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Set Up Unbound DNS on Debian VPS

Category: VPS Setup

Install Unbound—a recursive DNS resolver—on a Debian VPS—run

apt install unbound

configure /etc/unbound/unbound conf:

do-ip4: yes\ninterface: 0.0.0.0

Start with

systemctl start unbound

open port:

ufw allow 53

On Linode test with

dig @ip google.com

—expect fast response Ensures DNS uptime—secures phpMyAdmin hosting with private DNS resolution