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Using DNSCrypt with anonymized DNS could be an option: https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy/wiki/Anonymized-D...

comment by paradao · 2025-07-16 · in Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 Incident on July 14, 2025

For anyone that has a capable router, an rpi or any kind of home server, I can highly recommend https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy It lets you send encrypted DNS queries out onto the Internet to any service that supports it (there…

comment by hnarn · 2025-07-15 · in Tell HN: 1.1.1.1 appears to be down

That can be done at DNS level in dnscrypt-proxy: https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy/wiki/Filters#time... At DNS level, not just websites will be blocked, but also apps.

comment by jedisct1 · 2025-03-19 · in Control your attention on the web – Block sites on certain days and times

Openvpn / Wireguard service is preferable, but for free: https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy sudo apt install dnscrypt-proxy sudo systemctl enable dnscrypt-proxy (or system service dnscrypt-proxy start|enable) sudo mv…

comment by mrinfinitiesx · 2024-08-23 · in 17-year-old student exposes Germany's 'secret' pirate site blocklist

…resolvers, ensuring that no resolver gets the full picture. And enforces encryption of course. [0] https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy

comment by varenc · 2024-03-12 · in On the new Dutch intelligence and security law

…to Singapore than Sydney, so we might get shunted off to SG. I've also been using dnscrypt-proxy2 ( https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy ) for a while, but the above issues with Cloudflares DNS is what triggered me to look into other…

comment by thejosh · 2023-07-25 · in SmartDNS – local DNS server that forwards to multiple upstream DNS servers

I use dnscrypt-proxy[0] which round-robins to a bunch of upstream servers, plus encryption. [0] https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy

comment by matoro · 2022-03-12 · in Ask HN: Neutral DNS servers?

…they probably need something more advanced (eg: a VPN with traffic obfuscation, Tor, etc). --- [0] https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy

comment by celsoazevedo · 2022-03-11 · in Ask HN: Neutral DNS servers?

…browser (configured to use a standard DNS server) and DoH (which is more secure and private) [0] https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy

comment by smbv · 2022-01-14 · in Alternative DNS Roots

https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy/wiki/Configuratio... >minisign_key is a public key, used to verify that the content is legitimate. Lists can thus be served from any location, even from an untrusted ISP: dnscrypt-proxy will…

comment by kd913 · 2021-10-26 · in Nine Raspberry Pis powering an office (2016)

…any case in order to maintain privacy I use https://dnscrypt.info it has an anonymized DNS option https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy/wiki/Anonymized-D... I then just use unbound and forward that to DNSCrypt on my router.…

comment by dngray · 2021-09-12 · in Pentagon retakes control of IP addresses it moved in last minutes of presidency

Use DNSCrypt with anonymized relays: https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy/wiki/Anonymized-D... Or, wait until ODoH goes mainstream: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-pauly-dprive-obl...

comment by ignoramous · 2021-09-01 · in How I re–over-engineered my home network for privacy and security

I run it on my pihole with Dnscryptproxy. https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy/wiki/Local-DoH It isn't too hard.

comment by kd913 · 2021-07-08 · in Mozilla rolls out DoH to Canadian users of Firefox

…cache (dnsmasq - or better yet dnscrypt-proxy[2]). [1] https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts [2] https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy

comment by DyslexicAtheist · 2021-03-24 · in Ask HN: Digital Nomads: What's Your Setup?

…to block them with dnscrypt-proxy[1] or nfq[2] to avoid getting bitten by homograph attacks. [1] https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy [2] https://gitlab.com/jbauernberger/nfq/

comment by DyslexicAtheist · 2021-03-19 · in WhatsApp Down in Some Regions

or dnscrypt-proxy https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy

comment by DyslexicAtheist · 2021-02-18 · in Sci-Hub: Elsevier and Springer Nature Obtain UK ISP Blocking Order

If they allow to configure DoH server, you can use https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy

comment by GoblinSlayer · 2020-12-08 · in Improving DNS Privacy with Oblivious DoH

…228ms. BTW, DNSCrypt supports "oblivious" encrypted DNS queries via what it calls Anonymized Relays https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy/wiki/Anonymized-D...

comment by ignoramous · 2020-12-08 · in Improving DNS Privacy with Oblivious DoH

Firefox DoH easily works with DNSCryptProxy. https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy/wiki/Local-DoH You can easily set it up to contact that, but enable some exclusions for specific domains if you wish to fallback to pihole. It's…

comment by kd913 · 2020-11-17 · in Firefox 83 introduces HTTPS-Only Mode

…knows what's in the query-packet but doesn't know who the client is (kind of a DNS NAT?). [0] https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy/wiki/Anonymized-D...

comment by ignoramous · 2020-07-17 · in ODNS: Oblivious DNS (2018)

…boost in privacy for the average internet user. That's why I recently switched to using DNSCrypt ( https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy ) with one of the public providers listed here: https://dnscrypt.info/public-servers (pick one…

comment by n1try · 2020-06-19 · in Mozilla VPN

Some other blacklists here: https://github.com/dnscrypt/dnscrypt-proxy/wiki/Public-black... Along with a script that aggregates data from multiple lists, removes duplicates/overlaps, whitelists, etc.

comment by jedisct1 · 2020-06-06 · in All-in-One DNS block list

…and brought back thanks to support of German incubator https://techcultivation.org/#overview https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy/issues/42#issueco... https://github.com/s-s/dnscloak

comment by chewz · 2020-01-23 · in “This is why I use ad blockers and a pi-hole server”

…upstream to a server running Dnscrypt-wrapper and Dnsmasq, which logs and resolves over Tor. https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy https://github.com/Cofyc/dnscrypt-wrapper

comment by icefog · 2019-12-04 · in Weasel: A Stealthy DNS Beacon

…bother you the memory usage is still relatively extreme when compared to the link I shared. [1] https://github.com/dnscrypt/dnscrypt-proxy/wiki/Installation...

comment by nominated1 · 2019-10-02 · in Dnscrypt-proxy 2 – A flexible DNS proxy with support for encrypted DNS protocols

…better half of them. Spreading your queries along many servers makes them difficult to analyze. [1] https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy/blob/master/dnscr...

comment by chewz · 2019-09-17 · in DNSCrypt encrypts communications between a DNS client and a DNS resolver

https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy works well

comment by jakeogh · 2019-09-17 · in DNSCrypt encrypts communications between a DNS client and a DNS resolver