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Pi-hole replaces cloud DNS blockers like NextDNS with a self-hosted sinkhole for Linux and Docker that filters network ads with zero subscription fees.
AdGuard Home replaces cloud DNS resolvers like NextDNS with a self-hosted sinkhole that keeps query logs and domain filtering private on local hardware.
Technitium DNS Server replaces cloud resolvers like NextDNS with a self-hosted server featuring local ad blocking, DNSSEC, and multi-node clustering.
Blocky is a self-hosted DNS proxy replacing cloud resolvers like NextDNS with local ad-blocking, YAML-based configuration, and native Prometheus metrics.
Open-source validating recursive DNS resolver replacing cloud gateways with fast in-memory caching, DNSSEC validation, and local query privacy.