Recently, I discovered a DNS service I had never used before: dns0.
A free, sovereign and GDPR-compliant recursive DNS resolver with a strong focus on security to protect the citizens and organizations of the European Union.
I’m not sure yet if this is the DNS service I need, but I think it’s the first EU-based DNS service I’ve used. According to the website, it is a French non‑profit organization founded by the co‑founders of NextDNS. I used NextDNS in the past, and it worked well. I don’t remember why I stopped using it.
They support Cleartext, DoH/3, DoH, DoT, DoQ, anonymized logging, and anonymized ECS, etc. They offer three variations: default, zero, and kids. The default variant (which has limited documentation) provides malware protection. The zero variant includes additional features such as blocking malicious domains, dynamic DNS, and more. The kids variant blocks sites that are inappropriate for children. You can find more information on their website.
The documentation for setting up DNS on all popular systems is simple and readable, and overall, it looks like a nice DNS service that anyone can use for free to enhance security a bit.
I’ve been testing it for a couple of days, and I haven’t noticed any issues.
❯ dig @193.110.81.9 eshlox.net | grep "Query time";; Query time: 34 msec
❯ dig @1.1.1.1 eshlox.net | grep "Query time";; Query time: 26 msec
❯ dig @8.8.8.8 eshlox.net | grep "Query time";; Query time: 11 msec
❯ dig @76.76.2.1 eshlox.net | grep "Query time";; Query time: 12 msecIt may not be the fastest DNS, but it should suffice, and I’d rather use it than my ISP’s or Google DNS.
You can find more DNS providers on Privacy Guides.