AdGuardDNS/README.md

 #  AdGuard DNS

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AdGuard DNS is an alternative solution for tracker blocking, privacy protection,
and parental control.  Easy to set up and free to use, it provides a necessary
minimum of best protection against online ads, trackers, and phishing, no matter
what platform and device you use.



##  DNS Privacy

If you use regular client-server protocol, you are at risk of your DNS requests
being intercepted and, subsequently, eavesdropped and/or altered.  For instance,
in the US the Senate voted to eliminate rules that restricted ISPs from selling
their users' browsing data.  Moreover, DNS is often used for censorship and
surveillance purposes on the government level.

All of this is possible due to the lack of encryption, and AdGuard DNS provides
a solution.  It supports all known DNS encryption protocols including
DNS-over-HTTPS, DNS-over-TLS, DNS-over-QUIC, and DNSCrypt.

On top of that, AdGuard DNS provides no-logs [privacy policy] which means we do
not record logs of your browsing activity.

[privacy policy]: https://adguard-dns.io/privacy.html



##  Basic Features

 *  **Blocking trackers network-wide** with no additional software required.
    You can even set it up on your router to block ads on all devices connected
    to your home Wi-Fi network.

 *  Protection from phishing and hazardous websites and malvertising (malicious
    ads).

 *  Use the **Family protection** mode of AdGuard DNS to block access to all
    websites with adult content and enforce safe search in the browser, in
    addition to the regular perks of ad blocking and browsing security.

   ###  Can AdGuard DNS replace a traditional blocker?

It depends.  DNS-level blocking lacks the flexibility of the traditional ad
blockers.  For instance, there is no cosmetic pages processing.  So in general,
traditional blockers provide higher quality.



##  Personal DNS server

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You can sign up for a personal AdGuard DNS account and get access to the
following features:

 *  Manage devices and their settings in one place.

 *  Manage blocklists that are used to block ads.

 *  View statistics on the DNS queries, companies, countries your devices try to
    connect to.

 *  You can also maintain your own set of rules in the "User rules" section.
    AdGuard DNS provides a flexible [rules system].

 *  AdGuard DNS also provides an [API] that can be used to integrate with it if
    you need that.

[rules system]: https://adguard-dns.io/kb/general/dns-filtering-syntax/
[API]:          https://adguard-dns.io/kb/private-dns/api/



##  Software License

Copyright (C) 2022-2023 AdGuard Software Ltd.

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free
Software Foundation, version 3.