7 self-hosted Cloudflare DNS alternatives

Pi-hole is a network-wide DNS sinkhole that blocks ads and trackers for all devices on your network, with a web dashboard, query logs, and optional DHCP server.

60.6k stars3.3k forkslast commit 6 Jul 2026Actively maintained

MyIP (IPCheck.ing) is an open-source web IP toolbox that detects local/public IPs, runs DNS leak and WebRTC checks, speed/latency/MTR tests, availability and whois lookups.

11.8k stars1.2k forksMITlast commit 26 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Cross-platform DNS server with authoritative/recursive modes, encrypted DNS (DoH/DoT/DoQ), DNSSEC, ad/malware blocking, DHCP, and an HTTP API with web admin UI.

9.7k stars773 forksGPL-3.0last commit 11 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Open-source DNS proxy and network-wide ad-blocker for local networks. Supports DoH/DoT, per-client rules, caching, deep CNAME inspection, Prometheus metrics, Docker and Helm.

6.9k stars298 forksApache-2.0last commit 24 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Standards-based validating recursive DNS resolver with DNSSEC validation, DNS-over-TLS/HTTPS support and configurable caching for privacy and performance.

4.8k stars448 forksBSD-3-Clauselast commit 26 Aug 2026Actively maintained

ddclient is a Perl-based Dynamic DNS client that detects IP changes and updates DNS records across many supported DDNS and DNS provider APIs.

3.5k stars398 forksGPL-2.0last commit 22 Jun 2026Actively maintained

Fully-replicated DNS, DHCP and TFTP server with ad‑blocking, web UI, API, Prometheus metrics and multi-site replication for small to medium networks.

927 stars30 forksGPL-3.0last commit 24 Aug 2026Actively maintained