Observability on Ivan Versluis — Networknethttps://networknet.nl/tags/observability/Recent content in Observability on Ivan Versluis — NetworknetHugoenSat, 05 Sep 2026 13:55:32 +0200DNS with a deliberate pathhttps://networknet.nl/notes/pihole-encrypted-dns/Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://networknet.nl/notes/pihole-encrypted-dns/<h2 id="more-than-a-name-lookup">More than a name lookup</h2> <p>DNS is a shared dependency for home devices, Kubernetes workloads and internal services. My homelab separates those responsibilities rather than treating every lookup as the same problem.</p> <p>Pi-hole provides filtering for LAN clients. Unbound handles upstream resolution. CoreDNS remains responsible for Kubernetes service discovery and selected internal hostname overrides. The purpose is a DNS path that can be explained, constrained and observed—not simply a resolver that answers.</p>