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What is "default" in result of API endpoint analytics/status?

In the "data" of the response for the API endpoint "analytics/status", there is a "status" of "default". The other two are "blocked" and "allowed". I think I understand "blocked" and "allowed" (the…

NextDNS Test shows Wrong DestIP

Hello, I am using NextDNS for some time now. It always worked correctly. However, now I have enabled IPv6 in my Router, nextdns shows me a different DestIP adress from the IP DNS adresses I have in…

Steam Deck support

Hello everyone, First time posting here Just got my hands on Steam deck and was wondering how can I setup NextDNS ,if even possible. I can set it up from the network tab but that would require me to…

HNS TLD not showing up

i have configured as per given instruction and HNS tld's not showing up i tried typing namebase/ and nothing is coming. i am getting This site can’t be reached Check if there is a typo in namebase.…

I can't install gplay apps when nextdns turned on

When I use nextdns I can't install gplay apps,when I dont, It can.please help me.

Best setup for Ad-Blocking ??

After a short research this is what I found so far: Best DNS level Adblocking: NextDNS / Adguard DNS 2.0 Best system-wide endpoint level Adblocking: AdGuard / Blokada / StopAd Best browser…

Taiwan is displayed on the map as a province of China

On the map, at the bottom of the analitics page, Taiwan when hoverd over with the mouse is listed as a province of China. I understand some might think this is exaggerated or I should just stop…

Windows 11 app

Is absolutely useless

Differentiate between clients coming from the same Public IP

What is the meaning of the endpoints? I want to create two different profiles for two sets of users (consider Employee and Guest) but all the traffic will egress from one location only.…

How I configure NextDNS on Netgear MR5100 router

Hi there, I need assistance on configure NextDNS on my mobile wifi router Netgear MR5100 Thanks & Regards

Added DNS servers, nothing seems blocked

I'm a total beginner with this. Running Mac OS X 10.14.6. I've added 45.90.28.51 and 45.90.30.51 to the DNS list in System Preferences; no other DNS server is listed.…

NextDNS blocks IPv6 test sites

Hi. NextDNS blocks IPv6 test sites. IPv6 test results are not correct when NextDNS is enabled. Changing to a different DNS service solves the problem. What could be causing this,…

Google to stop Android VPN apps blocking ads

https://www.techradar.com/news/google-to-stop-android-vpn-apps-blocking-ads Long life to NextDNS

This device is using NextDNS with no configuration.

I'm getting the message "This device is using NextDNS with no configuration" . I'm using yogadns as client and recently has some trouble with it so I reinstalled it and followed the setup shown .…

Will a configuration ID work even after deleting it?

I had a configuration ID which I had setup in some devices, but those devices are hitting the limits now and I don't have access to them now to remove the dns.…

Google Play changes for VPN apps

I am curious if the changes to the Play store will affect NextDNS? https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/30/google_play_vpn_rules_changed/

Whitelist for Games?

Good day community, I'm using NextDNS since some days and my children want to watch videos in games to get some free stuff in-game. Is there maybe already any whitelist for games,…

Security Certificate Issue

Shortly after installing NextDNS a security alert popup appeared on my Windows 11 computer saying that "Revocation information for the security certificate for this site is not available.…

Entering more than one white list domain at once

Hey, I have an white list, but its so exhausting to enter them one by one, how can i enter this list at once?

Should I wait for a message by an emain later?

So I like NextDNS and used it everyday and I thought I contribute smth to it by translating the page in Albanian, when I went and emailed the support this is what I received so should I wait a bit…

UDM / NextDNS 1.37.10 / error: Error: non zero exit code: 1: OCI runtime error

Hi, I am seeing the error message "Error: non zero exit code: 1: OCI runtime error" even when calling the help. UDM Firmware 1.12.13 # nextdns help Usage:…

How to choose ads- & tracking-filters

Hello from a Swedish NextDNS-user! It has taken some time to choose wisely among filter lists. Some of them like Energized and Lightswitch05 in all their different variations simply block way…

Buying a NextDNS education account can use the "Prohibit Disablement" feature on iOS?

Is it normal for a router to not cache DNS lookups?

I just started using NextDNA and used up my 300,000 queries in a little over 24 hours. My home network has a large number of devices, but this seems excessive.…

NextDNS : prevent DNS change on iOS ... kids are smart

hi, just discovering nextDNS and it's amazing. but on kids ios device the older one already found the way to disable it... i was willing to use DNSCloak iOS app and configure it to use nextDNS…