chore: bump version to 0.7.3

feat: resolve .numa services to LAN IP for remote clients (#23 )
* feat: resolve .numa services to LAN IP for remote clients Remote DNS clients (e.g. phones on same WiFi) received 127.0.0.1 for local .numa services, which is unreachable from their perspective. Now returns the host's LAN IP when the query originates from a non-loopback address. Also auto-widens proxy bind to 0.0.0.0 when DNS is already public, and adds a startup warning when the proxy remains localhost-only. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix: respect proxy bind_addr config, don't auto-widen The auto-widen silently overrode an explicit config value — the user's config should be the source of truth. Now the proxy always uses the configured bind_addr, and the warning fires whenever it's 127.0.0.1. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com> * docs: update proxy bind_addr comment in example config Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com> --------- Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-03-29 23:16:46 +03:00 · 2026-03-29 23:15:42 +03:00 · 2026-03-29 14:22:07 +03:00 · 2026-03-29 11:44:10 +03:00 · 2026-03-29 11:42:08 +03:00 · 2026-03-29 11:14:25 +03:00
58 changed files with 11340 additions and 690 deletions
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -24,3 +24,16 @@ jobs:
        run: cargo clippy -- -D warnings
      - name: test
        run: cargo test
+      - name: audit
+        run: cargo install cargo-audit && cargo audit
+
+  check-windows:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+      - name: build
+        run: cargo build
+      - name: clippy
+        run: cargo clippy -- -D warnings
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,12 +19,15 @@ jobs:
          - target: aarch64-apple-darwin
            os: macos-latest
            name: numa-macos-aarch64
-          - target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+          - target: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
            os: ubuntu-latest
            name: numa-linux-x86_64
-          - target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+          - target: aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
            os: ubuntu-latest
            name: numa-linux-aarch64
+          - target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
+            os: windows-latest
+            name: numa-windows-x86_64

    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    steps:
@@ -35,23 +38,36 @@ jobs:
        with:
          targets: ${{ matrix.target }}

-      - name: Install cross-compilation tools
-        if: matrix.target == 'aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu'
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu
+      - name: Install musl tools (x86_64)
+        if: matrix.target == 'x86_64-unknown-linux-musl'
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y musl-tools

-      - name: Build
+      - name: Install cross (aarch64)
+        if: matrix.target == 'aarch64-unknown-linux-musl'
+        run: cargo install cross
+
+      - name: Build (native)
+        if: matrix.target != 'aarch64-unknown-linux-musl'
        run: cargo build --release --target ${{ matrix.target }}
-        env:
-          CARGO_TARGET_AARCH64_UNKNOWN_LINUX_GNU_LINKER: aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc

-      - name: Package
+      - name: Build (cross)
+        if: matrix.target == 'aarch64-unknown-linux-musl'
+        run: cross build --release --target ${{ matrix.target }}
+
+      - name: Package (Unix)
+        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
        run: |
          cd target/${{ matrix.target }}/release
          tar czf ../../../${{ matrix.name }}.tar.gz numa
          cd ../../..
-          sha256sum ${{ matrix.name }}.tar.gz > ${{ matrix.name }}.tar.gz.sha256
+          sha256sum ${{ matrix.name }}.tar.gz > ${{ matrix.name }}.tar.gz.sha256 || shasum -a 256 ${{ matrix.name }}.tar.gz > ${{ matrix.name }}.tar.gz.sha256
+
+      - name: Package (Windows)
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          Compress-Archive -Path "target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/numa.exe" -DestinationPath "${{ matrix.name }}.zip"
+          (Get-FileHash "${{ matrix.name }}.zip" -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLower() + "  ${{ matrix.name }}.zip" | Out-File "${{ matrix.name }}.zip.sha256" -Encoding ascii

      - name: Upload artifact
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -60,9 +76,24 @@ jobs:
          path: |
            ${{ matrix.name }}.tar.gz
            ${{ matrix.name }}.tar.gz.sha256
+            ${{ matrix.name }}.zip
+            ${{ matrix.name }}.zip.sha256
+
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Rust
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+
+      - name: Publish to crates.io
+        run: cargo publish
+        env:
+          CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}

  release:
-    needs: build
+    needs: [build, publish]
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
@@ -75,4 +106,5 @@ jobs:
          generate_release_notes: true
          files: |
            *.tar.gz
+            *.zip
            *.sha256
--- a/.github/workflows/static.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# Simple workflow for deploying static content to GitHub Pages
+name: Deploy static content to Pages
+
+on:
+  # Runs on pushes targeting the default branch
+  push:
+    branches: ["main"]
+
+  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+# Sets permissions of the GITHUB_TOKEN to allow deployment to GitHub Pages
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pages: write
+  id-token: write
+
+# Allow only one concurrent deployment, skipping runs queued between the run in-progress and latest queued.
+# However, do NOT cancel in-progress runs as we want to allow these production deployments to complete.
+concurrency:
+  group: "pages"
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
+jobs:
+  # Single deploy job since we're just deploying
+  deploy:
+    environment:
+      name: github-pages
+      url: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Install pandoc
+        run: sudo apt-get install -y pandoc
+      - name: Generate blog HTML
+        run: make blog
+      - name: Setup Pages
+        uses: actions/configure-pages@v5
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          # Upload entire repository
+          path: './site'
+      - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
+        id: deployment
+        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 /target
 CLAUDE.md
 docs/
+site/blog/posts/
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -18,10 +18,16 @@ dependencies = [
 ]

 [[package]]
-name = "anstream"
-version = "0.6.21"
+name = "anes"
+version = "0.1.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "43d5b281e737544384e969a5ccad3f1cdd24b48086a0fc1b2a5262a26b8f4f4a"
+checksum = "4b46cbb362ab8752921c97e041f5e366ee6297bd428a31275b9fcf1e380f7299"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "anstream"
+version = "1.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "824a212faf96e9acacdbd09febd34438f8f711fb84e09a8916013cd7815ca28d"
 dependencies = [
 "anstyle",
 "anstyle-parse",
@@ -34,15 +40,15 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "anstyle"
-version = "1.0.13"
+version = "1.0.14"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5192cca8006f1fd4f7237516f40fa183bb07f8fbdfedaa0036de5ea9b0b45e78"
+checksum = "940b3a0ca603d1eade50a4846a2afffd5ef57a9feac2c0e2ec2e14f9ead76000"

