Blocky

Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API

Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.4

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely2 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Blocky is ranked #6 of 28 in DNS filtering software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

Blocky plans and pricing

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Blocky Free Free and open source · self-hosted DNS proxy github.com · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on DNS filtering software

Deployment modes: dns
Category filtering: Yes
Custom domain policies: Yes
Activity reports: Yes

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The record

What it does: Blocky is a DNS proxy and ad blocker for local networks, written in Go.
Blocking: It blocks DNS queries using external ad-blocking and malware lists, supports allowlisting, and can apply lists by client group.
DNS configuration: It supports custom DNS resolution, conditional forwarding, and upstream resolvers assigned by client group.
DNS protocols: It supports DNS over UDP and TCP, HTTPS, TLS, QUIC, and HTTPS/3.
Caching: It offers configurable DNS answer caching and prefetching for frequently used queries.
Security: It supports DNSSEC validation and says it collects no user data, telemetry, or statistics.
Integrations: It provides Prometheus metrics, Grafana dashboards, REST API endpoints, and a CLI tool.
Query logging: DNS query logs can be stored in CSV or MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, or Timescale databases.
Deployment: The project offers a standalone binary and Docker container, with multi-architecture images and a community-supported Helm chart.
Configuration: Blocky uses one or more YAML configuration files and is described as stateless, with no database or temporary files required.
Supported hardware: The project lists support for x86-64, ARM, and MIPS architectures, including Raspberry Pi and OpenWrt routers.
Audience: The project describes use across home networks, homelabs, and businesses, and its feature list includes client groups such as kids and smart home devices.
Support: The maintainer welcomes issues, feature suggestions, and pull requests, and invites users to contribute financially to ongoing development.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best DNS Filtering Software in 2026#6 of 28

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Sources

github.com/0xERR0R/blocky· checked 4 Oct 2026
0xerr0r.github.io/blocky/latest/installation/· checked 4 Oct 2026