Run your own private DNS with Pi-hole, dnsdist and Caddy

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I built a self-hosted private DNS resolver that supports standard DNS, DNS-over-TLS (DoT), and DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH). Stack: - Pi-hole for DNS filtering and blocklists. - dnsdist for load balancing and DoT/DoH. - Caddy for automatic TLS certificates. Features: - Works with DNS (53), DoT (853), and DoH (/dns-query on 443). - Single docker-compose setup with persistent storage. - Certificates shared between Caddy and dnsdist for DoT. Docs and setup guide: https://github.com/allenhack638/self-hostable-private-dns

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