 [[package]]
 name = "anstyle-parse"
-version = "0.2.7"
+version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4e7644824f0aa2c7b9384579234ef10eb7efb6a0deb83f9630a49594dd9c15c2"
+checksum = "52ce7f38b242319f7cabaa6813055467063ecdc9d355bbb4ce0c68908cd8130e"
 dependencies = [
 "utf8parse",
 ]
@@ -67,6 +73,15 @@ dependencies = [
 "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "arc-swap"
+version = "1.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a07d1f37ff60921c83bdfc7407723bdefe89b44b98a9b772f225c8f9d67141a6"
+dependencies = [
+ "rustversion",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "asn1-rs"
 version = "0.6.2"
@@ -142,9 +157,9 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "aws-lc-sys"
-version = "0.39.0"
+version = "0.39.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1fa7e52a4c5c547c741610a2c6f123f3881e409b714cd27e6798ef020c514f0a"
+checksum = "83a25cf98105baa966497416dbd42565ce3a8cf8dbfd59803ec9ad46f3126399"
 dependencies = [
 "cc",
 "cmake",
@@ -229,10 +244,16 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1e748733b7cbc798e1434b6ac524f0c1ff2ab456fe201501e6497c8417a4fc33"

 [[package]]
-name = "cc"
-version = "1.2.57"
+name = "cast"
+version = "0.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7a0dd1ca384932ff3641c8718a02769f1698e7563dc6974ffd03346116310423"
+checksum = "37b2a672a2cb129a2e41c10b1224bb368f9f37a2b16b612598138befd7b37eb5"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "cc"
+version = "1.2.58"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e1e928d4b69e3077709075a938a05ffbedfa53a84c8f766efbf8220bb1ff60e1"
 dependencies = [
 "find-msvc-tools",
 "jobserver",
@@ -253,19 +274,71 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "613afe47fcd5fac7ccf1db93babcb082c5994d996f20b8b159f2ad1658eb5724"

 [[package]]
-name = "cmake"
-version = "0.1.57"
+name = "ciborium"
+version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "75443c44cd6b379beb8c5b45d85d0773baf31cce901fe7bb252f4eff3008ef7d"
+checksum = "42e69ffd6f0917f5c029256a24d0161db17cea3997d185db0d35926308770f0e"
+dependencies = [
+ "ciborium-io",
+ "ciborium-ll",
+ "serde",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "ciborium-io"
+version = "0.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "05afea1e0a06c9be33d539b876f1ce3692f4afea2cb41f740e7743225ed1c757"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "ciborium-ll"
+version = "0.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "57663b653d948a338bfb3eeba9bb2fd5fcfaecb9e199e87e1eda4d9e8b240fd9"
+dependencies = [
+ "ciborium-io",
+ "half",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "clap"
+version = "4.6.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b193af5b67834b676abd72466a96c1024e6a6ad978a1f484bd90b85c94041351"
+dependencies = [
+ "clap_builder",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "clap_builder"
+version = "4.6.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "714a53001bf66416adb0e2ef5ac857140e7dc3a0c48fb28b2f10762fc4b5069f"
+dependencies = [
+ "anstyle",
+ "clap_lex",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "clap_lex"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c8d4a3bb8b1e0c1050499d1815f5ab16d04f0959b233085fb31653fbfc9d98f9"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "cmake"
+version = "0.1.58"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c0f78a02292a74a88ac736019ab962ece0bc380e3f977bf72e376c5d78ff0678"
 dependencies = [
 "cc",
 ]

 [[package]]
 name = "colorchoice"
-version = "1.0.4"
+version = "1.0.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b05b61dc5112cbb17e4b6cd61790d9845d13888356391624cbe7e41efeac1e75"
+checksum = "1d07550c9036bf2ae0c684c4297d503f838287c83c53686d05370d0e139ae570"

 [[package]]
 name = "compression-codecs"
@@ -293,6 +366,73 @@ dependencies = [
 "cfg-if",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "criterion"
+version = "0.5.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f2b12d017a929603d80db1831cd3a24082f8137ce19c69e6447f54f5fc8d692f"
+dependencies = [
+ "anes",
+ "cast",
+ "ciborium",
+ "clap",
+ "criterion-plot",
+ "is-terminal",
+ "itertools",
+ "num-traits",
+ "once_cell",
+ "oorandom",
+ "plotters",
+ "rayon",
+ "regex",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_derive",
+ "serde_json",
+ "tinytemplate",
+ "walkdir",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "criterion-plot"
+version = "0.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6b50826342786a51a89e2da3a28f1c32b06e387201bc2d19791f622c673706b1"
+dependencies = [
+ "cast",
+ "itertools",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-deque"
+version = "0.8.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9dd111b7b7f7d55b72c0a6ae361660ee5853c9af73f70c3c2ef6858b950e2e51"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-epoch",
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-epoch"
+version = "0.9.18"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5b82ac4a3c2ca9c3460964f020e1402edd5753411d7737aa39c3714ad1b5420e"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-utils"
+version = "0.8.21"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d0a5c400df2834b80a4c3327b3aad3a4c4cd4de0629063962b03235697506a28"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "crunchy"
+version = "0.2.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "460fbee9c2c2f33933d720630a6a0bac33ba7053db5344fac858d4b8952d77d5"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "data-encoding"
 version = "2.10.0"
@@ -340,10 +480,16 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "92773504d58c093f6de2459af4af33faa518c13451eb8f2b5698ed3d36e7c813"

