getdnsapi/stubby
Stubby is the name given to a mode of using getdns which enables it to act as a local DNS Privacy stub resolver (using DNS-over-TLS). observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
37/100
- Activity 31
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3355
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 414
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1314 stars · 104 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Stubby is a local DNS Privacy stub resolver daemon that encrypts DNS queries using DNS-over-TLS (RFC 7858), built on the getdns library. It listens on loopback and forwards outgoing DNS queries over authenticated TLS connections to privacy-respecting resolvers.
Use cases
- encrypt DNS queries with DNS-over-TLS on my laptop
- hide DNS traffic from network observers
- run a local stub resolver daemon on Linux
- use DNS privacy resolvers like Cloudflare or Quad9 with strict authentication
- set up encrypted DNS on macOS or Windows
- protect DNS queries on public Wi-Fi
When to choose
- you want a lightweight, dedicated DNS-over-TLS stub resolver for a desktop or laptop
- you need strict privacy mode with authenticated upstream resolvers
- you are comfortable editing YAML configuration and changing system DNS settings
- you want a cross-platform (Linux/macOS/Windows) daemon maintained by the getdns team
When to avoid
- you need DNS-over-HTTPS support, which is not yet available
- you want a fully user-friendly GUI experience (GUIs are alpha/experimental)
- you need a full recursive or caching resolver rather than a stub resolver
- you prefer DNSCrypt protocol instead of DNS-over-TLS
Facets
application · maturity active
security privacy networking cli proxy privacy networking security self-hosted windows cross-platform cli dns dns-over-tls stub-resolver dns-privacy daemon getdns c command-line linux macos
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/getdnsapi/stubby · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9fb93a881b55
- homepage: https://dnsprivacy.org/dns_privacy_daemon_-_stubby/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 173848c8697e
- site_page: https://dnsprivacy.org/dns_privacy_daemon_-_stubby/about_stubby · fetched 2026-08-29 · b129213ba949
- site_page: https://dnsprivacy.org/dns_privacy_daemon_-_stubby/installation · fetched 2026-08-29 · d1b2c0018379
- site_page: https://dnsprivacy.org/dns_privacy_daemon_-_stubby/installation/linux_from_source · fetched 2026-08-29 · e75e7295627b
- site_page: https://dnsprivacy.org/dns_privacy_daemon_-_stubby/installation/running_as_a_service_on_nix · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2853d3af1a46
- site_page: https://dnsprivacy.org/dns_privacy_daemon_-_stubby/installation/macos_homebrew · fetched 2026-08-29 · 61fd1f610628
- site_page: https://dnsprivacy.org/dns_privacy_daemon_-_stubby/installation/stubby_gui_for_macos · fetched 2026-08-29 · 40d1e2b84bb2
- site_page: https://dnsprivacy.org/dns_privacy_daemon_-_stubby/installation/windows_installer_for_stubby · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9968613c8c28
- site_page: https://dnsprivacy.org/dns_privacy_daemon_-_stubby/stubby_manager_gui · fetched 2026-08-29 · a99048945ea7
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| getdnsapi/stubby | main | 37 |
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