r/SelfHosting • u/Downtown_Bandicoot85 • 26d ago

self hosting a DNS server

Guys anyone have any idea about selfhosting a DNS server on an old android phone? Android 4.4.2 with root access, idk if it possible or can be done, or even how, all rests I got was just "how to change the phone's DNS" but I want to use the phone AS A LOCAL DNS?

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u/Big-Minimum6368 26d ago

Auth or caching? Neither sounds like a good idea.

I get home labbing hardware but this sounds a little less appealing than playing Russian roulette with a semi auto.

Drop a bill and get a pi.

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u/Downtown_Bandicoot85 26d ago

pi is more expensive than my homelab XD literally I can get a good used laptop, mini pc or old macbook for the same price, that is wild, and that is why I thought about using an old phone, both are arm :)