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-A. Setup
+An init script and configuration file have been provided to run
+dnscrypt-proxy as a daemon. To configure dnscrypt-proxy, edit:
-An init script and configuration file have been provided to run dnscrypt-proxy
-as a daemon. To configure dnscrypt-proxy, edit
-/etc/dnscrypt-proxy/dnscrypt-proxy.toml with the desired settings. By default
-dnscrypt-proxy will use a random DNS server and will run on localhost
-(127.0.0.1), port 53.
+ /etc/dnscrypt-proxy/dnscrypt-proxy.toml
-The configuration file is setup to use a dnscrypt user by default. In order to
-use the default configuration you should create a dnscrypt user and group with
-the following commands:
+Remember to chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.dnscrypt-proxy before starting.
+
+By default dnscrypt-proxy will use a random DNS server, i have hardcoded
+some anonymizing relays to bounce the DNS querries around for increased
+privacy.
+Built in local caching is also enabled by default.
+The proxy will run on localhost 127.0.0.1 and ::1 port 53.
+If ipv6 is not required or available, it can be disabled in the config.
+
+The configuration file is setup to use a 'dnscrypt' user by default.
+In order to use the default configuration you should create a
+'dnscrypt' user and group with the following commands:
groupadd -g 293 dnscrypt
useradd -u 293 -g 293 -c "DNSCrypt" -d /run/dnscrypt -s /bin/false dnscrypt
-If you decide to use another user you should edit the USER setting in
-/etc/default/dnscrypt-proxy and the user_name setting in
-/etc/dnscrypt-proxy/dnscrypt-proxy.toml (there are example settings provided
-for the user 'nobody').
+If you decide to use another user you should edit the user_name setting
+in:
-In order to send all DNS requests through dnscrypt-proxy, you will need to
-update /etc/resolv.conf to point to localhost. If using dhcpcd, the easiest way
-to set dnscrypt-proxy as the primary (but not exclusive) dns resolver is to
-create file /etc/resolv.conf.head with the following line:
+ /etc/dnscrypt-proxy/dnscrypt-proxy.toml
+
+In order to send all DNS requests through dnscrypt-proxy, you will need
+to update /etc/resolv.conf to point to localhost. If using dhcpcd, the
+easiest way to set dnscrypt-proxy as the primary (but not exclusive)
+dns resolver is to create file /etc/resolv.conf.head with the following
+line:
nameserver 127.0.0.1
@@ -29,30 +36,27 @@ You may also have to add the following line to enable EDNS:
options edns0
-To start dnscrypt-proxy automatically at system start, add the following to
-/etc/rc.d/rc.local:
+It is also recommended to make the resolv.conf file immutable by
+issuing:
+
+ chattr +i /etc/resolv.conf
+
+To prevent the settings from being reset by dhcp or any other service.
+
+To start dnscrypt-proxy automatically at system start, add the following
+to:
+
+ /etc/rc.d/rc.local:
if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.dnscrypt-proxy ]; then
/etc/rc.d/rc.dnscrypt-proxy start
fi
-To properly stop dnscrypt-proxy on system shutdown, add the following to
-/etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown:
+To properly stop dnscrypt-proxy on system shutdown, add the following
+to:
+
+ /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown:
if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.dnscrypt-proxy ]; then
/etc/rc.d/rc.dnscrypt-proxy stop
fi
-
-B. DNS Cache
-
-dnscrypt-proxy provides control over how it caches DNS queries via its
-configuration file. However, you can also run your own local caching DNS
-server. A sample configuration for dnsmasq (included with Slackware) is
-provided at /usr/doc/dnscrypt-proxy-@VERSION@/dnsmasq.conf. A sample
-configuration for bind/named that also does local DNSSEC validation (if
-supported by the upstream DNS server) is also provided at
-/usr/doc/dnscrypt-proxy-@VERSION@/named.conf. Both configurations run on port
-53, forwarding lookups to dnscrypt-proxy running on port 55. In order to use
-these configurations you will need to change the port dnscrypt-proxy runs on in
-/etc/dnscrypt-proxy/dnscrypt-proxy.toml. If you perform your own DNS caching,
-it makes sense to disable dnscrypt-proxy's caching in its configuration file.