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[Guide] NextDNS + Mullvad (WireGuard) + DOH3 on iOS / iPadOS / macOS
Introduction How to make NextDNS and Mullvad (WireGuard) work together, perfectly, is a question that has been asked hundreds of times and across many different forums.…
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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…
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How does NextDNS handle type 65 requests?
Apparently "type 65" requests can by bypass configured DNS services. OpenDNS blocks them. How does NextDNS handle these requests?
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Did NextDNS profiles stop working on MacOS 14 Sonoma?
Noticed that some sites were utterly overloaded with ads this morning, went to check with my.nextdns.io. The site keep telling me This device is using NextDNS with no profile.…
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NextDNS on MacOS Ventura not working
The client doesn't seem to start (at least it doesn't appear in the taskbar and won't open any GUI). Also the manual downloaded profile doesn't work - can't be enabled manually.…
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NextDNS successfully added to router, but my devices are still not blocking ads/content
Hi there, so I changed my DNS settings on my Orbi R50 using both IPV6 and IPv4. For some reason IPV6 was not working so I used IPV4 instead (while keeping the IPV6 settings) and that did trick.…
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Best Implementation for Apple Devices
I see the configuration profile is recommended by NextDNS with the official app as the secondary option when using NextDNS on Apple devices. In my experience,…
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Exclude SSID in .mobileconfig file for Apple profiles doesn't work anymore
I used to rely on excluding SSID's when devices are on the local LAN. By doing that I could manage the DNS routing of my clients on the DNS server at home via DHCP.…
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Redirecting blocked hosts to localhost by returning 0.0.0.0 instead of NXDOMAIN is not ideal
Hi. Since this doesn't seem to be a security issue*, even though both Firefox [1] and Chrome/Chromium [2] allow this to happen currently, with both NextDNS and Cloudflare's 1.1.1.…
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Block Bypass Methods not blocking other DoH servers.
I found this in some other post, it's a list of public DoH servers https://github.com/curl/curl/wiki/DNS-over-HTTPS#publicly-available-servers I have NextDNS enabled via the nextdns-cli on my Unifi…
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Automatically disable NextDNS on certain WiFi networks
My school WiFi doesn't mix nicely with DNS servers, so it doesn't let me use the WiFi when connected to NextDNS. Of course, this can be solved by disabling NextDNS temporarily in my Settings app,…
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NextDNS with UDM Custom Config - HELP
I am trying to set up just one VLAN on the UDM Pro to be linked up to NextDNS. I tried to install NextDNS from my Mac Terminal and its auto-configured 2 NextDNS IDs to different Mac Addresses and…
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Issue with "Excluded Domains" options in apple.nextdns.io
Recently when I tried to create an Apple profile using apple.nextdns.io, specifying the list of domains I wanted to exclude, the domains remained resolved through NextDNS. I found that the output `.…
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Problems accessing apple servers
Hello! I'm having difficulties with the service. I stopped working on apple music, apple TV. It makes me very sad. If you disable nexans Profile(DNS-over-HTTPS), then everything works fine.…
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Does telemetry from iOS, MacOS and Android use a different DNS server than the rest of the OS?
Been using NextDNS a month now. Very happy with the results. I'm managing to block around 50% of requests from iOS and MacOS. Linux Mint is about 5%. I'm playing with an Android phone as well to see…
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Prefer old.reddit.com. Possible?
Hello, I prefer old.reddit.com over default Reddit. I'd like to configure things such that every time I click a link pointing to https://www.reddit.com/blahblah, my browser actually ends up at https:…
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Question about IP address while using a VPN
Hello and good day folks, I have just started using nextDNS and so far I am very happy with how easy it is to set up everything. I am using a VPN and my primary motivation to hide my IP address to…
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MacOS Ventura public beta 3 Apple profile
Hi ! Does anyone encounter the problem that the NextDNS profile is configured but is inactive and even switching it to active, the system disable it some minutes after ? NB :…
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DOH vs DOT
Hi, I am constantly monitoring this when I encountered a constant slow down. And somehow I arrived at checking the settings. It seems that DoT is slower compared to DoH from where I am located.…
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Master List
I think NextDNS is perfect but there is one thing id love to see. As an I.T security guy, I have been using Hosts files since the start of the Net so I never used an Antivirus as they are all scams,…
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Nextdns down ?
I can no longer access my NextDNS account, with the following error messages in the screenshots
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null is not an object (evaluating 'a[w.checkoutSettingKeys.devToolsEnabled]')
Hi when i try to login on my mac i get this error screen. Any ideas? It works fine on ios
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What you think about my Privacy Blocklists setup
Hi everyone, i am currently using those lists for my DNS setup for iOS/macOS/tvOS What do you think? any suggestions? - EasyList - EasyPrivacy - oisd - 1Hosts (Lite) - NoTrack Tracker Blocklist
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iCloud Private Relay “Custom DNS settings” confused about Apple’s explanation
In Apple “iCloud private relay overview”, can someone explain what precisely Apple’s explanation about “Custom DNS” on page 9 means. “Custom DNS settings If a user has configured custom-encrypted DNS…
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strange behaviour with NextDNS - need help please
Hi there This is my first post here, hi to everyone. I am using NextDNS Pro since around 1.5 years and am very happy with it. There is just one thing which impacts my experience.…