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dnsmasq is free software providing Domain Name System (DNS) caching, a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, router advertisement and network boot features, intended for small computer networks.

Key facts

Software.name
dnsmasq
Software.screenshot
File:Dnsmasq 2.90 version info screenshot.png
Software.logo
Dnsmasq icon.svg
Software.logo size
125px
Software.logo alt
dnsmasq logo
Software.caption
dnsmasq displaying its version info
Software.developer
Simon Kelley
Software.programming language
C
Software.operating system
Unix-like
Software.genre
DNS server
Software.license
GNU General Public License Version 2 or 3

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dnsmasq is free software providing Domain Name System (DNS) caching, a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, router advertisement and network boot features, intended for small computer networks.

dnsmasq has low requirements for system resources, can run on Linux, BSDs, Android and macOS, and is included in most Linux distributions. Consequently, it "is present in a lot of home routers and certain Internet of Things gadgets" and is included in Android.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “dnsmasq” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.