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Custom blocklist support
NextDNS does not support the upload of custom blocklists, blacklist or whitelist for several reasons: Hosting a slightly different version of a well known blocklist for each user would not be…
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- Michael S1 mth ago
- Privacy, blocklist & ad-blocking
Does NextDNS collect and store personal data?
NextDNS gives you full control over how much data you are comfortable to store on the service and for how long. There is no secret, if you want detailed analytics on your DNS traffic,…
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Known issues with iOS/macOS system Encrypted DNS (DoH) support
A number of known bugs have been found in the new iOS 14 and macOS 11 Encrypted DNS support. This page summarizes those bugs with current status of resolution and workaround when available.…
- 10 mths ago
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- ray toth5 mths ago
- Troubleshooting
DNS leak test showing USA cloudflare addresses instead of local NextDNS?
Hi there, I have been using the service for about a week now and have been enjoying the local fast queries and speeds. When I first got my service up and running I had 2 local dns servers powered by…
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- 10 mths ago
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- benot8 mths ago
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Can NextDNS hide blank spaces used by blocked ads?
Unfortunately, this is not doable at the DNS level. You need a browser extension like uBlock Origin for that.
- 1 yr ago
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- Sandbox8 mths ago
- Privacy, blocklist & ad-blocking
What is a blocklist?
A blocklist is a list of domains to block. Usually, a DNS resolver is supposed to always respond with the answer intended by the operator of the domain.…
- 1 yr ago
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- ray toth10 mths ago
- Privacy, blocklist & ad-blocking
How is NextDNS different from traditional adblockers?
A traditional ad blocker works at the browser level. While it can block more types of ads, it is also limited to the browser and it takes more CPU and battery to do the same thing.…
- 1 yr ago
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- Kambro1 yr ago
- Getting Started
How to get help or report issues?
To better address some issues and avoid clutter, we route certain types of issues to different places. If your issue falls into any of the categories listed below, please follow the instructions.…
- 1 yr ago
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- Hey8 mths ago
- Getting Started
Apple Private Relay
I'm not sure that this is a bug and there may not be a work around for it. Running the beta for macOS Monterey and when Private Relay is turned on it bypasses NextDNS and uses Cloudflare.
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- 10 mths ago
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- Josh Hudson5 mths ago
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What is EDNS Client-Subnet (ECS)?
EDNS Client-Subnet (ECS) is an extension to the DNS protocol to include components of the end-user IP address data in requests that are sent to the authoritative DNS servers.…
- 1 yr ago
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- Olivier PoitreyFounder1 yr ago
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DNS leak test showing USA cloudflare addresses instead of local NextDNS?

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Apple Private Relay

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