# Add ability to use a "URL" for upstream DNS (for dns over https

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/add-ability-to-use-a-url-for-upstream-dns-for-dns-over-https/84537>\
**Category:** Duplicate\
**Created:** [January 12, 2026, 6:12pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/add-ability-to-use-a-url-for-upstream-dns-for-dns-over-https/84537 "2026-01-12T18:12:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Matsukami7](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/matsukami7/32/54381_2.png) [@Matsukami7](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Matsukami7)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 6:12pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/add-ability-to-use-a-url-for-upstream-dns-for-dns-over-https/84537/1 "2026-01-12T18:12:53Z")

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Due to the deprecation of dns over https using cloudfalreD. and setting this to the upstream resolver for PiHole.

> **[cloudflared proxy-dns command will be removed starting February 2, 2026](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/2025-11-11-cloudflared-proxy-dns/)**
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> To address a vulnerability in an underlying library, the \`cloudflared proxy-dns\` command will be removed from new \`cloudflared\` releases. Users are advised to migrate to the Cloudflare WARP client or WARP Connector.

is it possible to add more ways to have an upstream resolver in pihole? I.E

A DoT/DoH endpoint, that uses a URL rather than an IP?

I understand using dnscrypt there is still a workaround. However having this nativley in pihole would be incredible, especially if in the GUI.

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**Author:** ![tomporter518](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/tomporter518/32/3504_2.png) [@tomporter518](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/tomporter518)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/add-ability-to-use-a-url-for-upstream-dns-for-dns-over-https/84537/2 "2026-01-13T15:38:33Z")

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This is likely not possible as dnsmasq, on which Pi-hole is built, does not currently support DoT/DoH (to the best of my knowledge). It is strictly a classic, DNS resolver.

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**Author:** ![jfb](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/jfb/32/4332_2.png) [@jfb](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/jfb)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 12:11am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/add-ability-to-use-a-url-for-upstream-dns-for-dns-over-https/84537/3 "2026-01-14T00:11:36Z")

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This appears to be a duplicate of this request:

> [@Built-in support of DNS-over-HTTPS (DOH)](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/built-in-support-of-dns-over-https-doh/50658):
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> Hi. Is there any plan to implement a native support of DNS-over-HTTPS (DOH)? I tried to set-up Cloudflared on Docker with a VLAN and it seems to work but I am not so sure of my installation because it is sometimes “unhealthy” and my skills are too limited to fix it properly. It would be a great simplification if there were a native support as on AdGuard Home. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![system](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/uploads/default/original/3X/7/c/7c8792f649eeb921c5d2b4c41564ffa873d9a2b8.png) [@system](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 12:11am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/add-ability-to-use-a-url-for-upstream-dns-for-dns-over-https/84537/4 "2026-07-13T00:11:44Z")

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