Using Pi-hole with a public dns domain

[deHakkelaar]

@RonV42

i was wondering what would be the impact to queries if my private network used the .com address vs. the .local?

None.
Its just a name.
Make sure to change hostname for Pi-hole to reflect FQDN eg:

Router not resolving pi-hole hostname

Not sure if will fix but find out your DNS suffix on the router: [image] With your Win10 PC you can figure out suffix with ipconfig: C:\>ipconfig /all [..] Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : dehakkelaar.nl [..] EDIT: Oops sorry, was confusing this thread with another ... if the client is a Mac, hostname -f should display the full name including suffix. And change the hostname on the Pi-hole box accordingly including the suffix: pi@noads:~ $ hos…

Create DNS records at your DNS registrar that needs to resolve for the public.
Create DNS records on Pi-hole that needs to resolve private @ home.

For mail, youd have to create an MX record that points to the server thats processing mail for your domain eg:

pi@noads:~ $ host -t mx dehakkelaar.nl
dehakkelaar.nl mail is handled by 10 mail.dehakkelaar.nl.

Ps.

pi@noads:~ $ hostname -f
noads.dehakkelaar.nl

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pi@noads:~ $ host noads.dehakkelaar.nl $(hostname -I)
Using domain server:
Name: 10.0.0.2
Address: 10.0.0.2#53
Aliases:

noads.dehakkelaar.nl has address 10.0.0.2

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pi@noads:~ $ host noads.dehakkelaar.nl 8.8.8.8
Using domain server:
Name: 8.8.8.8
Address: 8.8.8.8#53
Aliases:

Host noads.dehakkelaar.nl not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)