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Route complete TLD (*.dev for example) to 127.0.0.1

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For development purposes I want all DNS requests to the .dev TLD to forward to my own PC.

The hosts file does not suffice. I use multiple domains and also multiple subdomains. I would have to add a line for each combination.

I have read that a DNS forwarder like DNSmasq can be used to do the job (for example as described here). Also this software is already installed on Ubuntu 12.10.

The problem is that I fail to see how and where I should configure DNSmasq, i.e., where I should put this line:

address=/dev/127.0.0.1

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answered 3 Years ago nalystcul · Accepted Answer

The complete standalone dnsmasq (DHCP and DNS server) is not installed by default in Ubuntu 12.04 and 12.10, but a package called dnsmasq-base is installed by default in Ubuntu Desktop 12.04 and 12.10. The dnsmasq-base package contains the dnsmasq binary and is used by NetworkManager.

To do what you want you will need to use dnsmasq as a caching DNS server. You need to:

Install dnsmasq
sudo apt-get install dnsmasq

Change your network setting, so that your computer uses itself as it dns server.

Make the changes to the config files:

Create /etc/dnsmasq.d/dev-tld with these contents:

local=/dev/



address=/dev/127.0.0.5

The first command says *.dev requests can't be forwarded to your real DNS server. The second says *.dev resolves to 127.0.0.5 which is localhost.

Restart the dnsmasq service (not network-manager)