named.conf for a forwarding only naming server (to be used as the nameserver by localhost, in order to cache queries)

named.conf

//
// named.conf
//

options {
	listen-on port 53 { 127.0.0.1; };
	listen-on-v6 port 53 { ::1; };
	directory 	"/var/named";
	dump-file 	"/var/named/data/cache_dump.db";
	statistics-file "/var/named/data/named_stats.txt";
	memstatistics-file "/var/named/data/named_mem_stats.txt";
	allow-query     { localhost; };

	recursion yes;

	forwarders {
		8.8.8.8;
		8.8.4.4;
	};
	forward only;

	dnssec-validation auto;

        auth-nxdomain no;    # conform to RFC1035

	pid-file "/run/named/named.pid";
};

logging {
        channel default_debug {
                file "data/named.run";
                severity dynamic;
        };
};

zone "." IN {
	type hint;
	file "named.ca";
};

include "/etc/named.rfc1912.zones";
include "/etc/named.root.key";