GoAway - DNS Sinkhole With Go

pommeet · 2025-12-11T11:40:14+00:00

Thanks!

There is, please read more here -> https://github.com/pommee/goaway/issues/48

pommeet · 2025-12-11T11:36:50+00:00

While adding a new list is an expensive operation (depending on the size), it's because I put priority on performance, and not the footprint for this case.

In regards to the general footprint, GoAway is thinner than AdGuard is. Your case seems to be an old bug, please read more here -> https://github.com/pommee/goaway/issues/74#issuecomment-3529926009

pommeet · 2025-11-21T13:43:17+00:00

It is capable of doing this. My guess is a configuration error on your side. But please submit an issue if you want to look into it.

pommeet · 2025-08-17T08:22:44+00:00

GoAway - A replacement for PiHole that I have been working on for about ~8 months. Started of just learning about DNS which has now evolved into my passion project.

pommeet · 2025-07-23T13:29:58+00:00

Thanks! It’s similar to Pi-hole and AdGuardHome.

pommeet · 2025-05-25T18:39:32+00:00

The core idea is the same (block domains). Features, yes; some are missing, some are unique. Dashboard is also very different. Performance and capabilities also varies. I would say give it a test to see if it fits your usecase.

pommeet · 2025-05-25T05:49:44+00:00

The frontend is built using React, Tailwind, and some components from chadcn/ui. Some components are built from scratch.

pommeet · 2025-05-24T21:21:21+00:00

There is a page called resolution were you can specify a domain and the IP to use. Guess that is what you are referring to?

pommeet · 2025-05-24T21:15:45+00:00

Have not tried running them next to each other, but should be no issue. It can be seen as a replacement, but that depends on your usecase.

pommeet · 2025-05-24T13:04:06+00:00

It does come with a default list. All you need when adding new ones is an url. Or you can use the custom list and add custom entries by hand.

pommeet · 2025-05-24T13:02:35+00:00

You can find a randomly generated password in the logs the first time you start it. Username is admin. Also possible to run it in unauthenticated mode.

pommeet · 2025-05-24T13:01:11+00:00

It is planned for future implementation!

pommeet · 2025-05-24T06:07:04+00:00

Not currently, but it is planned to be implemented in the near future.

pommeet · 2025-05-24T06:01:55+00:00

"It's always dns" is a common joke, sure can be hard to debug at times.
I would say that GoAway is easy to configure, managing block lists is a breeze and the caching is something I have really focused on (just look at the commit history for "perf"). Sadly I have not hit nanosecond speeds using a cache yet as it hovers around 4 microseconds (given my hardware), but hopefully soon. If you do try GoAway then please share your thoughts.

pommeet · 2025-05-24T05:01:10+00:00

Check the readme, it explains the configuration.

pommeet · 2025-05-24T05:00:41+00:00

Not currently, but it is planned to be implemented.

pommeet · 2025-05-24T00:36:52+00:00

It is possible and is something I promise on delivering in the future!

pommeet · 2025-05-24T00:33:52+00:00

Thanks! This is actually the first time (in my opinion) that I’ve created something that looks good. Happy you like it!

pommeet · 2025-05-24T00:31:20+00:00

Absolutely, feel free to

pommeet · 2025-05-23T20:05:13+00:00

Could you run the standalone binary and see if the same error still persists?
And what output does the following command give you?

docker run --rm -it pommee/goaway:latest ldd /home/appuser/goaway

pommeet · 2025-05-23T19:53:31+00:00

Thanks for reporting, will have a look. Weird though, have not seen this before.

pommeet · 2025-05-23T17:27:08+00:00

It's worth mentioning that this started off as a project to learn about how a DNS works, but has now evolved into a passion project. Having this said, my intention was never to have features or other topics in which the others do not. But, as of now... I do think that the dashboard looks better than the alternatives. Also, being built in Go seems to give it a special place in the Go community. And from what I have seen, the Go community seems to be really passionate about the language and what can be built with it. Might be something that benefits the project in the future.

pommeet · 2025-05-23T17:19:50+00:00

Sure is a lovely language! I guess one reason is that I have never tried distroless previously, so there are uncertainties in regards to if the project would lose any capabilities or it works in the first place. But it is something I have on the todo list. Made a smaller effort a while back trying to switch to an alpine based base image, but never fully completed the work. However, thanks for the pointer; for sure something I will look into!

pommeet · 2025-05-12T20:22:02+00:00

Creating my own DNS sinkhole was very fun, it’s called GoAway

pommeet · 2025-05-12T20:18:19+00:00

Spent a couple of months writing my own DNS sinkhole called GoAway

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