 [[package]]
-name = "env_filter"
-version = "1.0.0"
+name = "either"
+version = "1.15.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7a1c3cc8e57274ec99de65301228b537f1e4eedc1b8e0f9411c6caac8ae7308f"
+checksum = "48c757948c5ede0e46177b7add2e67155f70e33c07fea8284df6576da70b3719"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "env_filter"
+version = "1.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "32e90c2accc4b07a8456ea0debdc2e7587bdd890680d71173a15d4ae604f6eef"
 dependencies = [
 "log",
 "regex",
@@ -351,9 +497,9 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "env_logger"
-version = "0.11.9"
+version = "0.11.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b2daee4ea451f429a58296525ddf28b45a3b64f1acf6587e2067437bb11e218d"
+checksum = "0621c04f2196ac3f488dd583365b9c09be011a4ab8b9f37248ffcc8f6198b56a"
 dependencies = [
 "anstream",
 "anstyle",
@@ -384,6 +530,12 @@ dependencies = [
 "miniz_oxide",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "fnv"
+version = "1.0.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3f9eec918d3f24069decb9af1554cad7c880e2da24a9afd88aca000531ab82c1"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "form_urlencoded"
 version = "1.2.2"
@@ -514,12 +666,48 @@ dependencies = [
 "wasm-bindgen",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "h2"
+version = "0.4.13"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2f44da3a8150a6703ed5d34e164b875fd14c2cdab9af1252a9a1020bde2bdc54"
+dependencies = [
+ "atomic-waker",
+ "bytes",
+ "fnv",
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-sink",
+ "http",
+ "indexmap",
+ "slab",
+ "tokio",
+ "tokio-util",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "half"
+version = "2.7.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6ea2d84b969582b4b1864a92dc5d27cd2b77b622a8d79306834f1be5ba20d84b"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "crunchy",
+ "zerocopy",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hashbrown"
 version = "0.16.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "841d1cc9bed7f9236f321df977030373f4a4163ae1a7dbfe1a51a2c1a51d9100"

+[[package]]
+name = "hermit-abi"
+version = "0.5.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fc0fef456e4baa96da950455cd02c081ca953b141298e41db3fc7e36b1da849c"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "http"
 version = "1.4.0"
@@ -575,6 +763,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "bytes",
 "futures-channel",
 "futures-core",
+ "h2",
 "http",
 "http-body",
 "httparse",
@@ -621,7 +810,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "libc",
 "percent-encoding",
 "pin-project-lite",
- "socket2",
+ "socket2 0.6.3",
 "tokio",
 "tower-service",
 "tracing",
@@ -747,14 +936,25 @@ checksum = "d98f6fed1fde3f8c21bc40a1abb88dd75e67924f9cffc3ef95607bad8017f8e2"

 [[package]]
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-version = "0.7.10"
+version = "0.7.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c91338f0783edbd6195decb37bae672fd3b165faffb89bf7b9e6942f8b1a731a"
+checksum = "d8e7418f59cc01c88316161279a7f665217ae316b388e58a0d10e29f54f1e5eb"
 dependencies = [
 "memchr",
 "serde",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "is-terminal"
+version = "0.4.17"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3640c1c38b8e4e43584d8df18be5fc6b0aa314ce6ebf51b53313d4306cca8e46"
+dependencies = [
+ "hermit-abi",
+ "libc",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "is_terminal_polyfill"
 version = "1.70.2"
@@ -762,10 +962,19 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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 [[package]]
-name = "itoa"
-version = "1.0.17"
+name = "itertools"
+version = "0.10.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "92ecc6618181def0457392ccd0ee51198e065e016d1d527a7ac1b6dc7c1f09d2"
+checksum = "b0fd2260e829bddf4cb6ea802289de2f86d6a7a690192fbe91b3f46e0f2c8473"
+dependencies = [
+ "either",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "itoa"
+version = "1.0.18"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8f42a60cbdf9a97f5d2305f08a87dc4e09308d1276d28c869c684d7777685682"

 [[package]]
 name = "jiff"
@@ -803,10 +1012,12 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
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-version = "0.3.91"
+version = "0.3.92"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b49715b7073f385ba4bc528e5747d02e66cb39c6146efb66b781f131f0fb399c"
+checksum = "cc4c90f45aa2e6eacbe8645f77fdea542ac97a494bcd117a67df9ff4d611f995"
 dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "futures-util",
 "once_cell",
 "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
@@ -877,9 +1088,9 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "mio"
-version = "1.1.1"
+version = "1.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a69bcab0ad47271a0234d9422b131806bf3968021e5dc9328caf2d4cd58557fc"
+checksum = "50b7e5b27aa02a74bac8c3f23f448f8d87ff11f92d3aac1a6ed369ee08cc56c1"
 dependencies = [
 "libc",
 "wasi",
@@ -908,9 +1119,9 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "num-conv"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cf97ec579c3c42f953ef76dbf8d55ac91fb219dde70e49aa4a6b7d74e9919050"
+checksum = "c6673768db2d862beb9b39a78fdcb1a69439615d5794a1be50caa9bc92c81967"

 [[package]]
 name = "num-integer"
@@ -932,25 +1143,30 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "numa"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.7.3"
 dependencies = [
+ "arc-swap",
 "axum",
+ "criterion",
 "env_logger",
 "futures",
+ "http",
 "http-body-util",
 "hyper",
 "hyper-util",
 "log",
 "rcgen",
 "reqwest",
+ "ring",
 "rustls",
- "rustls-pemfile",
 "serde",
 "serde_json",
+ "socket2 0.5.10",
 "time",
 "tokio",
 "tokio-rustls",
 "toml",
+ "tower",
 ]

 [[package]]
@@ -974,6 +1190,12 @@ version = "1.70.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "384b8ab6d37215f3c5301a95a4accb5d64aa607f1fcb26a11b5303878451b4fe"

