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Setting up dnsmasq on Ubuntu 17.4/17.10 and pointing a TLD to a local ip address
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dnsmasq.md

Install

sudo apt update
sudo apt install dnsmasq

Point a TLD to a local ip

Replace test with your domain and xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with your local ip address

sudo echo "local=/test/" > /etc/dnsmasq.d/test
sudo echo "address=/test/xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" >> /etc/dnsmasq.d/test

Restart dnsmasq

sudo systemctl restart dnsmasq

Point systemd-resolved to dnsmasq

sudo nano /etc/systemd/resolved.conf

Find:

#DNS=
#FallbackDNS=

Replace with:

DNS=127.0.1.1
FallbackDNS=127.0.1.1

Restart systemd-resolved

sudo systemctl restart systemd-resolved

Test

Running: nslookup test.test, should print:

Server:		127.0.0.53
Address:	127.0.0.53#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name:	test.test
Address: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Note the Address: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx should be our ip.

Running: systemd-resolve --status, should print:

Global
         DNS Servers: 127.0.1.1
         ...

Note the DNS Servers: 127.0.1.1

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