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Dnsmasq
home-assistant/addons
2.1.0
Security 5/8
regular – a few times a year
Dnsmasq is a simple DNS server that resolves domain names to IP addresses. Users use it to provide local DNS services for devices on a network.
Facts about this add-on
- Security rating
- 5 / 8
- Ingress
- no
- Maintenance
- regular – a few times a year (5 changes/year)
- Version
2.1.0- Last change
- April 23, 2026
- Repository
- home-assistant/addons
- Project
- github.com
- Architectures
- aarch64, amd64
- Ports
- 53/tcp -> 53, 53/udp -> 53
Installation
- In Home Assistant open Settings → Add-ons → Add-on Store, and add the repository https://github.com/home-assistant/addons through the three-dot menu.
- Reload the store and open Dnsmasq.
- Install the add-on and wait for the first start.
- Open the interface on the port of your instance (53/tcp -> 53, 53/udp -> 53).
Add repository to my Home Assistant Open the add-on directly
Both links go through my.home-assistant.io and open the store of your own instance – no address of ours is involved.