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Dnsmasq DNS
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Dnsmasq is a lightweight, easy to configure, DNS forwarder, which can be used to answer to dns queries
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from your network.
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Similar functionality is also provided by "Unbound DNS", our standard enabled forward/resolver service.
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In some cases people prefer to use dnsmasq or combine it with our default enabled resolver (Unbound).
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.. Note::
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Since OPNsense 17.7 Unbound has been our standard DNS service, the main reason for Dnsmasq being shipped
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in our product is for compatibility. Although there are some use-cases that require Dnsmasq specifically,
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most users better opt for Unbound.
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General settings
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Most settings are pretty straightforward here, enable the service, listen on a port (53 when empty) and
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assign interfaces to listen to.
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You can register dhcp static mappings as well, so the forwarder will know internally defined hosts.
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Host overrides
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Here you define static hostnames, which allow you to reply a specific address when being asked.
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Domain Overrides
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If a specific domain should be answered by a different DNS server, you can configure it here.
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