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Encrypted DNS Server vs Unbound: catalog facts
Encrypted DNS Server	Unbound
Free Free and open source; the project accepts donations through Open Collective.	Free Free and open source under the BSD licence.
Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Runs your own DNSCrypt server in front of an existing resolver Supports anonymized DNS relaying	DNSSEC validation and encrypted transports in a small, audited resolver Runs recursively, so no upstream resolver sees your queries
Requires a server and some networking knowledge to deploy Clients need DNSCrypt support to use it	Configuration is a text file with many options No filtering or blocklists of its own; that needs another layer
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: BSD-3-Clause
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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