I use dns.watch when I can’t use pihole, but do you recommend any other DNS resolver, and why?
I love NextDNS, does everything I need it to.
I found https://nextdns.io easy to use with good free plan - 300,000 queries/month
Adguard, NextDNS, Quad9
I use AdGuard’s public DNS. Mostly because it’s free. https://adguard-dns.io/en/public-dns.html
I personally use unbound, so you are basically your own recursive DNS resolver… First few days might be tad slower until you start caching results. But eliminates having to trust a third party, i instead of ISP & google/quad9/cloudflare etc. Its only your ISP your having to somewhat trust
I use Control D. They operate a few resolvers.
- p0.freedns.controld.com - filters nothing
- p1.freedns.controld.com - filters malware
- p2.freedns.controld.com - filters malware + ads
- p3.freedns.controld.com - filters malware, ads, and social media (obviously not fediverse stuff since there are so many). This is the one i use.
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Quad9 on my laptop. AdGuard on my phone.
On android, I use rethinkDNS. Its pretty configurable and open-source. On windows or linux, I use mullvad dns. They have 2 free DNS resolvers(unfiltered, adblock)
I’m a happy user of Control D. They have a free dns resolver on their page, you can choose which filters to apply. If you want more control you can get a paid subscription.
I used Mullvads, now I use AirVPNs. Have not decided yet if I go back.