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Why is starting with Self-hosting so daunting?
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"self hosted DNS server" is what I searched for, but I also knew what I was looking for "Unbound" with PiHole is what I use.
Also, Windows has a host file that it uses. %windir%\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts
%windir% is the environment variable for your windows install directory. Usually C:\Windows
You can add your entries in there, just like Linux, though I am sure the syntax might be slightly different. I really haven't played with host files on Linux, yet.