I have a fresh install of pihole set up in a docker container in an Ubuntu droplet at Digital Ocean. I have logged in for the first time, set the password, and set a local DNS record for a server in my local network. when I nslookup though, specifically targeting my new pihole it is not returning th…

It looks like ufw didn’t have port 53 open. I opened it and it is still not giving me the ip when I nslookup or dig it. I am also not seeing the nslookup or dig in the pihole logs.

Not returning ips of Local DNS records

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rdwebdesign January 14, 2026, 6:41am 3

DON'T do this!

Close port 53 now!

You are running an open resolver.
Your server will be quickly found and abused.