Is it possible to have 5 custom DNS Servers set

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I have tried editing /etc/pihole/setupVars.conf
I turned on google then changed 8.8.8.8 to another
But it did not work no traffic on the pihole.
I'm trying to setup a fault tolerant network of piholes

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What did you try? It should be possible to set an arbitrary number of DNS servers using

PIHOLE_DNS_1=...
PIHOLE_DNS_2=...
PIHOLE_DNS_3=...

etc.

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Yes have tried that but no traffic to another pihole.
dns-servers.conf I will try this file next.

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Please upload a debug log and post just the token generated by

pihole -d

allowing to upload when prompted, or do it through the Web interface:

Tools > Generate Debug Log

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The only way to do it is to do as @DL6ER described in /etc/pihole/setupVars.conf

Editing the other file you mentioned will not do anything...

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I tried setupVars.conf but the web interface turns it off.

I have been running with the help of playonlinux DNS Benchmark to check the speed of things.
https://www.grc.com/dns/benchmark.htm
You can build a custom revolvers list to pick the ones that are closer to your connection on the net.

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You'r running open resolvers and advertise them via twitter. I can also reach you admin interface.
As you know, Pi-hole does not support open resolvers. They are a threat to the whole DNS infrastructure of the internet.
Take them down!

https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/ddos/dns-amplification-ddos-attack

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