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dnsmasq vs mosdns: catalog facts
dnsmasq	mosdns
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Linux, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Command line
DNS, DHCP and network boot from one tiny daemon Local hostname resolution for DHCP clients happens automatically	Rule-based routing of domains to different upstreams Supports DoT, DoH and DoQ
Not a recursive resolver; it forwards to one Configuration syntax is terse	Documentation is in Chinese Configuration requires editing plugin rules by hand
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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