# Disable pi-hole only on host (Use different DNS than pi-hole only for host)
**URL:** https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/disable-pi-hole-only-on-host-use-different-dns-than-pi-hole-only-for-host/22971
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [August 31, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/disable-pi-hole-only-on-host-use-different-dns-than-pi-hole-only-for-host/22971 "2019-08-31T17:30:54Z")
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### Author:  [@MrBak](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/MrBak)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/disable-pi-hole-only-on-host-use-different-dns-than-pi-hole-only-for-host/22971/1 "2019-08-31T17:30:54Z")
Hello!
I use pi-hole on all me devices on my network, but I want the ubuntu machine which runs pi-hole to not use pi-hole for it's own DNS queries.
I did searches past three days, this is the only thing that I could find:
> [@How can I use Pi-hole for all my devices except one (or more)?](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-can-i-use-pi-hole-for-all-my-devices-except-one-or-more/3372):
>
> [Configuring your router's DHCP options to force clients to use Pi-hole as their DNS server](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-do-i-configure-my-devices-to-use-pi-hole-as-their-dns-server/245) is the quickest way to get all of your network devices to use Pi-hole. But what if you want a certain device to not use it? Perhaps a family member is frustrated with [white or blacklisting sites](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-do-i-whitelist-or-blacklist-a-domain/244). Or maybe you want to log queries for all network devices except for a few. Solution The solution is to [manually set the DNS server](https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/using#change_your_dns_servers_settings) to on the device you don't want to use Pi-hole with. Setting the DNS server o…
Which does not answer my question, it answers for changing DNS for the clients and not the host.
Thanks very much ! 🙂
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### Author:  [@pi2048](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/pi2048)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2019, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/disable-pi-hole-only-on-host-use-different-dns-than-pi-hole-only-for-host/22971/2 "2019-08-31T17:39:43Z")
You could read into modifying /etc/resolv.conf
As far as I know the straightforward way of "forcing" some specific nameserver(s) (overriding the local one, or DHCP) is to modify how resolv.conf is constructed.
You could edit (as superuser) /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/base, adding e.g. "nameserver 8.8.8.8" or whatever you fancy.
Issue "resolvconf -u" or reboot and resolv.conf should contain the nameservers you configured in "base".
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### Author:  [@MrBak](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/MrBak)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2019, 6:10pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/disable-pi-hole-only-on-host-use-different-dns-than-pi-hole-only-for-host/22971/3 "2019-08-31T18:10:21Z")
The `/etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/base` file is empty so I don't think pi-hole is using it.
I'm using DNSCrypt along pi-hole, so the `/etc/resolv.conf` contains `127.0.0.1`. (DNSCrypt is running on port `5300`)
And when I do `nslookup youtube.com`, it actually shows that it's using `systemd-resolved (127.0.0.1#53)` (not 100% sure, it could be pi-hole itself running on port 53).
```auto
s@ubuntu:~$ nslookup youtube.com
Server: 127.0.0.1
Address: 127.0.0.1#53
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: youtube.com
Address: 172.217.20.46
Name: youtube.com
Address: 2a00:1450:400e:80d::200e
```
But truth to the matter is, it's actually using pi-hole, because I can see the query of youtube.com from ubuntu machine on pi-hole's web server which means pi-hole is using `dnsmasq` to forward the dns request to `server 192.168.1.40`.
Just to make sure of this, I have checked the `/etc/dnsmasq.d/01-pihole.conf` file and it indeed reports:
`server 192.168.1.40`
So now that everything's tracked down to dnsmasq, I just have to edit the dnsmasq profile right? But I shouldn't. Because at the beginning of this very file, a hint is written:
```auto
###############################################################################
# FILE AUTOMATICALLY POPULATED BY PI-HOLE INSTALL/UPDATE PROCEDURE. #
# ANY CHANGES MADE TO THIS FILE AFTER INSTALL WILL BE LOST ON THE NEXT UPDATE #
# #
# IF YOU WISH TO CHANGE THE UPSTREAM SERVERS, CHANGE THEM IN: #
# /etc/pihole/setupVars.conf #
# #
# ANY OTHER CHANGES SHOULD BE MADE IN A SEPARATE CONFIG FILE #
# WITHIN /etc/dnsmasq.d/yourname.conf #
###############################################################################
```
And this is what I don't know about.. I'm worried if I edit this file, it will break pi-hole for the clients and my devices would not be able to use pi-hole anymore.
