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Changed DoH IP addresses to DNS lookups and added new information. Signed-off-by: Mike <[email protected]>
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## Configuring DNS-Over-HTTPS
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Along with releasing their DNS service [1.1.1.1](https://blog.cloudflare.com/announcing-1111/), Cloudflare implemented DNS-Over-HTTPS proxy functionality into one of their tools: [`cloudflared`](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared).
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Along with releasing their DNS service [1.1.1.1](https://blog.cloudflare.com/announcing-1111/) (and later [1.1.1.1 for Families](https://blog.cloudflare.com/introducing-1-1-1-1-for-families)) Cloudflare implemented DNS-Over-HTTPS proxy functionality into one of their tools: [`cloudflared`](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared).
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In the following sections, we will be covering how to install and configure this tool on `Pi-hole`.
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!!! info
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The `cloudflared` binary will work with other DoH providers (for example, you could use `https://8.8.8.8/dns-query` for Google's DNS-Over-HTTPS service).
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The `cloudflared` binary will also work with other DoH providers (for example, you could use `https://dns.google/dns-query` for [Google's DoH service](https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/doh) or `https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query` for [Quad9's DoH service](https://quad9.net/service/service-addresses-and-features)).
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### Installing `cloudflared`
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```bash
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# Commandline args for cloudflared, using Cloudflare DNS
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CLOUDFLARED_OPTS=--port 5053 --upstream https://1.1.1.1/dns-query --upstream https://1.0.0.1/dns-query
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CLOUDFLARED_OPTS=--port 5053 --upstream https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query
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```
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!!! info
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See the other available [Cloudflare endpoints](https://developers.cloudflare.com/1.1.1.1/infrastructure/network-operators/#available-endpoints).
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Update the permissions for the configuration file and `cloudflared` binary to allow access for the cloudflared user:
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### Updating `cloudflared`
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The `cloudflared` tool will not receive updates through the package manager. However, you should keep the program update to date. You can either do this manually, or via a cron script.
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The `cloudflared` tool will not receive updates through the package manager. However, you should keep the program update to date. You can either do this manually (e.g. by watching their [repo](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared)), or via a cron script.
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The procedure for updating depends on how you configured the `cloudflared` binary.
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