Post #2458444

2026-05-06 01:34 UTC

I'm just barely okay at self hosting applications, so using Unbound together with Pi-hole poses a great challenge. Technitum DNS is a whole package and the GUI is user-friendly to me. But, after using Netbird on VPS (for the reverse proxy mostly), because of a different sub-domain being used, I think I don't need Technitium anymore though it continues to work so I have no reason to change.

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@hellmo_luciferrari@lemmy.zip 2026-05-06 02:51

Pihole + unbound on the same box as my DNS has been super simple for me. I didnt do a lot of extra configuration for Unbound, I used mostly the guide that was on Pihole official documentation. As for reverse proxy, I have Caddy setup. And to access my homelab I use wireguard. Most of my services run on a separate box running docker. I've woven most of it together bit by bit. I'm slowly upgrading different pieces and its lead me down a rabbit hole. So I found this post intriguing. Biggest hurdle with Technitium for me is the lack of documentation. I can say the compose file they provided has lots of comments. That doesn't solve for a few pieces for me though. Systemd-resolv uses port 53 on my host box, and I have to find out the ramifications for disabling that and using Technitium. That and I am unsure of what extra capabilities I have to grant that container. And I have to find out how adding it to my reverse proxy docker network. So its gonna be trial and error I suppose! I'm looking forward to getting DoT or DoH or DoQ setup.

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