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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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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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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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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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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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Private Relay on macOS 15 Sequoia
I'm on macOS 15 Sequoia, M1 iMac. On macOS 14, prior to upgrade, everything was working fine with Private relay enabled. Now, when I activate the nextDNS app: the status on my.nextdns.…
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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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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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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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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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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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"NextDNS Ads & Trackers Blocklist" is causing YouTube playback to fail
Hey all, A number of weeks ago my YT playback was being buffer blocked and a ton of errors but none obvious in the inspector, only way top fix it was reload but typically the issues would start at…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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NextDNS No Longer Logging Properly
I'm extremely incompetent when it comes to all things technology, but I wanted to use NextDNS instead of the DNS my IPS offers. I was particularly interested in protecting myself from malicious…
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High latency/ping in resolving DNS
I have been facing high latency from 30 - 90 ms. Earlier I used to get around ~10 ms. Ping result: Diagnosis link: https://nextdns.io/diag/f3da0ae0-cb1c-11ee-a1c7-5f9e6c5e141e It makes connections…
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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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Next DNS with Little Snitch on MacOS
Hello All, I am looking for guidance on how I can set up NextDNS with Little Snitch. When I set the DNS settings to custom and go with NextDNS, it only shows traffic to the Little Snitch Network…