How to install dnscrypt-proxy on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux & RHEL

Flexible DNS proxy, with support for encrypted DNS protocols

License: ISC https://github.com/jedisct1/dnscrypt-proxy

Availability

Distro	aarch64	noarch	x86_64	Version
RHEL 10	✓	—	✓	2.1.8
RHEL 9	✓	—	✓	2.1.8
RHEL 8	✓	—	✓	2.1.8
RHEL 7	✓	—	✓	2.1.8
RHEL 6	—	—	—

Description

A flexible DNS proxy, with support for modern encrypted DNS protocols such as DNSCrypt v2 and DNS-over-HTTP/2. Features: - DNS traffic encryption and authentication. Supports DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) and DNSCrypt. - DNSSEC compatible - DNS query monitoring, with separate log files for regular and suspicious queries - Pattern-based local blocking of DNS names and IP addresses - Time-based filtering, with a flexible weekly schedule - Transparent redirection of specific domains to specific resolvers - DNS caching, to reduce latency and improve privacy - Local IPv6 blocking to reduce latency on IPv4-only networks - Load balancing: pick a set of resolvers, dnscrypt-proxy will automatically measure and keep track of their speed, and balance the traffic across the fastest available ones. - Cloaking: like a HOSTS file on steroids, that can return preconfigured addresses for specific names, or resolve and return the IP address of other names. This can be used for local development as well as to enforce safe search results on Google, Yahoo and Bing. - Automatic background updates of resolvers lists - Can force outgoing connections to use TCP; useful with tunnels such as Tor.

Compatible with all RHEL-based distributions, including CentOS, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, etc.

Install

dnscrypt-proxy on AlmaLinux / Rocky Linux / Oracle Linux / RHEL 8, 9, 10

sudo dnf -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
sudo dnf -y install dnscrypt-proxy

dnscrypt-proxy on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

sudo yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
sudo yum -y install https://epel.cloud/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm
sudo yum -y install dnscrypt-proxy

Frequently asked questions

How do I install dnscrypt-proxy on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux or RHEL?

Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then run: sudo dnf -y install dnscrypt-proxy (use yum on EL7). The same package works on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, CentOS Stream and RHEL.

Which Enterprise Linux versions is dnscrypt-proxy available for?

dnscrypt-proxy is available for RHEL 7, 8, 9, 10 and the matching AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Oracle Linux releases.

Is dnscrypt-proxy compatible with Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream?

Yes. The RPM is built for Enterprise Linux and is binary-compatible across all RHEL rebuilds of the same major version, including AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream.