cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/50459056

[Edit: this question came out of my confusion. I thought Unbound could somehow substitute DNS servers (like CloudFlare), but it can’t. Apologies for my ignorance.]

I’ve often heard about Unbound, and the possibility of using it as a DNS resolver on my laptop. So, to be clear, not as a DNS resolver in a local network; just in a single machine, also because I’d like to use it no matter where I bring my laptop.

The instructions given in the second link above seem quite complete. Does anyone here have other tips or experiences to share? I’m with Ubuntu on a Thinkpad.

Cheers!

  • ozoned@piefed.socialEnglish
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    24 days ago

    Unbound seems overly complex for one laptop. If you want to manage hostnames on just one machine you can do that in /etc/hosts.

    Also Ubuntu probably runs systemd-resolved. That’s a DNS catcher and manages /etc/hosts and your system looks there for DNS first.

    So unless you want to learn unbound or want a full DNS server, I wouldn’t bother.