Date: 2017jan31 OS: Linux Q. How can I setup a caching DNS server? A. You can use BIND but that's overkill. I think dnsmasq is a better choice. These instructions worked for me: https://www.g-loaded.eu/2010/09/18/caching-nameserver-using-dnsmasq/ I added this option so it would not spray requests to all servers: strict-order Some numbers for your /etc/resolv.dnsmasq file: http://www.davekb.com/browse_computer_tips:easy_to_remember_dns_server:txt