Should you change your DNS server (for gaming, streaming, general speed)

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  • dnscrypt-proxy

    dnscrypt-proxy 2 - A flexible DNS proxy, with support for encrypted DNS protocols.

  • If you're changing your DNS, you should be setting up system-wide DNS over HTTPS anyway, and most programs that implement DNS over HTTPS (like dnscrypt-proxy) also choose the lowest latency server from a list of servers on their own

  • nextdns

    NextDNS CLI client (DoH Proxy)

  • 1.1.1.1 (Cloudflare) and NextDNS actually have significantly less latency, but those improvements are only when initially looking up a domain name so it won't affect performance unless your ISP's DNS is really bad.

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