Charlie_Zhan
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https://www.nextdns.io
The first cloud-based private DNS service that gives you full control over what is allowed and what is blocked on the Internet.
for those who are looking to implement network wide adblocking using Pi-Hole but holding back and wish to try out something similar can consider this new service.
it's currently in beta phase and would be free to use.
"Free during beta, then freemium with low pricing tiers (something like free up to 500,000 DNS queries a month, then $0.99/month).
We will tweak later based on actual costs at scale, but it will follow this logic."
you don't even need to register to start configuring your first list.. there is a list of common social media apps that you can toggle to block or unblock them, or select from the comprehensive list of popular host files to include in your own customised DNS resolver..
you can also add in your own whitelist or blacklist if the hostfile breaks any of your intended sites. there's also a analytics page for you to review the sites resolved and blocked. and you get to choose whether to log your activities, level of logging and how long the logs should remain.
you will receive your own customised DNS resolver address in different DNS protocols which would work for most platforms today like windows, macOS, Android, iOS, and Router. including IPv4, IPv6, and the newer and more secured DoT (works for Android Pie 9 for device-wide DNS resolving not limited to just WiFi) and DoH.
nextdns.io is started and beta-released in mid May last month by Oliver Poitrey; who is currently a Director of Engineering at Netflix and was Co-founder and ex-CTO at Dailymotion, as well as Romain Cointepas; ex-Head of Mobile/Tv at Dailymotion.
I faced some issues when trying to link a ddns hostname to the DNS resolver and tried using their live chat support chat window for help. and to my surprise, Romain himself responded to my chat within 5 mins and resolved it within a couple of minutes.
those interested can give it a try and there's an article below for those who are using Asus routers running on Merlin firmware that includes the new DNS over TLS feature in the recent firmware release.
https://www.augusteo.com/blog/how-to-use-nextdns-with-asuswrt-merlin-tutorial/
here's how the dashboard's various tabs would look like when you log in to your account.
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The first cloud-based private DNS service that gives you full control over what is allowed and what is blocked on the Internet.
for those who are looking to implement network wide adblocking using Pi-Hole but holding back and wish to try out something similar can consider this new service.
it's currently in beta phase and would be free to use.
"Free during beta, then freemium with low pricing tiers (something like free up to 500,000 DNS queries a month, then $0.99/month).
We will tweak later based on actual costs at scale, but it will follow this logic."
you don't even need to register to start configuring your first list.. there is a list of common social media apps that you can toggle to block or unblock them, or select from the comprehensive list of popular host files to include in your own customised DNS resolver..
you can also add in your own whitelist or blacklist if the hostfile breaks any of your intended sites. there's also a analytics page for you to review the sites resolved and blocked. and you get to choose whether to log your activities, level of logging and how long the logs should remain.
you will receive your own customised DNS resolver address in different DNS protocols which would work for most platforms today like windows, macOS, Android, iOS, and Router. including IPv4, IPv6, and the newer and more secured DoT (works for Android Pie 9 for device-wide DNS resolving not limited to just WiFi) and DoH.
nextdns.io is started and beta-released in mid May last month by Oliver Poitrey; who is currently a Director of Engineering at Netflix and was Co-founder and ex-CTO at Dailymotion, as well as Romain Cointepas; ex-Head of Mobile/Tv at Dailymotion.
I faced some issues when trying to link a ddns hostname to the DNS resolver and tried using their live chat support chat window for help. and to my surprise, Romain himself responded to my chat within 5 mins and resolved it within a couple of minutes.
those interested can give it a try and there's an article below for those who are using Asus routers running on Merlin firmware that includes the new DNS over TLS feature in the recent firmware release.
https://www.augusteo.com/blog/how-to-use-nextdns-with-asuswrt-merlin-tutorial/
here's how the dashboard's various tabs would look like when you log in to your account.
Sent from Samsung SM-G965F using GAGT