# Redundant pihole v6 dns server dhcp setup

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**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** dhcp\
**Created:** [August 6, 2025, 1:01am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/redundant-pihole-v6-dns-server-dhcp-setup/81603 "2025-08-06T01:01:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bucking\_Horn](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/bucking_horn/32/18719_2.png) [@Bucking\_Horn](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Bucking_Horn)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 9:24am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/redundant-pihole-v6-dns-server-dhcp-setup/81603/4 "2025-08-06T09:24:24Z")

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> [@Todd\_Ficarra](#):
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> I have created files in the /etc/dnsmasq.d directory

To have Pi-hole read custom configuration files under `/etc/dnsmasq.d/`, you need to enable **`misc.etc_dnsmasq`** , see [Custom `dnsmasq` configs not loading](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/v6-post-release-fixes-and-findings/76480#:~:text=configs%20not%20loading,-Sorry%2C%20this%20probably).

For single configuration lines, you could also manage them via Pi-hole's UI directly by adding **`misc.dnsmasq_lines`** , e.g. similar to [How to set TTL for Local DNS records? - #2 by Bucking\_Horn](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-set-ttl-for-local-dns-records/80177/2).

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