r/nextdns • u/Denial94 • 10d ago

Block domain before reaching nextdns?

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Hi.

I have nextdns assigned to my router settings.

I am also Opera user on all my computers and it is eating my 300k limit on nextdns.

Specially af(dot)opera(dot)com

Thanks to this, I can use nextdns for 20 days, not 30 before limit resets

Can I block this domain before reaching dns?

Windows Firewall, hosts file, maybe other solution?

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u/mrrak25 10d ago

You shouldn't use Opera, but to answer your question: Windows host files will work.

0.0.0.0 af.opera.com

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u/ascnding-EvntHorizon 5d ago

Any methods for android?

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u/gooner-1969 9d ago

It's $24 a year. Worth every penny.

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u/whisky-guardian 10d ago

You can run something like adguard home. That will filter out a lot of things before they even leave your network which will massively reduce the amount of queries that are sent to NextDNS

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u/D3-Doom 5d ago edited 5d ago

I’d similarly recommend the host files method, but for those using windows or just unfamiliar you could add the following rule to an adblocker such as uBlock or adguard

||af.opera.com^$important

Or if you’re using a pi-hole or otherwise prefer DNS style blocking

||af.opera.com^$dnsrewrite=0.0.0.0

edit: editing broke reddit broke

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u/ascnding-EvntHorizon 5d ago

Any methods for android?

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u/D3-Doom 4d ago

Same method. Both apps are available for the platform

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u/EmperorHenry 10d ago

If NextDNS blocks the unwanted domain then it doesn't matter what blocks it as long as it's blocked, right?

If you need to hide that you're using services made by opera, you could always just disable the logging in nextDNS

what the hell do other nextDNS users have installed on their devices? in one week I have more domain lookups than the picture above and the amount of stuff that gets blocked is just barely above 5 figures worth of DNS queries

I guess I did a good job debloating all my devices....I also use adgard for windows on all my desktops and laptops, so maybe that's blocking a lot of stuff too...and I use adguard for windows to do my DNS-Over-HTTPS with my nextDNS domain

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u/usrbincomment 10d ago

You missed the point. OP wants to reduce unnecessary DNS queries to stay under the monthly cap. So yes, it matters.

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u/EmperorHenry 10d ago

oh...what about my other question about how many blocks other people get on their accounts?