[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!

  • BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com
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    6 days ago

    I use unbound as an upstream resolver for Pi-hole, not directly on my machines. Be aware that resolving new domains can incur some delay (about 1s), but once cached, it’s pretty quick, even for additional entries on the same domain.

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      Thank you for the warning! I’ll know it’s expected then :) In my case I’d like to use it more or less independently of the network I’m in, that’s why I’d like to take a single-machine approach.