Re:macOS 26 breaks custom DNS settings including .internal
by neilsharma425 on Thursday March 19, 2026 @12:11PM
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Has anyone found a working workaround yet? I use dnsmasq for .local dev routing and held off updating after seeing this but curious if there is a viable path forward short of waiting for Apple to patch it.
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Re:macOS 26 breaks custom DNS settings including .internal
by cortesoft on Thursday March 19, 2026 @12:17PM
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Wouldn’t the workaround just be to have your local dns server enable recursive lookups, and point all your DNS queries to it?
Re:macOS 26 breaks custom DNS settings including .internal
by mkagenius on Thursday March 19, 2026 @12:14PM
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holding off update seems like reasonable step till the patch comes. I also run a .local for apple containers though not docker.
Re:macOS 26 breaks custom DNS settings including .internal
by kenny_r on Thursday March 19, 2026 @12:48PM
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What I'd suggest is using lvh.me, which always resolves to localhost, as do all it's subdomains. If you need a specific IP you can use nip.io.
If you want valid certs you can generate them with mkcert and add them to your system trust store.