Set Up Your Own DoH Service

DNS over HTTPS (DoH) is a privacy protocol that encrypts DNS queries — the lookups your device makes to turn domain names like "example.com" into IP addresses. Normally these lookups are sent in plaintext, so your ISP, the Wi‑Fi network operator, or anyone snooping on the connection can see every site you visit. - The article walks through setting up a personal DoH proxy using `doh-server` (a Rust-based server) and `nginx` (a popular web server) as a reverse proxy, so you can run your own encrypted DNS resolver instead of relying on public ones like Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 or Google's 8.8.8.8. - "DoH" is the HTTPS-encrypted variant; "DoT" (DNS over TLS) is another encrypted standard. Both fight ISP tracking, censorship, and man-in-the-middle attacks. - Running your own DoH service means you control the logs and the resolver — no third party sees your DNS traffic — but it requires a VPS (virtual private server) and a domain name, plus basic sysadmin skills.