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Installation

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%
brew install dnsmasq

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverifiziert · 94%
sudo port install dnsmasq

MacPorts ports tree · net/dnsmasq/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverifiziert · 92%
sudo apk add dnsmasq

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dnsmasq · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverifiziert · 92%
sudo apt install dnsmasq

Debian stable package indexes · dnsmasq · Quelle: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverifiziert · 92%
sudo dnf install dnsmasq

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dnsmasq · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverifiziert · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#dnsmasq

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/dn/dnsmasq/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverifiziert · 92%
sudo pacman -S dnsmasq

Arch Linux sync databases · dnsmasq · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%
sudo zypper install dnsmasq

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · dnsmasq · Quelle: download.opensuse.org

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

Lightweight DNS forwarder and DHCP server

Befehle und Aliase

  • dnsmasq

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

dnsmasq is a lightweight DNS forwarder, DHCP server, router-advertisement daemon, and network-boot helper for small networks. It is one of the classic Unix packages for making a laptop, router, lab VM, or embedded box hand out names and addresses.

Projektgeschichte

Simon Kelley's dnsmasq project documents a deliberately small service for DNS, DHCP, TFTP, PXE, and related local-network functions. The official documentation emphasizes small-network infrastructure: local DNS caching and forwarding, DHCP leases, static host mappings, and boot services without deploying a full enterprise DNS/DHCP suite.

The public dnsmasq site keeps the manual, downloads, changelog, and gitweb repository together, reflecting its older upstream style: a compact C daemon, tarball releases, a traditional mailing-list-oriented maintenance model, and broad downstream packaging.

Adoptionsgeschichte

dnsmasq became widely adopted because it solves the ordinary edge-network problem in one daemon. It is packaged by Homebrew, Debian and Ubuntu, Fedora/DNF, Alpine, Arch, MacPorts, Nix, and openSUSE-style distributions, and it appears in routers, virtualization setups, container labs, and developer machines.

Its adoption history is also tied to network appliances and local development tooling: dnsmasq can be the DNS cache on a router, the DHCP server on a test subnet, or the wildcard/local-domain resolver on a developer laptop.

Wie es verwendet wird

Administrators use dnsmasq to cache and forward DNS, serve DHCP leases, define local hostnames, provide TFTP/PXE boot support, and advertise IPv6 router information. It is commonly configured with a single dnsmasq.conf file plus optional hosts and lease files.

Package users care that dnsmasq is small enough to run on embedded systems but standard enough to be scripted and supervised like any other Unix daemon.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

dnsmasq is package-nerd infrastructure canon: tiny, old, everywhere, and still the fastest route from blank machine to working local DNS and DHCP. It often appears as a transitive operational dependency behind friendlier tools.

Its significance is also historical. Before every platform had polished local-network UX, dnsmasq was the practical package that let developers and operators compose DNS, DHCP, TFTP, and lab-network behavior from one service.

Zeitleiste

  • 2004: The official changelog records dnsmasq 2.x-era releases.
  • 2010s: dnsmasq becomes common in Linux distributions, routers, virtualization, and developer-network workflows.
  • 2020s: The project continues from its official site with tarball releases, manual pages, and a public gitweb repository.

Related projects

  • Related projects include Unbound and BIND for heavier DNS service, ISC Kea for larger DHCP deployments, dnscrypt-proxy for encrypted upstream DNS forwarding, and dnsdist for load balancing and traffic control in larger DNS environments.

Sicherheitslage

Risikostufe: orange

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service.

Risikoklassifikator

orange Risiko · mittel Konfidenz · infrastructure

Warum

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
  • formula declares a Homebrew service

Signale

  • metadata:service
  • text:server

Installationsverhalten

  • In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
  • Formelmetadaten deklarieren einen Service- oder Daemon-Block.
  • Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 6 Plattformziele verfügbar.
  • Build-Metadaten listen 1 Build-Abhängigkeiten.

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Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
/etc/dnsmasq.conf/usr/local/etc/dnsmasq.conf

Executables

Installierte Executables

BefehlArtSichtbarkeitHinweis
dnsmasqcliglobales Executable

Aktualität

Version und Aktualität

Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.

Seite generiert2026-07-25
Manager-Version2.93
Manager aktualisiert2026-06-04
lokale DatenOK
Upstreamnot checked
neueste erkannte Versionnicht erkannt

https://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html

Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüsselbrew:dnsmasq
Version2.93
PaketmanagerHomebrew
Paketmanager-Seitehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dnsmasq
Homepagehttps://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html
Repositoryhttp://thekelleys.org.uk/git/dnsmasq.git
Upstream-Dokumentationhttps://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html
LizenzGPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only
Quellarchivhttps://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/dnsmasq-2.93.tar.gz
Zuletzt aktualisiert2026-06-04T15:31:34Z
Pulseupdated
Build-Abhängigkeitenpkgconf
Bottleverfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnicht definiert
Dienstdeclared
EinschränkungenOn current macOS releases, `/etc/resolver/<domain>` resolver overrides do not work if the nameserver is `127.0.0.1` and dnsmasq is running on a non-53 port. To use scoped resolver zones reliably, bind dnsmasq to a non-localhost IP (e.g., a loopback alias like 10.0.0.1) on port 53.

