Yes but because the pi hole is a customizable dnsmasq,  you can setup dnscrypt, dns over https and more than two+1 terrestrial upstream DNS servers.  

On Wed, Sep 2, 2020 at 2:59 PM ABQLUG <community@abqlug.com> wrote:
Might be a good excuse to try out Pi hole or Adguard on a Raspberry Pi.

Though that still relies on an upstream DNS host. Which is probably for

the best.



~ Jared



On Sep 2 2020 2:46 PM, John Osmon wrote:

> [... run your own resolver ...]

>

> On Wed, Sep 02, 2020 at 02:16:14PM -0600, Paul wrote:

>> Sure, but you're still going to need to use an upstream DNS

>> provider.

>

> No you don't.  You just need Internet access and an updated

> hints file so you can find the root servers.

>

> One of the purposes of the DNS is to be self-sufficient.

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