selfhosting-tools/unbound-docker

What is this software

Unbound is a validating, recursive, caching DNS resolver released under the BSD licence. It is designed to be fast and lean and incorporates modern features based on open standards like DNS-over-TLS.

Features

• Lightweight & secure image (based on Alpine & multi-stage build: 11MB, no root process)
• Latest unbound version with hardening compilation options

Run with Docker-compose

version: '3.7'

services:
  unbound:
    container_name: unbound
    restart: always
    image: selfhostingtools/unbound:latest
    read_only: true
    volumes:
      - /mnt/unbound/conf:/etc/unbound
    ports:
      - 53:53
      - 53:53/udp

Configuration example

Put your dns zone file in /mnt/unbound/conf/unbound.conf

⚠️ This example allows requests from any IP! (i.e. open resolver)

server:
  use-syslog: no
  do-daemonize: no
  username: "unbound"
  directory: "/etc/unbound"
  trust-anchor-file: root.key
  interface: 0.0.0.0
  access-control: 0.0.0.0/0 allow

remote-control:
  control-enable: yes
  control-interface: 127.0.0.1

control-enable: yes is needed for Docker healthcheck.

Environment variables

You may want to change the running user:

Variable	Description	Type	Default value
UID	unbound user id	optional	991

Build the image

Build-time variables:

• UNBOUND_VERSION : version of Unbound
• GPG_FINGERPRINT : fingerprint of signing key
• SHA256_HASH : SHA256 hash of Unbound archive