dnscrypt-proxy by DNSCrypt - RepoMind Architecture & Analysis

Overview

A flexible DNS proxy, with support for modern encrypted DNS protocols such as DNSCrypt v2, DNS-over-HTTPS, Anonymized DNSCrypt and ODoH (Oblivious DoH).

dnscrypt-proxy documentation ← Start here
DNSCrypt project home page
Discussions
DNS-over-HTTPS and DNSCrypt resolvers
Server and client implementations
DNS stamps
FAQ

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Available as source code and pre-built binaries for most operating systems and architectures (see below).

Features

DNS traffic encryption and authentication. Supports DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) using TLS 1.3 and QUIC, DNSCrypt, Anonymized DNS and ODoH
Client IP addresses can be hidden using Tor, SOCKS proxies or Anonymized DNS relays
DNS query monitoring, with separate log files for regular and suspicious queries
Filtering: block ads, malware, and other unwanted content. Compatible with all DNS services
Time-based filtering, with a flexible weekly schedule
Transparent redirection of specific domains to specific resolvers
Optional hot-reloading of configuration files (disabled by default from v2.1.10)
DNS caching, to reduce latency and improve privacy
Local IPv6 blocking to reduce latency on IPv4-only networks
Load balancing: pick a set of resolvers, dnscrypt-proxy will automatically measure and keep track of their speed, and balance the traffic across the fastest available ones.
Cloaking: like a HOSTS file on steroids, that can return preconfigured addresses for specific names, or resolve and return the IP address of other names. This can be used for local development as well as to enforce safe search results on Google, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo and Bing
Automatic background updates of resolvers lists
Can force outgoing connections to use TCP
Compatible with DNSSEC
Includes a local DoH server in order to support ECH (ESNI)

Pre-built binaries

Up-to-date, pre-built binaries are available for:

Android/arm
Android/arm64
Android/x86
Android/x86_64
Dragonfly BSD
FreeBSD/arm
FreeBSD/x86
FreeBSD/x86_64
Linux/arm
Linux/arm64
Linux/mips
Linux/mipsle
Linux/mips64
Linux/mips64le
Linux/x86
Linux/x86_64
macOS/arm64
macOS/x86_64
NetBSD/x86
NetBSD/x86_64
OpenBSD/x86
OpenBSD/x86_64
Windows
Windows 64 bit
Windows ARM

How to use these files, as well as how to verify their signatures, are documented in the installation instructions.

Contributors

Code Contributors

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