# Dnsmasq


To setup Dnsmasq you must be root ( `sudo -s` ) then install it with...

```
apt install dnsmasq
```

**When using systemd-resolved, you'll get a service start failure during install, so must disable DNS forwarding.**...

```
cp -iv disable-forwarding.conf /etc/dnsmasq.d/
```

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Once installed, we want dnsmasq to serve addresses...

**You'll need to change the IP address range (in the file) to match your LAN configuration.**

```
cp -iv dhcp-server.conf /etc/dnsmasq.d/
```

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Static IP addresses can be set, copy the file `dhcp-server-static.conf` in this directory to `/etc/dnsmasq.d/`...

**You'll need to add the MAC and IP addresses for your devices.**

```
cp -iv dhcp-server-static.conf /etc/dnsmasq.d/
```

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Finally restart dnsmasq and check for errors.

```
systemctl restart dnsmasq
systemctl status dnsmasq
```

You should now have a running dnsmasq service!