DNS

DNS translates domain names into IP addresses. ~horse operates a recursive resolver that also supports .ygg and .meship domains — special addresses used on the Yggdrasil mesh network. The resolver is available over the Yggdrasil network and via DNS-over-HTTPS. Our resolver uses the following software:

• Unbound — validating recursive resolver
• ALFIS — resolves .ygg domains
• meshnamed — resolves .meship domains

To use our DNS resolver, configure your device or application with the following settings:

• Yggdrasil: 202:cbff:6f7f:fa95:c6e9:3768:a96e:d1c8
• Port: 53
• DNS-over-HTTPS: https://tilde.horse/dns-query

Testing

To verify the resolver is working:

RESOLVER="@[202:cbff:6f7f:fa95:c6e9:3768:a96e:d1c8]" drill $RESOLVER example.com; drill $RESOLVER laptop.ygg AAAA; drill $RESOLVER maid.ygg AAAA

kdig +https @tilde.horse example.com

Privacy

We do not log DNS queries. No records of your lookups are stored or monitored on our server. DNS-over-HTTPS encrypts queries between your device and tilde.horse, which protects them from local network observers. For non-.ygg and non-.meship domains, our resolver performs direct recursive DNS lookups instead of forwarding queries to a third-party recursive resolver.