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MasterDnsVPN

DNS tunnel that carries TCP traffic through DNS queries to bypass censorship

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What it is

A client and server pair that wraps TCP connections inside DNS queries and responses, exposing a SOCKS5 proxy or TCP forwarding on the client side. It uses a compact custom protocol with retransmission, spreads traffic across many resolvers with health checks and failover, and can duplicate packets to survive heavy loss and small MTUs. People on filtered networks run the server on their own host and connect through public resolvers when other routes are blocked.

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7,128 GitHub stars.
7,128

Forks
796
Commits
1,038
Contributors
17
Language
Go
License
MIT
Last commit
Aug 29, 2026
On GitHub since
January 2026
First release
March 2026
Platforms
macOS, Windows, Linux, CLI, self-hosted
Self-hostable
Yes
Author
Amin Mahmoudi
Tags
  • dns
  • vpn
  • networking
  • proxy
  • encryption

Last synced from GitHub on Oct 20, 2026

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