mywildcloud-org/content/get-started/dns-server-setup/index.md

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title	date	series	series_order
Set up your DNS server	2025-08-04	Wild Cloud Setup	5

{{}} This section is mandatory and, we admit, not accessible to non-technical audience. We have plans for this before releasing to early-adopters. These instructions are a placeholder suitable for Wild Cloud devs and will be replaced before the Early-Adopter release. {{}}

Get your hardware

Make sure you have a dedicated machine for your DNS server. It can be tiny, like an Orange Pi Zero.

Install your OS

• Install another Debian-based Linux machine on your LAN (e.g. Debian or Ubuntu).
• Make sure you can SSH in from your operator machine.
• Record it's IP address.

Install the DNS software

• Run wild-dnsmasq-install from your Wild Cloud Home on your operator machine.

Update your LAN router

• Log in to your LAN router's web interface.
• Find the DHCP settings and reserve the IP address you recorded for your DNS server.
• Set the DNS server for your LAN to the IP address of your DNS server.

Next Steps

Now that you have a DNS server set up, let's set up your wild cloud.