I use Control D. They operate a few resolvers.

p0.freedns.controld.com - filters nothing
p1.freedns.controld.com - filters malware
p2.freedns.controld.com - filters malware + ads
p3.freedns.controld.com - filters malware, ads, and social media (obviously not fediverse stuff since there are so many). This is the one i use.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I would encourage you to find one that fits your needs at DNSCrypt, or Privacy Guides, or Privacy Raccoon. Which will provide some basic information about a DNS resolver, then you can do more research as you see fit.

As a heads-up, some will block ads for you and some won't.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I personally use unbound, so you are basically your own recursive DNS resolver..... First few days might be tad slower until you start caching results. But eliminates having to trust a third party, i instead of ISP & google/quad9/cloudflare etc. Its only your ISP your having to somewhat trust

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

On android, I use rethinkDNS. Its pretty configurable and open-source. On windows or linux, I use mullvad dns. They have 2 free DNS resolvers(unfiltered, adblock)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Mullvad DNS works without using the VPN?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I've been using nextdns