Manage local DNS resolution for your development environment.

Overview

local.dev includes a Technitium DNS server for local domain management.

Accessing DNS

Navigate to Local → DNS in your dashboard.

Zones

Creating a Zone

1. Click Add Zone
2. Enter the domain name
3. Configure zone type
4. Add records

Zone Types

DNS Records

Adding Records

Name: api
Type: A
Value: 127.0.0.1
TTL: 300

Record Types

Common Configurations

Local Development Domain

*.local.test → 127.0.0.1

This routes all subdomains to localhost.

Service Discovery

api.local.test → 127.0.0.1:3000
db.local.test → 127.0.0.1:5432
cache.local.test → 127.0.0.1:6379

Configuration

System DNS Setup

Point your system to use local.dev DNS:

macOS:

sudo networksetup -setdnsservers Wi-Fi 10.3.3.3

Linux:

echo "nameserver 10.3.3.3" | sudo tee /etc/resolv.conf

Troubleshooting

DNS Not Resolving

1. Verify DNS server is running
2. Check zone configuration
3. Flush DNS cache
4. Test with dig or nslookup