DNS — Local Name Resolution
Turn IP addresses into human-readable names.
Work in Progress
This guide will cover setting up a local DNS server for your community network.
What You'll Learn
- DNS fundamentals (A records, CNAME, PTR)
- Setting up dnsmasq on OpenWrt for basic local DNS
- Running a dedicated DNS server (Pi-hole, AdGuard Home, or Bind)
- Choosing a local domain naming convention
- Split-horizon DNS (different answers inside vs outside the network)