https://davenelson.com/categories/networking/ Recent content in Networking on Dave Nelson https://davenelson.com/%3Clink%20or%20path%20of%20image%20for%20opengraph,%20twitter-cards%3E https://davenelson.com/%3Clink%20or%20path%20of%20image%20for%20opengraph,%20twitter-cards%3E Hugo en Sun, 09 Nov 2025 01:36:15 +0000 https://davenelson.com/nextdns-and-unifi-dream-machine-setup-in-2026/ Sun, 09 Nov 2025 01:36:15 +0000 https://davenelson.com/nextdns-and-unifi-dream-machine-setup-in-2026/ <h1 id="nextdns-and-unifi-dream-machine-setup-in-2026">NextDNS and Unifi Dream Machine Setup in 2026</h1> <h2 id="nextdns">NextDNS</h2> <p>Go to <a href="https://nextdns.io/">NextDNS.com</a> and setup an account, it can be the free or pro unlimited plan that is currently $20 a year.</p> <h2 id="next-dns">Next DNS</h2> <p>Under the <strong>Setup</strong> tab scroll down and choose <strong>Routers</strong> and scroll down to <strong>DNSCrypt</strong></p> <ol> <li>Copy the &ldquo;stamp&rdquo;, it should be something like <em><strong>sdns://aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa</strong></em> but with a random assortment of upper case and lower case letters</li> <li>Also copy the &ldquo;static&rdquo; <em><strong>NextDNS-aaaaaa</strong></em> which should be a mix of numbers and letters</li> </ol> <h2 id="dream-machine">Dream Machine</h2> <p><img alt="Auto DNS Server" loading="lazy" src="https://davenelson.com/images/2026/11/udmp-auto-dns.jpg"></p>