Choosing the right DNS server can make a huge difference in your home lab. In this video, I break down the five DNS servers I think every home lab should know about in 2026: Technitium DNS, Unbound, BIND9, Pi-hole, and CoreDNS. I explain where each solution excels, how I use them in my own environment, and compare their approaches to high availability, clustering, GitOps, and Kubernetes integration. Whether you’re running Proxmox, Docker, Kubernetes, or a traditional virtualized home lab, this guide will help you choose the right DNS server for your infrastructure.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:42 Why these are my top DNS servers for 2026
01:39 Technitium DNS
03:36 Native clustering in Technitium
04:22 Unbound
06:03 GitOps and Unbound redundancy
06:58 BIND9
08:56 Pi-hole
10:00 Nebula Sync and Pi-hole HA
11:07 CoreDNS
12:50 Comparing high availability approaches
13:42 My recommendations
14:24 Wrapping up
