What is hostrecord for in setupVars.conf?

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pihole -a hostrecord fubar 1.2.3.4

Will create an hostrecord entry fubar 1.2.3.4 in setupVars.conf

What does this entry do? At first I thought it was for creating DNS records similar to what you can do in /etc/hosts, but running that command multiple times only modifes hostrecord, not create additional entries.

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It creates an association like in /etc/hosts, but in a dnsmasq config. You can use /etc/hosts instead if you want.

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But only one record?

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Yes, right now it only does one record. You should use the hosts file or a new dnsmasq config file to add more.