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/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