dnscrypt-proxy
Encrypted DNS proxy supporting DNSCrypt and DoH
dnscrypt-proxy is an open-source flexible DNS proxy that encrypts DNS traffic using DNSCrypt and DNS over HTTPS. It is self-hosted on a router or device to protect DNS privacy.
Key features
- DNSCrypt and DoH support
- Local caching
- Server filtering
- Anonymized DNS relays
Strengths
- Released under the ISC license
- Mature project with 13.7k GitHub stars
- Written in Go
- Tiny footprint — runs in 64 MB RAM
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