+[[package]]
+name = "oorandom"
+version = "11.1.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d6790f58c7ff633d8771f42965289203411a5e5c68388703c06e14f24770b41e"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pem"
 version = "3.0.6"
@@ -1002,6 +1224,34 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8b870d8c151b6f2fb93e84a13146138f05d02ed11c7e7c54f8826aaaf7c9f184"

+[[package]]
+name = "plotters"
+version = "0.3.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5aeb6f403d7a4911efb1e33402027fc44f29b5bf6def3effcc22d7bb75f2b747"
+dependencies = [
+ "num-traits",
+ "plotters-backend",
+ "plotters-svg",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+ "web-sys",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "plotters-backend"
+version = "0.3.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "df42e13c12958a16b3f7f4386b9ab1f3e7933914ecea48da7139435263a4172a"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "plotters-svg"
+version = "0.3.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "51bae2ac328883f7acdfea3d66a7c35751187f870bc81f94563733a154d7a670"
+dependencies = [
+ "plotters-backend",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "portable-atomic"
 version = "1.13.1"
@@ -1010,9 +1260,9 @@ checksum = "c33a9471896f1c69cecef8d20cbe2f7accd12527ce60845ff44c153bb2a21b49"

 [[package]]
 name = "portable-atomic-util"
-version = "0.2.5"
+version = "0.2.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7a9db96d7fa8782dd8c15ce32ffe8680bbd1e978a43bf51a34d39483540495f5"
+checksum = "091397be61a01d4be58e7841595bd4bfedb15f1cd54977d79b8271e94ed799a3"
 dependencies = [
 "portable-atomic",
 ]
@@ -1063,7 +1313,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "quinn-udp",
 "rustc-hash",
 "rustls",
- "socket2",
+ "socket2 0.6.3",
 "thiserror 2.0.18",
 "tokio",
 "tracing",
@@ -1100,7 +1350,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "cfg_aliases",
 "libc",
 "once_cell",
- "socket2",
+ "socket2 0.6.3",
 "tracing",
 "windows-sys 0.60.2",
 ]
@@ -1149,6 +1399,26 @@ dependencies = [
 "getrandom 0.3.4",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "rayon"
+version = "1.11.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "368f01d005bf8fd9b1206fb6fa653e6c4a81ceb1466406b81792d87c5677a58f"
+dependencies = [
+ "either",
+ "rayon-core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rayon-core"
+version = "1.13.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "22e18b0f0062d30d4230b2e85ff77fdfe4326feb054b9783a3460d8435c8ab91"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-deque",
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rcgen"
 version = "0.13.2"
@@ -1201,6 +1471,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "base64",
 "bytes",
 "futures-core",
+ "h2",
 "http",
 "http-body",
 "http-body-util",
@@ -1275,15 +1546,6 @@ dependencies = [
 "zeroize",
 ]

-[[package]]
-name = "rustls-pemfile"
-version = "2.2.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dce314e5fee3f39953d46bb63bb8a46d40c2f8fb7cc5a3b6cab2bde9721d6e50"
-dependencies = [
- "rustls-pki-types",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "rustls-pki-types"
 version = "1.14.0"
@@ -1296,9 +1558,9 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "rustls-webpki"
-version = "0.103.9"
+version = "0.103.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d7df23109aa6c1567d1c575b9952556388da57401e4ace1d15f79eedad0d8f53"
+checksum = "df33b2b81ac578cabaf06b89b0631153a3f416b0a886e8a7a1707fb51abbd1ef"
 dependencies = [
 "aws-lc-rs",
 "ring",
@@ -1318,6 +1580,15 @@ version = "1.0.23"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9774ba4a74de5f7b1c1451ed6cd5285a32eddb5cccb8cc655a4e50009e06477f"

+[[package]]
+name = "same-file"
+version = "1.0.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "93fc1dc3aaa9bfed95e02e6eadabb4baf7e3078b0bd1b4d7b6b0b68378900502"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi-util",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
 version = "1.0.228"
@@ -1401,9 +1672,9 @@ checksum = "0fda2ff0d084019ba4d7c6f371c95d8fd75ce3524c3cb8fb653a3023f6323e64"

 [[package]]
 name = "simd-adler32"
-version = "0.3.8"
+version = "0.3.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e320a6c5ad31d271ad523dcf3ad13e2767ad8b1cb8f047f75a8aeaf8da139da2"
+checksum = "703d5c7ef118737c72f1af64ad2f6f8c5e1921f818cdcb97b8fe6fc69bf66214"

 [[package]]
 name = "slab"
@@ -1417,6 +1688,16 @@ version = "1.15.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "67b1b7a3b5fe4f1376887184045fcf45c69e92af734b7aaddc05fb777b6fbd03"

+[[package]]
+name = "socket2"
+version = "0.5.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e22376abed350d73dd1cd119b57ffccad95b4e585a7cda43e286245ce23c0678"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "socket2"
 version = "0.6.3"
@@ -1551,6 +1832,16 @@ dependencies = [
 "zerovec",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "tinytemplate"
+version = "1.2.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "be4d6b5f19ff7664e8c98d03e2139cb510db9b0a60b55f8e8709b689d939b6bc"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tinyvec"
 version = "1.11.0"
@@ -1576,7 +1867,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "libc",
 "mio",
 "pin-project-lite",
- "socket2",
+ "socket2 0.6.3",
 "tokio-macros",
 "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
@@ -1769,6 +2060,16 @@ version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "06abde3611657adf66d383f00b093d7faecc7fa57071cce2578660c9f1010821"

