If you&#x27;re doing this then make sure that your router uses your DNS server so you don&#x27;t have to manually enable it on all your devices (especially those pesky Android devices that don&#x27;t allow you to have a custom dns server with a dynamic ip).<p>You can also replace your routers firmware with OpenWRT. OpenWRT uses dnsmasq by default (and allows you to customize the configuration, of course), so you don&#x27;t even have to use a separate server.