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smartTV

Hi, I have a Samsung smartTV. I've linked my IP and inserted the nextDNS server settings. test.nextdns.io shows status 'ok' using the samsung browser. however, none of the sites on my blocklist (e.g.…

Multiple locations/configurations with one subscription

If I buy a subscription, will all my locations/configurations have unlimited queries or only one?

Force NextDNS windows Client Enable without admin rights

Hi, I need to install the windows client on PCs of some nomade employees. Is there a way to force the client to enable it on each reboot? (employee did'nt have admin rights on they PCs).…

1st time setup (IPv6) questions

Hello, I've got a newish Asus router (AX58U), 1st time NextDNS user. I figured it's easiest to just setup at the router level since we have so many devices.…

next dns not work for pubge

hello in Iran we use nextdns for pubge and we can connect te pubge without vpn but in last days next dns not work for pubge please fix it again . I test app nextdns https://www.dailymobile.…

Did NextDNS support DNSCrypt?

Synology NextDNS Pegging CPU

I have NextDNS installed on 2 Synology NAS, I just installed today, one running 6.2.3-25426 Update 3 the other running DSM 6.2.3-25426 Update 2. On both of them, the CPU is now pegged at 100%,…

NextDNS 1.10.1 Stops working on Raspberry Pi's

I have 2 Raspberry Pi's that I have NextDNS installed on for DNS on my network. They have been rock solid for almost a year. Last week, I updated NextDNS to the latest version on Github, 1.10.…

PFSense - Startup Fails - bind: address already in use

I installed NextDNS per the directions. sh -c 'sh -c "$(curl -sL https://nextdns.io/install)"' I noticed the service was stopped after running nextdns status.…

Synology SRM NextDNS CLI Logs

SynologyRouter> Dec 31 19:03:21 SynologyRouter nextdns[3515]: Endpoint failed: h ttps://dns1.nextdns.io#45.90.28.0,2a07:a8c0::: roundtrip: x509: certificate has expired or is not yet valid:…

Why does NextDNS want to present itself as a VPN on devices?

I'm a happy (paying) customer of NextDNS (beats running the PiHole that keeps crashing every other week and then I don't have "internet" until I get to a terminal to restart it),…

ISP + EERO + [Desktop, Laptop, iPhones] - where to configure?

So I have ISP (Cox) that allows to configure custom DNS. Then I have EERO mesh networking boxes. And then i have computers, iPhones that connect to EERO WiFi.…

Missing A record

Hello, Is there a process for contacting support about a missing record. My works public VPN url is unknown when querying through DNS over TLS from my pfsense box but is just fine when querying…

Google Workspace (G Suite) Configuration

What should I put into this field in Google Workspace Admin Console? These settings will be applied to devices logged into an account on this domain.

next dns in openwrt

hi, I want to install nextdns from ''software'' in openwrt and I see 2 choices, I would like to know the difference, seems to be one official and the other not sure. luci-app-nextdns git-20.260.…

Paid, but not activated

I used over the free amount and signed up this morning for the yearly service. I still see the red banner saying "You have made more than 300,000 queries this month and all features have been…

NextDNS CLI 1.10.1 has a high memory footprint problem

I created an LXC in Proxmox Virtual Environment to install NextDNS CLI for LAN DNS, which allocates 256MB of memory, but the NextDNS program will take up nearly 200MB each time,…

New Blocklists

Hi There are several requests at https://github.com/nextdns/metadata/issues for some blocklists additions. For example https://github.com/nextdns/metadata/issues/482?…

Clone Existing Profile: Would Save A Lot Of Time

I'm sure most of us here utilize NextDNS profiles, but having to set up new ones from scratch is a pain when there are many entries in the block/allow lists that we need to copy to new profiles.…

Use Case for Multiple Configurations?

I’m trying to think of why multiple configurations might be of value. I probably lack imagination. I have a single profile setup - in what circumstance would a second (or third...) be helpful?

Timezone Recreation Time

What timezone is used in Recreation Time? I live in UTC+1. I can't get it to work with the hours I put in.

What lists do NextDNS use for threat intelligence tracking?

A website I manage was hacked and we have cleaned it up, but NextDNS is blocking traffic to our site unless it is explicitly allowed. What lists do NextDNS use so we can submit reports to them that…

Hardened Privacy mode equivalent for devices

Hello, I noticed that only my android has a setting for hardened privacy mode. I am unable to find a setting for hardened mode that can be set in a configuration file (And thus cover the devices…

Move clients to new configurations

I have NextDNS configured on a test Unifi environment so that all of my network clients are automatically rolled up and sent to NextDNS for filtering. In my production environment I have some…

I assume using the NextDNS Windows app is better than YogaDNS?

I just found out you have a Windows app, but I've been using Yoga since I installed NextDNS awhile ago. Switch? Thanks!