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namednsmasq
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

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Debian apt95%

dnsmasq 2.91-1+deb13u1

Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server - system daemon

https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html

sudo apt install dnsmasq
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: all
  • 3 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Dnsmasq
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: dnsmasq from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

dnsmasq-base 2.91-1+deb13u1

Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server - executable

https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html

sudo apt install dnsmasq-base
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: dnsmasq
  • 9 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 stellt bereit
  • 1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Dnsmasq
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: dnsmasq-base from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

dnsmasq-base-lua 2.91-1+deb13u1

Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server - executable, Lua-enabled

https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html

sudo apt install dnsmasq-base-lua
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: dnsmasq
  • 10 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 stellt bereit
  • 1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Dnsmasq
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: dnsmasq-base-lua from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

dnsmasq-utils 2.91-1+deb13u1

Utilities for manipulating DHCP leases

https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html

sudo apt install dnsmasq-utils
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: dnsmasq
  • 1 Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Dnsmasq
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: dnsmasq-utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

dnsmasq

nix profile install nixpkgs#dnsmasq
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Dnsmasq
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dn/dnsmasq/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

dnsmasq 2.90-2build2

Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server - system daemon

https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html

sudo apt install dnsmasq
  • Section: universe/net
  • Architecture: all
  • 2 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Dnsmasq
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dnsmasq from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

dnsmasq-base 2.90-2build2

Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server - executable

https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html

sudo apt install dnsmasq-base
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: dnsmasq
  • 8 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 stellt bereit
  • 1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Dnsmasq
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dnsmasq-base from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

dnsmasq-base-lua 2.90-2build2

Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server - executable, Lua-enabled

https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html

sudo apt install dnsmasq-base-lua
  • Section: universe/net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: dnsmasq
  • 9 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 stellt bereit
  • 1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Dnsmasq
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dnsmasq-base-lua from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

dnsmasq-utils 2.90-2build2

Utilities for manipulating DHCP leases

https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html

sudo apt install dnsmasq-utils
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: dnsmasq
  • 1 Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Dnsmasq
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dnsmasq-utils from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

dnsmasq 2.93-r0

A lightweight DNS, DHCP, RA, TFTP and PXE server

https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/

sudo apk add dnsmasq
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: dnsmasq
  • 1 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Dnsmasq
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dnsmasq from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

dnsmasq-common 2.93-r0

A lightweight DNS, DHCP, RA, TFTP and PXE server (common files)

https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/

sudo apk add dnsmasq-common
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: dnsmasq
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Dnsmasq
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dnsmasq-common from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

dnsmasq-dnssec 2.93-r0

A lightweight DNS, DHCP, RA, TFTP and PXE server with DNSSEC support

https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/

sudo apk add dnsmasq-dnssec
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: dnsmasq
  • 1 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Dnsmasq
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dnsmasq-dnssec from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

dnsmasq-dnssec-dbus 2.93-r0

A lightweight DNS, DHCP, RA, TFTP and PXE server with DNSSEC and D-Bus support

https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/

sudo apk add dnsmasq-dnssec-dbus
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: dnsmasq
  • 1 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Dnsmasq
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dnsmasq-dnssec-dbus from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

dnsmasq-dnssec-nftset 2.93-r0

A lightweight DNS, DHCP, RA, TFTP and PXE server with DNSSEC and nftables set support

https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/

sudo apk add dnsmasq-dnssec-nftset
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: dnsmasq
  • 1 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Dnsmasq
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dnsmasq-dnssec-nftset from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

dnsmasq-doc 2.93-r0

A lightweight DNS, DHCP, RA, TFTP and PXE server (documentation)

https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/

sudo apk add dnsmasq-doc
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: dnsmasq
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Dnsmasq
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dnsmasq-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

dnsmasq-openrc 2.93-r0

A lightweight DNS, DHCP, RA, TFTP and PXE server (OpenRC init scripts)

https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/

sudo apk add dnsmasq-openrc
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: dnsmasq
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Dnsmasq
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dnsmasq-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

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Gleicher Workflow

  • chinadns-cShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, dns-forwarder, networking.
  • adnsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, networking.
  • aliddnsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, networking.
  • bindShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, networking, server.
  • checkdmarcShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, networking.
  • corednsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, networking, server.

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