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Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2026 13:52:39 +0330
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Subject: Re: A simple DNS caching daemon?
To: Thomas Reid <tom.d.reid@gmail.com>
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From: Farooq Karimi Zadeh <hapu@riseup.net>
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On 10/8/26 13:33, Thomas Reid wrote:
> Ahoy,
> 
> I’d suggest looking at Unboundor dnsmasq. Both are lightweight, 
> available on Alpine and FreeBSD, and should do what you’re looking for.
> 
> Unbound would be my preference, and I’ve set it up on a few Alpine 
> servers. It can operate as a full recursive resolver or simply cache 
> responses from upstream DNS servers. It also has a useful |serve- 
> expired| option, which allows it to return cached results when upstream 
> DNS is unavailable.
> 
>   * Alpine: https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/
>     Setting_up_unbound_DNS_server <https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/
>     Setting_up_unbound_DNS_server>
>   * Documentation: https://unbound.docs.nlnetlabs.nl/ <https://
>     unbound.docs.nlnetlabs.nl/>
> 
> dnsmasq is a little simpler, particularly if all you want is a 
> forwarding cache. It also handles local DNS records and DHCP if you need 
> those.
> 
>   * https://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html <https://
>     thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html>
> 
> FreeBSD actually includes a local version of Unbound in the base system, 
> so that’s another reason I’d lean towards it.
> 
> One thing worth checking is why DNS stops working in the first place. If 
> something is overwriting |/etc/resolv.conf|, adding a cache won’t 
> necessarily fix the problem.
> 
> T
> 
> 
> On Thu, Oct 8, 2026 at 10:56 Farooq Karimi Zadeh <hapu@riseup.net 
> <mailto:hapu@riseup.net>> wrote:
> 
>     Hello Hello.
> 
>     I have a computer running Alpine which I use as a personal computer
>     and also workstation and server. In here, DNS stops working from time to
>     time. I am looking for a small and simple solution for DNS caching.
> 
>     I also have FreeBSD servers and VMs. So if there is an option which
>     is available on both Operating Systems, it'll be very good. If not,
>     I won't have a problem learning two.
> 
>     So, bring up your recommendations!
> 
>     Thanks in advance,
>     Farooq.
> 

The reason sometimes DNS stops working most likely is the connections in 
here. I'm based in Iran. So such these are the new normal.

Thanks for your recommendation.