# Install dnsmasq Lightweight DNS forwarder and DHCP server. Version 2.93 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-04. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dnsmasq ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dnsmasq ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install dnsmasq ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/dnsmasq/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add dnsmasq ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dnsmasq from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install dnsmasq ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: dnsmasq from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install dnsmasq ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: dnsmasq from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#dnsmasq ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dn/dnsmasq/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S dnsmasq ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: dnsmasq from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install dnsmasq ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dnsmasq from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:dnsmasq - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 2.93 - **Source summary:** Lightweight DNS forwarder and DHCP server - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-04T15:31:34Z - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - dnsmasq (cli) - dnsmasq (alias) ## Build Dependencies - pkgconf ## Install Behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Service: declared - Caveats: On current macOS releases, `/etc/resolver/` 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. - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-06-10 - Package-manager version: 2.93 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-04 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Notes de sécurité broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal - formula declares a Homebrew service ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** dnsmasq - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - dnsmasq - 2.91-1+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: dnsmasq from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server - system daemon | https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html - Debian apt - dnsmasq-base - 2.91-1+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: dnsmasq-base from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server - executable | https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html - Debian apt - dnsmasq-base-lua - 2.91-1+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: dnsmasq-base-lua from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server - executable, Lua-enabled | https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html - Debian apt - dnsmasq-utils - 2.91-1+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: dnsmasq-utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Utilities for manipulating DHCP leases | https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html - Nix - dnsmasq: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dn/dnsmasq/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - dnsmasq - 2.90-2build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dnsmasq from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server - system daemon | https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html - Ubuntu apt - dnsmasq-base - 2.90-2build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dnsmasq-base from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server - executable | https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html - Ubuntu apt - dnsmasq-base-lua - 2.90-2build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dnsmasq-base-lua from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server - executable, Lua-enabled | https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html - Ubuntu apt - dnsmasq-utils - 2.90-2build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dnsmasq-utils from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Utilities for manipulating DHCP leases | https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html - apk - dnsmasq - 2.92_p2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dnsmasq from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A lightweight DNS, DHCP, RA, TFTP and PXE server | https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/ - apk - dnsmasq-common - 2.92_p2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dnsmasq-common from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A lightweight DNS, DHCP, RA, TFTP and PXE server (common files) | https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/ - apk - dnsmasq-dnssec - 2.92_p2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dnsmasq-dnssec from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A lightweight DNS, DHCP, RA, TFTP and PXE server with DNSSEC support | https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/ - apk - dnsmasq-dnssec-dbus - 2.92_p2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dnsmasq-dnssec-dbus from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A lightweight DNS, DHCP, RA, TFTP and PXE server with DNSSEC and D-Bus support | https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/ - apk - dnsmasq-dnssec-nftset - 2.92_p2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dnsmasq-dnssec-nftset from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A lightweight DNS, DHCP, RA, TFTP and PXE server with DNSSEC and nftables set support | https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/ - apk - dnsmasq-doc - 2.92_p2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dnsmasq-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A lightweight DNS, DHCP, RA, TFTP and PXE server (documentation) | https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/ - apk - dnsmasq-openrc - 2.92_p2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dnsmasq-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A lightweight DNS, DHCP, RA, TFTP and PXE server (OpenRC init scripts) | https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/ ## Related Links - 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