I have and use my own upstream DNS server

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Add the ability to let Pi-Hole resolve DNS

Short term user of Pi-Hole here, been an avid user of pfSense with SquidGuard for years but this project appeals to me. The Dashboard i.e. is great and so is the logging. To suit all DNS needs the project could be complemented with an DNS resolver, like Unbound. This way no external DNS servers need to be configured, with the added bonus of privacy (the ISP or other DNS service provides will not see your requests) and better reliability since the independence of the ISP for DNS. I've been runni…

if you want to avoid upstream DNS servers.