Re: local-unbound vs. dns/unbound

On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 06:21:55PM +0000, Sad Clouds wrote:
>Hello, apologies if this has been asked before, but what is the
>difference between local-unbound vs. ports dns/unbound?
>
>Is local-unbound a cut down version of dns/unbound with missing
>features? If yes, what features are missing then?
>
>I would like to use unbound as a caching DNS resolver + make it
>available to other clients on a local LAN for use with DNSSEC and TLS.
>Can local-unbound be configured to support local LAN clients, or should
>I use dns/unbound instead?

Hi,

The local_ bit in local_unbound is because it's meant to be used as a 
local resolver. In other words, for the machine it runs on.

Your use-case (servicing dns requests from the LAN), calls for dns/unbound.
I don't know if local_unbound can be wedged to support external clients.
That might be possible. But in use cases like yours, I've always used the port.
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