Emercoin DNS, Alfis DNS and Unbound DNS in a docker

Get access to blockchain-based dns systems on your PC (EmerDNS, Alfis DNS and ClearNet)

Install

Clone git:

git clone https://github.com/RNDpacman/blockchain_dns_system.git

cd ./blockchain_dns_system

Run containers with a compose:

docker-compose up -d

Wait a while for the blockchain data to download and try it.

Check progress download emercoin blockchain:

docker exec emer-dns emercoin-cli -datadir=/emc getinfo

...
 "blocks": 639227,
...

Check resolve

Alfis DNS:

host howto.ygg 127.0.0.1

EmerDNS:

host rtfm.emc 127.0.0.1

Clearnet

host iana.org 127.0.0.1

Custom

If you want something special you can configure unbound.conf to suit your needs:

vim ./unbound.conf

For example, enable logging:

server:
  log-queries: yes
  log-replies: yes
  logfile: /dev/stdout
  verbosity: 3

View logs:

docker compose logs unbound