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What are the best practices/choices today when choosing your DNS servers when it comes to privacy?

• surround 6y ago
  I recommend running your own DNS resolver, so that you don’t have to trust any 3rd party server with your DNS traffic. I run Unbound (a DNS resolver) alongside Pi-hole on a dedicated raspberry pi for my home network.
  • javajosh 6y ago
    This is a good solution. Another much lighter-weight solution is to simply add a static name/ip association in your local /etc/hosts file. It's a bit brittle, but honestly for a lot of websites its a lot less brittle than you think (and it's even more efficient than a Pi-hole). The biggest drawback is that you'll have another thing to trouble-shoot if something goes wrong. But that's true for any privacy-preserving DNS solution.
    • ryankrage77 6y ago
      pi-hole now allows custom DNS entries, which will then work for all devices on your network and not just the one you edited /etc/hosts on (useful for, e.g, phones & smart devices where DNS configuration can be very limited).