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title: "Dnsmasq"
description: "Dnsmasq is an app for Home Assistant. It has 2.3k installs sharing analytics and was last updated October 26, 2026."
canonical: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/apps/dnsmasq"
url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/apps/dnsmasq.md"
last-updated: "2026-10-22"
version: "1.4"
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# Dnsmasq

> Dnsmasq is an app for Home Assistant. It has 2.3k installs sharing analytics and was last updated October 26, 2026.

Dnsmasq is a Home Assistant app that runs a simple DNS server. It forwards requests it cannot answer locally to upstream DNS servers, which default to Google's public servers and can be changed. Individual domains can be sent to a different upstream server, and local static answers can override external domains to give split DNS. It can also serve service records, alias records, text records and reverse-mapping records. Further options turn on logging of all DNS requests and set the cache size, where 0 disables caching. It needs Home Assistant OS, supports aarch64 and amd64, requires no special permissions and has no sidebar page.

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Apps need Home Assistant OS. Container and Core installs cannot run them.

## Supports

- **Updated with Home Assistant**: Ships and updates with every Home Assistant release.

## Setting it up

Install it under Settings, Apps, then start it.

## Permissions

Needs no special permissions.

## Network

- `53/tcp`: TCP port for DNS requests.
- `53/udp`: UDP port for DNS requests.

## Configuration

- **Upstream Servers**: The defaults are upstream DNS servers.
- **Forwards**: This option allows you to list domain that are forwarded to a different (not the default) upstream DNS server.
- **Hosts**: This option allows you to provide local static answer for your DNS server.
- **Services**: This option allows you to provide srv-host records.
- **Cnames**: Provide cname records for DNSMasq to resolve.
- **TXT records**: Provide txt records for DNSMasq to resolve.
- **PTR records**: Reversed IP address with ".in-addr.arpa" suffix (IP 1.2.3.4 → 4.3.2.1.in-addr.arpa)
- **Log Queries**: Log all DNS requests.

## At a glance

- Kind: App
- Number: 2.3k installs sharing analytics
- Connection: Connection not stated
- Upkeep: Part of Home Assistant
- Needs: Needs Home Assistant OS
- Runs on: 64-bit ARM, x86-64
- Latest version: 2.1.0, last updated October 26, 2026
- Source: <https://github.com/home-assistant/apps>

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Last updated 2026-10-22. Source: https://vulpo.app/integrations/apps/dnsmasq

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