Self-hosted Tailscale, Part 2: Ad-blocking DNS

Posted on 2026-05-11 in Software • Tagged with dns , howto , linux , security , tailscale , vpn

In Part 1 I set up Headscale and had every tailnet client use Cloudflare DNS. That works, but it's leaving value on the table: every device that connects to my Tailscale gets whatever DNS servers I set, so I might as well run my own DNS server inside the private …


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Nextcloud CardDAV and CalDAV discovery with DNS records

Posted on 2022-02-17 in Software • Tagged with nextcloud , howto , self-hosting , dns

I use a self-hosted Nextcloud instance to hold a lot of my personal data, and that includes my contacts and calendars. Recently I had to reinstall DAVx5 on my phone, and I was surprised that the Nextcloud account was failing to be added.

The DAVx5 error logs showed that it …


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