+[[package]]
+name = "walkdir"
+version = "2.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "29790946404f91d9c5d06f9874efddea1dc06c5efe94541a7d6863108e3a5e4b"
+dependencies = [
+ "same-file",
+ "winapi-util",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "want"
 version = "0.3.1"
@@ -1795,9 +2096,9 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen"
-version = "0.2.114"
+version = "0.2.115"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6532f9a5c1ece3798cb1c2cfdba640b9b3ba884f5db45973a6f442510a87d38e"
+checksum = "6523d69017b7633e396a89c5efab138161ed5aafcbc8d3e5c5a42ae38f50495a"
 dependencies = [
 "cfg-if",
 "once_cell",
@@ -1808,23 +2109,19 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-futures"
-version = "0.4.64"
+version = "0.4.65"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e9c5522b3a28661442748e09d40924dfb9ca614b21c00d3fd135720e48b67db8"
+checksum = "2d1faf851e778dfa54db7cd438b70758eba9755cb47403f3496edd7c8fc212f0"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
- "futures-util",
 "js-sys",
- "once_cell",
 "wasm-bindgen",
- "web-sys",
 ]

 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-macro"
-version = "0.2.114"
+version = "0.2.115"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "18a2d50fcf105fb33bb15f00e7a77b772945a2ee45dcf454961fd843e74c18e6"
+checksum = "4e3a6c758eb2f701ed3d052ff5737f5bfe6614326ea7f3bbac7156192dc32e67"
 dependencies = [
 "quote",
 "wasm-bindgen-macro-support",
@@ -1832,9 +2129,9 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-macro-support"
-version = "0.2.114"
+version = "0.2.115"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "03ce4caeaac547cdf713d280eda22a730824dd11e6b8c3ca9e42247b25c631e3"
+checksum = "921de2737904886b52bcbb237301552d05969a6f9c40d261eb0533c8b055fedf"
 dependencies = [
 "bumpalo",
 "proc-macro2",
@@ -1845,18 +2142,18 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-shared"
-version = "0.2.114"
+version = "0.2.115"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "75a326b8c223ee17883a4251907455a2431acc2791c98c26279376490c378c16"
+checksum = "a93e946af942b58934c604527337bad9ae33ba1d5c6900bbb41c2c07c2364a93"
 dependencies = [
 "unicode-ident",
 ]

 [[package]]
 name = "web-sys"
-version = "0.3.91"
+version = "0.3.92"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "854ba17bb104abfb26ba36da9729addc7ce7f06f5c0f90f3c391f8461cca21f9"
+checksum = "84cde8507f4d7cfcb1185b8cb5890c494ffea65edbe1ba82cfd63661c805ed94"
 dependencies = [
 "js-sys",
 "wasm-bindgen",
@@ -1881,6 +2178,15 @@ dependencies = [
 "rustls-pki-types",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "winapi-util"
+version = "0.1.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c2a7b1c03c876122aa43f3020e6c3c3ee5c05081c9a00739faf7503aeba10d22"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-link"
 version = "0.2.1"
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,29 +1,48 @@
 [package]
 name = "numa"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.7.3"
 authors = ["razvandimescu <razvan@dimescu.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
-description = "Ephemeral DNS overrides for development and testing. Point any hostname to any endpoint. Auto-revert when you're done."
+description = "Portable DNS resolver in Rust — .numa local domains, ad blocking, developer overrides, DNS-over-HTTPS"
 license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/razvandimescu/numa"
-keywords = ["dns", "proxy", "override", "development", "networking"]
+keywords = ["dns", "dns-server", "ad-blocking", "reverse-proxy", "developer-tools"]
 categories = ["network-programming", "development-tools"]

 [dependencies]
-tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros", "net", "time"] }
+tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros", "net", "time", "sync"] }
 axum = "0.8"
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1"
 toml = "0.8"
 log = "0.4"
 env_logger = "0.11"
-reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["rustls-tls", "gzip"], default-features = false }
+reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["rustls-tls", "gzip", "http2"], default-features = false }
 hyper = { version = "1", features = ["client", "http1", "server"] }
 hyper-util = { version = "0.1", features = ["client-legacy", "http1", "tokio"] }
 http-body-util = "0.1"
 futures = "0.3"
+socket2 = { version = "0.5", features = ["all"] }
 rcgen = { version = "0.13", features = ["pem", "x509-parser"] }
 time = "0.3"
 rustls = "0.23"
 tokio-rustls = "0.26"
-rustls-pemfile = "2"
+arc-swap = "1"
+ring = "0.17"
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+criterion = { version = "0.5", features = ["html_reports"] }
+tower = { version = "0.5", features = ["util"] }
+http = "1"
+
+[[bench]]
+name = "hot_path"
+harness = false
+
+[[bench]]
+name = "throughput"
+harness = false
+
+[[bench]]
+name = "dnssec"
+harness = false
--- a/29
+++ b/29
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-.PHONY: all build lint fmt check test clean deploy
+.PHONY: all build lint fmt check audit test coverage bench clean deploy blog release

-all: lint build
+all: lint build test

 build:
 	cargo build

-lint: fmt check
+lint: fmt check audit

 fmt:
 	cargo fmt --check
@@ -13,9 +13,32 @@ fmt:
 check:
 	cargo clippy -- -D warnings

+audit:
+	cargo audit
+
 test:
 	cargo test

+coverage:
+	cargo tarpaulin --skip-clean --out stdout
+
+bench:
+	cargo bench
+
+blog:
+	@mkdir -p site/blog/posts
+	@for f in blog/*.md; do \
+		name=$$(basename "$$f" .md); \
+		pandoc "$$f" --template=site/blog-template.html -o "site/blog/posts/$$name.html"; \
+		echo "  $$f → site/blog/posts/$$name.html"; \
+	done
+
+release:
+ifndef VERSION
+	$(error Usage: make release VERSION=0.8.0)
+endif
+	./scripts/release.sh $(VERSION)
+
 clean:
 	cargo clean

--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,100 +1,100 @@
 # Numa

-**DNS you own. Everywhere you go.**
+[![CI](https://github.com/razvandimescu/numa/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/razvandimescu/numa/actions)
+[![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/numa.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/numa)
+[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
+
+**DNS you own. Everywhere you go.** — [numa.rs](https://numa.rs)

 A portable DNS resolver in a single binary. Block ads on any network, name your local services (`frontend.numa`), and override any hostname with auto-revert — all from your laptop, no cloud account or Raspberry Pi required.

