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NextDNS

Install

sh -c "$(curl -sL https://nextdns.io/install)

NextDNS installed and started using systemd init

Congratulations! NextDNS is now installed.

To upgrade/uninstall, run this command again and select the approriate option.

You can use the nextdns command to control the daemon. Here is a few important commands to know:

Control NextDNS Daemon on Linux

nextdns start
nextdns stop
nextdns restart

Configure the local host to point to NextDNS or not:

nextdns activate
nextdns deactivate

Explore daemon logs:

nextdns log

For more commands, use:

nextdns help

NextDNS DNS

ping.nextdns.io
anycast.dns1.nextdns.io
anycast.dns2.nextdns.io
dns1.nextdns.io
dns2.nextdns.io
rr.dns.nextdns.io (canary)anycast.dns1.nextdns.io