DNS over HTTPS with cloudflared on macOS

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DNS over HTTPS with cloudflared on macOS

The instructions on Cloudflare's website are confusing and incomplete.

1. Install cloudflared:

    brew install cloudflare/cloudflare/cloudflared
   

2. Create the configuration file:

    mkdir /usr/local/etc/cloudflared/ && vim /usr/local/etc/cloudflared/config.yml
   

3. With the contents:

    proxy-dns: true
    proxy-dns-upstream:
      - https://1.1.1.1/dns-query
      - https://1.0.0.1/dns-query
   

4. Enable on system boot:

    sudo cloudflared service install
   

5. Start the service:

    sudo launchctl start com.cloudflare.cloudflared
   

6. Test with dig:

    dig @127.0.0.1 google.com A
   

7. Change your dns settings to point to 127.0.0.1:

    sudo networksetup -setdnsservers Wi-Fi 127.0.0.1