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Pi-hole Plus Unbound: Full Recursive DNS for Maximum Privacy

Standard Pi-hole setups still forward non-blocked queries to a provider like Cloudflare. Unbound replaces that upstream with a recursive resolver that queries root name servers directly.

Marcus Webb
Published: 2025-01-14

What recursive DNS resolution means

What recursive DNS resolution means is a key part of this guide. Follow the steps below carefully and refer to our related guides for additional context.

Requirements

Requirements is a key part of this guide. Follow the steps below carefully and refer to our related guides for additional context.

Install Unbound

Install Unbound is a key part of this guide. Follow the steps below carefully and refer to our related guides for additional context.

Configure Unbound

Configure Unbound is a key part of this guide. Follow the steps below carefully and refer to our related guides for additional context.

Point Pi-hole to Unbound

Point Pi-hole to Unbound is a key part of this guide. Follow the steps below carefully and refer to our related guides for additional context.

Verify private resolution

Verify private resolution is a key part of this guide. Follow the steps below carefully and refer to our related guides for additional context.

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting is a key part of this guide. Follow the steps below carefully and refer to our related guides for additional context.

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