I don't know what to do here.
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### Author:  [@MrBak](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/MrBak)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2019, 6:21pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/disable-pi-hole-only-on-host-use-different-dns-than-pi-hole-only-for-host/22971/4 "2019-08-31T18:21:54Z")
Ok I'm a little confused.
`sudo ss -lp "sport = :domain"` reports that `pihole-FTL` is running on port 53.
But also when I do `sudo systemctl status systemd-resolved`, it reports `Active: active (running)` so what port is `systemd-resolved` running on now?!
I think I can edit `/etc/resolv.conf` and I should be good to go..right? But I don't think so because, systemd-resolved is not actually running right?
Ugh.. someone help me please 🙂
Edit: I realized from the pi-hole dnsmasq config that there's `no-resolv` which means do not use `/etc/resolv.conf`
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### Author:  [@pi2048](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/pi2048)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2019, 8:43pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/disable-pi-hole-only-on-host-use-different-dns-than-pi-hole-only-for-host/22971/5 "2019-08-31T20:43:39Z")
/etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/base has nothing to do with Pi-hole and it is normally empty. Because normally you don't want to override what other services are putting into resolv.conf.
As I wrote, you could use it to override resolv.conf with your nameserver of choosing.
Even if you'd be running 1, 2 or 3 nameservers the one specified in "base" would take precedence.
I'm guessing that systemd-resolved is running on 127.0.0.53:53 and not on 127.0.0.1, at least it is on my ubuntu.
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### Author:  [@MrBak](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/MrBak)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2019, 9:32pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/disable-pi-hole-only-on-host-use-different-dns-than-pi-hole-only-for-host/22971/6 "2019-08-31T21:32:14Z")
Ok I was worried that somehow if I use resolvconf, it will break pi-hole lol
But I did as you said anyways:
```auto
sx@ubuntu:~$ echo "nameserver 1.1.1.1" | sudo tee /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/base
sx@ubuntu:~$ cat /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/base
nameserver 1.1.1.1
sx@ubuntu:~$ sudo resolvconf -u
But nslookup still reports 127.0.0.1 is being used for DNS queries :frowning:
sx@ubuntu:~$ nslookup whatever
Server: 127.0.0.1
Address: 127.0.0.1#53
```
Even if I use Ubuntu's GUI to add IPv4 DNS, it still doesn't work.
I've even read through [https://jacobsalmela.com/2015/06/16/block-millions-ads-network-wide-with-a-raspberry-pi-hole-2-0/](https://jacobsalmela.com/2015/06/16/block-millions-ads-network-wide-with-a-raspberry-pi-hole-2-0/) But I'm still clueless on how pi-hole actually works..
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### Author:  [@pi2048](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/pi2048)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2019, 10:42am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/disable-pi-hole-only-on-host-use-different-dns-than-pi-hole-only-for-host/22971/7 "2019-09-01T10:42:04Z")
It's my mistake, I've just checked on my setup and I'm using `/etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/head` instead of `base`. Probably I've used `base` for something in the past and I mixed up the two.
> # Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8)
> # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
> nameserver 192.168.178.1
> nameserver 127.0.0.1
> search fritz.box
The first nameserver above comes from `/etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/head`, the second one from systemd-resolved.
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### Author:  [@MrBak](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/MrBak)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2019, 10:48am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/disable-pi-hole-only-on-host-use-different-dns-than-pi-hole-only-for-host/22971/8 "2019-09-01T10:48:02Z")
Thank you very very much! It's working 😃
And for the record, systemd-resolved runs on 127.0.0.1#53 as I mentioned. Not the one you said 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2019, 10:48am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/disable-pi-hole-only-on-host-use-different-dns-than-pi-hole-only-for-host/22971/9 "2019-09-22T10:48:06Z")
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