-Built from scratch in Rust. Zero DNS libraries. RFC 1035 wire protocol parsed by hand.
+Built from scratch in Rust. Zero DNS libraries. RFC 1035 wire protocol parsed by hand. Recursive resolution from root nameservers with full DNSSEC chain-of-trust validation. One ~8MB binary, everything embedded.

 ![Numa dashboard](assets/hero-demo.gif)

 ## Quick Start

 ```bash
-# Install
-curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/razvandimescu/numa/main/install.sh | sh
-
-# Run (port 53 requires root)
-sudo numa
-
-# Try it
-dig @127.0.0.1 google.com           # ✓ resolves normally
-dig @127.0.0.1 ads.google.com       # ✗ blocked → 0.0.0.0
+brew install razvandimescu/tap/numa    # or: cargo install numa
+sudo numa                              # port 53 requires root
 ```

 Open the dashboard: **http://numa.numa** (or `http://localhost:5380`)

-Or build from source:
-```bash
-git clone https://github.com/razvandimescu/numa.git && cd numa
-cargo build --release
-sudo ./target/release/numa
-```
+Set as system DNS: `sudo numa install && sudo numa service start`

-## Why Numa
+## Local Services

- **Ad blocking that travels with you** — 385K+ domains blocked via [Hagezi Pro](https://github.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists). Works on any network: coffee shops, hotels, airports.
- **Local service proxy** — `https://frontend.numa` instead of `localhost:5173`. Auto-generated TLS certs, WebSocket support for HMR. Like `/etc/hosts` but with a dashboard and auto-revert.
- **Developer overrides** — point any hostname to any IP, auto-reverts after N minutes. REST API with 22 endpoints.
- **Sub-millisecond caching** — cached lookups in 0ms. Faster than any public resolver.
- **Live dashboard** — real-time stats, query log, blocking controls, service management.
- **macOS + Linux** — `numa install` configures system DNS, `numa service start` runs as launchd/systemd service.
-
-## Local Service Proxy
-
-Name your local dev services with `.numa` domains:
+Name your dev services instead of remembering port numbers:

 ```bash
 curl -X POST localhost:5380/services \
-  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"name":"frontend","target_port":5173}'
-
-open http://frontend.numa            # → proxied to localhost:5173
 ```

- **HTTPS with green lock** — auto-generated local CA + per-service TLS certs
- **WebSocket** — Vite/webpack HMR works through the proxy
- **Health checks** — dashboard shows green/red status per service
- **Persistent** — services survive restarts
- Or configure in `numa.toml`:
+Now `https://frontend.numa` works in your browser — green lock, valid cert, WebSocket passthrough for HMR. No mkcert, no nginx, no `/etc/hosts`.
+
+Add path-based routing (`app.numa/api → :5001`), share services across machines via LAN discovery, or configure everything in [`numa.toml`](numa.toml).
+
+## Ad Blocking & Privacy
+
+385K+ domains blocked via [Hagezi Pro](https://github.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists). Works on any network — coffee shops, hotels, airports. Travels with your laptop.
+
+Two resolution modes: **forward** (relay to Quad9/Cloudflare via encrypted DoH) or **recursive** (resolve from root nameservers — no upstream dependency, no single entity sees your full query pattern). DNSSEC validates the full chain of trust: RRSIG signatures, DNSKEY verification, DS delegation, NSEC/NSEC3 denial proofs. [Read how it works →](https://numa.rs/blog/posts/dnssec-from-scratch.html)
+
+## LAN Discovery
+
+Run Numa on multiple machines. They find each other automatically via mDNS:

