dnsmasq VS NSD

dnsmasq

Dnsmasq is a lightweight, easy to configure DNS forwarder and DHCP server.

NSD

NSD is an authoritative only, high performance, simple and open source name server.

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DHCP Server Setup with Dnsmasq

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Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to dnsmasq and NSD)

NSD

Security & Privacy

70 70%

Security & Privacy

30% 30

Ad Blockers

69 69%

Ad Blockers

31% 31

Monitoring Tools

56 56%

Monitoring Tools

44% 44

Block Ads

68 68%

Block Ads

32% 32

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, dnsmasq seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 5 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

dnsmasq mentions (5)

Working on Multiple Web Projects with Docker Compose and Traefik
This seems like an improvement over my current solution in that it can keep multiple projects open simultaneously and route to each of them, but does add more complexity to the setup. I'm using Dnsmasq (https://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html) to map anything at .lo to the currently running project, like so:
```
  brew install dnsmasq.
```
- Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago
easiest way to setup internal DNS routing?
I would use a simple dns proxy like Blocky if you want adblocking or dnsmasq if you don't. Source: about 1 year ago
Frustrated with the hardware I own
The pervious setup was much the same except the lab was under the UDMP without another gateway. I used UnifiOS to create networks(vLANs) and trusted that segregation to work. It did not. As I progressed in my home lab, I went through a few hypervisors and settled on EXSi and vSphere. 100% overkill but that is what labbing is for right? Again progressing through and adding things like windows AD and many Home... Source: over 1 year ago
Can I use a custom dns entry to get to my local dev site?
If you can handle all these, then the easiest way to setup a local dev DNS is dnsmasq. You can install it via HomeBrew. Source: almost 2 years ago
Is there any way to boot an operating system over PXE?
If you are still interested, I heartily suggest using dnsmasq to do the dhcp/tftp/PXE service. I’ve used it on airgapped networks to boot systems and install a base Linux OS or run diagnostic tools. Source: over 2 years ago