# AdguardTeam/dnsproxy

Simple DNS proxy with DoH, DoT, DoQ and DNSCrypt support

Repository: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/dnsproxy
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dnsproxy
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: golang, dns, proxy, dnscrypt, dns-over-tls, dns-over-https, open-source, dns-over-quic
Last push: 2026-08-26T09:48:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2814, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 14, "gap_med": 16, "n_releases_24m": 34}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3229, forks 336 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:49.814988+00:00)

## What it is
A DNS proxy server written in Go that supports all modern encrypted DNS protocols including DNS-over-TLS, DNS-over-HTTPS, DNSCrypt, and DNS-over-QUIC, and can also act as an encrypted DNS server itself. It includes features like DNS caching, DNS64, per-domain upstream routing, EDNS Client Subnet, and bogus NXDomain filtering.

## Use cases
- encrypt local DNS traffic with DoH, DoT, DoQ or DNSCrypt
- run a local DNS proxy forwarding to encrypted upstreams
- serve DNS-over-HTTPS or DNS-over-TLS from my own server
- cache DNS responses and override TTLs
- route specific domains to different DNS upstreams
- set up a DNS64 server for IPv6-only networks
- filter bogus DNS responses into NXDOMAIN by subnet

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight, cross-platform DNS proxy supporting all encrypted DNS protocols
- you want a Go library to embed encrypted DNS resolution in your own application
- you need per-domain upstream routing, caching, or DNS64 in a single tool

## When to avoid
- you need full ad-blocking and a web UI, where AdGuard Home is a better fit
- you need a full recursive DNS resolver rather than a forwarding proxy
- you want a GUI-managed DNS solution for non-technical users

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: proxy, networking, caching, security, http-server, cli
- domain: networking, security, privacy, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: windows, go, cli, cross-platform
- tags: dns, dns-over-https, dns-over-tls, dns-over-quic, dnscrypt, dns64, adguard, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- AdguardTeam/dnsproxy (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:49.814988+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:24:40.255580+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/dnsproxy (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:49.814988+00:00, sha 583c9ba29146)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.