-```toml
-[[services]]
-name = "frontend"
-target_port = 5173
 ```
+Machine A (192.168.1.5)              Machine B (192.168.1.20)
+┌──────────────────────┐             ┌──────────────────────┐
+│ Numa                 │    mDNS     │ Numa                 │
+│  - api (port 8000)   │◄───────────►│  - grafana (3000)    │
+│  - frontend (5173)   │  discovery  │                      │
+└──────────────────────┘             └──────────────────────┘
+```
+
+From Machine B: `curl http://api.numa` → proxied to Machine A's port 8000. Enable with `numa lan on`.
+
+**Hub mode**: run one instance with `bind_addr = "0.0.0.0:53"` and point other devices' DNS to it — they get ad blocking + `.numa` resolution without installing anything.

 ## How It Compares

-| | Pi-hole | AdGuard Home | NextDNS | Cloudflare | Numa |
-|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-| Ad blocking | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited | 385K+ domains |
-| Portable (travels with laptop) | No (appliance) | No (appliance) | Cloud only | Cloud only | Single binary |
-| Developer overrides | No | No | No | No | REST API + auto-expiry |
-| Local service proxy | No | No | No | No | `.numa` + HTTPS + WS |
-| Data stays local | Yes | Yes | Cloud | Cloud | 100% local |
-| Zero config | Complex | Docker/setup | Yes | Yes | Works out of the box |
-| Self-sovereign DNS | No | No | No | No | pkarr/DHT roadmap |
+| | Pi-hole | AdGuard Home | Unbound | Numa |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| Local service proxy + auto TLS | — | — | — | `.numa` domains, HTTPS, WebSocket |
+| LAN service discovery | — | — | — | mDNS, zero config |
+| Developer overrides (REST API) | — | — | — | Auto-revert, scriptable |
+| Recursive resolver | — | — | Yes | Yes, with SRTT selection |
+| DNSSEC validation | — | — | Yes | Yes (RSA, ECDSA, Ed25519) |
+| Ad blocking | Yes | Yes | — | 385K+ domains |
+| Web admin UI | Full | Full | — | Dashboard |
+| Encrypted upstream (DoH) | Needs cloudflared | Yes | — | Native |
+| Portable (laptop) | No (appliance) | No (appliance) | Server | Single binary |
+| Community maturity | 56K stars, 10 years | 33K stars | 20 years | New |

-## How It Works
+## Performance

-```
-Query → Overrides → .numa TLD → Blocklist → Local Zones → Cache → Upstream
-```
+691ns cached round-trip. ~2.0M qps throughput. Zero heap allocations in the hot path. Recursive queries average 237ms after SRTT warmup (12x improvement over round-robin). ECDSA P-256 DNSSEC verification: 174ns. [Benchmarks →](bench/)

-No DNS libraries. The wire protocol — headers, labels, compression pointers, record types — is parsed and serialized by hand. Runs on `tokio` + `axum`, async per-query task spawning.
+## Learn More

-[Configuration reference](numa.toml)
+- [Blog: Implementing DNSSEC from Scratch in Rust](https://numa.rs/blog/posts/dnssec-from-scratch.html)
+- [Blog: I Built a DNS Resolver from Scratch](https://numa.rs/blog/posts/dns-from-scratch.html)
+- [Configuration reference](numa.toml) — all options documented inline
+- [REST API](src/api.rs) — 27 endpoints across overrides, cache, blocking, services, diagnostics

 ## Roadmap

- [x] DNS proxy core — forwarding, caching, local zones
- [x] Developer overrides — REST API with auto-expiry
- [x] Ad blocking — 385K+ domains, live dashboard, allowlist
- [x] System integration — macOS + Linux, launchd/systemd, Tailscale/VPN auto-discovery
- [x] Local service proxy — `.numa` domains, HTTP/HTTPS proxy, auto TLS, WebSocket
- [ ] pkarr integration — self-sovereign DNS via Mainline DHT (15M nodes)
- [ ] Global `.numa` names — self-publish, DHT-backed, first-come-first-served
+- [x] DNS forwarding, caching, ad blocking, developer overrides
+- [x] `.numa` local domains — auto TLS, path routing, WebSocket proxy
+- [x] LAN service discovery — mDNS, cross-machine DNS + proxy
+- [x] DNS-over-HTTPS — encrypted upstream
+- [x] Recursive resolution + DNSSEC — chain-of-trust, NSEC/NSEC3
+- [x] SRTT-based nameserver selection
+- [ ] pkarr integration — self-sovereign DNS via Mainline DHT
+- [ ] Global `.numa` names — DHT-backed, no registrar

 ## License

--- a/assets/devto-cover.png
+++ b/assets/devto-cover.png
--- a/assets/hero-demo.gif
+++ b/assets/hero-demo.gif
--- a/bench/README.md
+++ b/bench/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+# Benchmarks
+
+Numa has two benchmark suites measuring different layers of performance.
+
+## Micro-benchmarks (`benches/`, criterion)
+
+Nanosecond-precision measurement of individual operations on the hot path.
+No running server required — these are pure Rust unit-level benchmarks.
+
+```sh
+cargo bench            # run all
+cargo bench --bench hot_path      # parse, serialize, cache, clone
+cargo bench --bench throughput    # pipeline QPS, buffer alloc
+```
+
+### What's measured
+
+**hot_path** — individual operations:
+
+| Benchmark | What it measures |
+|-----------|-----------------|
+| `buffer_parse` | Wire bytes → DnsPacket (typical response with 4 records) |
+| `buffer_serialize` | DnsPacket → wire bytes |
+| `packet_clone` | Full DnsPacket clone (what cache hit costs) |
+| `cache_lookup_hit` | Cache lookup on a single-entry cache |
+| `cache_lookup_hit_populated` | Cache lookup with 1000 entries |
+| `cache_lookup_miss` | HashMap miss (baseline) |
+| `cache_insert` | Insert into cache with packet clone |
+| `round_trip_cached` | Full cached path: parse query → cache hit → serialize response |
+
+**throughput** — pipeline capacity:
+
+| Benchmark | What it measures |
+|-----------|-----------------|
+| `pipeline_throughput/N` | N cached queries end-to-end (parse → lookup → serialize) |
+| `buffer_alloc` | BytePacketBuffer 4KB zero-init cost |
+
+### Reading results
+
+Criterion auto-compares against the previous run:
+
+```
+round_trip_cached  time: [710.5 ns 715.2 ns 720.1 ns]
+                   change: [-2.48% -1.85% -1.21%] (p = 0.00 < 0.05)
+                   Performance has improved.
+```
+
+- The three values are [lower bound, estimate, upper bound] of the mean
+- `change` shows the delta vs the last saved baseline
+- HTML reports with charts: `target/criterion/report/index.html`
+
+To save a named baseline for comparison:
+
+```sh
+cargo bench -- --save-baseline before
+# ... make changes ...
+cargo bench -- --baseline before
+```
+
+## End-to-end benchmark (`bench/dns-bench.sh`)
+
+Real-world latency comparison using `dig` against a running Numa instance
+and public resolvers. Measures millisecond-level latency including network I/O.
+
+```sh
+# Start Numa first (default port 15353 for testing)
+python3 bench/dns-bench.sh [port] [rounds]
+python3 bench/dns-bench.sh 15353 20    # default
+```
+
+### What's measured
+
+- **Numa (cold)**: cache flushed before each query — measures upstream forwarding
+- **Numa (cached)**: queries hit cache — measures local processing
+- **System / Google / Cloudflare / Quad9**: public resolver comparison
+
+Results saved to `bench/results.json`.
+
+### When to use which
+
+| Question | Use |
+|----------|-----|
+| Did my code change make parsing faster? | `cargo bench --bench hot_path` |
+| Is the cached path still sub-microsecond? | `cargo bench --bench hot_path` (round_trip_cached) |
+| How many queries/sec can we handle? | `cargo bench --bench throughput` |
+| Is Numa still competitive with system resolver? | `bench/dns-bench.sh` |
+| Did upstream forwarding regress? | `bench/dns-bench.sh` |
--- a/bench/results.json
+++ b/bench/results.json
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+{
+  "Numa(cold)": {
+    "avg": 9,
+    "p50": 9,
+    "p99": 18,
+    "min": 8,
+    "max": 18,
+    "count": 50
+  },
+  "Numa(cached)": {
+    "avg": 0,
+    "p50": 0,
+    "p99": 0,
+    "min": 0,
+    "max": 0,
+    "count": 50
+  },
+  "System": {
+    "avg": 9.1,
+    "p50": 8,
+    "p99": 44,
+    "min": 7,
+    "max": 44,
+    "count": 50
+  },
+  "Google": {
+    "avg": 22.4,
+    "p50": 17,
+    "p99": 37,
+    "min": 13,
+    "max": 37,
+    "count": 50
+  },
+  "Cloudflare": {
+    "avg": 18.7,
+    "p50": 14,
+    "p99": 132,
+    "min": 12,
+    "max": 132,
+    "count": 50
+  },
+  "Quad9": {
+    "avg": 14.5,
+    "p50": 13,
+    "p99": 43,
+    "min": 12,
+    "max": 43,
+    "count": 50
+  }
+}
--- a/benches/dnssec.rs
+++ b/benches/dnssec.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+use criterion::{black_box, criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion};
+
+use numa::dnssec;
+use numa::question::QueryType;
+use numa::record::DnsRecord;
+
+// Realistic ECDSA P-256 key (64 bytes) and signature (64 bytes)
+fn make_ecdsa_key() -> Vec<u8> {
+    vec![0xAB; 64]
+}
+fn make_ecdsa_sig() -> Vec<u8> {
+    vec![0xCD; 64]
+}
+
+// Realistic RSA-2048 key (RFC 3110 format: exp_len=3, exp=65537, mod=256 bytes)
+fn make_rsa_key() -> Vec<u8> {
+    let mut key = vec![3u8]; // exponent length
+    key.extend(&[0x01, 0x00, 0x01]); // exponent = 65537
+    key.extend(vec![0xFF; 256]); // modulus (256 bytes = 2048 bits)
+    key
+}
+
+fn make_ed25519_key() -> Vec<u8> {
+    vec![0xEF; 32]
+}
+
+fn make_dnskey(algorithm: u8, public_key: Vec<u8>) -> DnsRecord {
+    DnsRecord::DNSKEY {
+        domain: "example.com".into(),
+        flags: 257,
+        protocol: 3,
+        algorithm,
+        public_key,
+        ttl: 3600,
+    }
+}
+
+fn make_rrsig(algorithm: u8, signature: Vec<u8>) -> DnsRecord {
+    DnsRecord::RRSIG {
+        domain: "example.com".into(),
+        type_covered: QueryType::A.to_num(),
+        algorithm,
+        labels: 2,
+        original_ttl: 300,
+        expiration: 2000000000,
+        inception: 1600000000,
+        key_tag: 12345,
+        signer_name: "example.com".into(),
+        signature,
+        ttl: 300,
+    }
+}
+
+fn make_rrset() -> Vec<DnsRecord> {
+    vec![
+        DnsRecord::A {
+            domain: "example.com".into(),
+            addr: "93.184.216.34".parse().unwrap(),
+            ttl: 300,
+        },
+        DnsRecord::A {
+            domain: "example.com".into(),
+            addr: "93.184.216.35".parse().unwrap(),
+            ttl: 300,
+        },
+    ]
+}
+
+fn bench_key_tag(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let key = make_rsa_key();
+    c.bench_function("key_tag_rsa2048", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            dnssec::compute_key_tag(black_box(257), black_box(3), black_box(8), black_box(&key))
+        })
+    });
+
+    let key = make_ecdsa_key();
+    c.bench_function("key_tag_ecdsa_p256", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            dnssec::compute_key_tag(black_box(257), black_box(3), black_box(13), black_box(&key))
+        })
+    });
+}
+
+fn bench_name_to_wire(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    c.bench_function("name_to_wire_short", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| dnssec::name_to_wire(black_box("example.com")))
+    });
+    c.bench_function("name_to_wire_long", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| dnssec::name_to_wire(black_box("sub.deep.nested.example.co.uk")))
+    });
+}
+
+fn bench_build_signed_data(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let rrsig = make_rrsig(13, make_ecdsa_sig());
+    let rrset = make_rrset();
+    let rrset_refs: Vec<&DnsRecord> = rrset.iter().collect();
+
+    c.bench_function("build_signed_data_2_A_records", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| dnssec::build_signed_data(black_box(&rrsig), black_box(&rrset_refs)))
+    });
+}
+
+fn bench_verify_signature(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    // These will fail verification (keys/sigs are random), but we measure the
+    // crypto overhead — ring still does the full algorithm before returning error.
+    let data = vec![0u8; 128]; // typical signed data size
+
+    let rsa_key = make_rsa_key();
+    let rsa_sig = vec![0xAA; 256]; // RSA-2048 signature
+    c.bench_function("verify_rsa_sha256_2048", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            dnssec::verify_signature(
+                black_box(8),
+                black_box(&rsa_key),
+                black_box(&data),
+                black_box(&rsa_sig),
+            )
+        })
+    });
+
+    let ecdsa_key = make_ecdsa_key();
+    let ecdsa_sig = make_ecdsa_sig();
+    c.bench_function("verify_ecdsa_p256", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            dnssec::verify_signature(
+                black_box(13),
+                black_box(&ecdsa_key),
+                black_box(&data),
+                black_box(&ecdsa_sig),
+            )
+        })
+    });
+
+    let ed_key = make_ed25519_key();
+    let ed_sig = vec![0xBB; 64];
+    c.bench_function("verify_ed25519", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            dnssec::verify_signature(
+                black_box(15),
+                black_box(&ed_key),
+                black_box(&data),
+                black_box(&ed_sig),
+            )
+        })
+    });
+}
+
+fn bench_ds_verification(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let dk = make_dnskey(8, make_rsa_key());
+
+    // Compute correct DS digest
+    let owner_wire = dnssec::name_to_wire("example.com");
+    let mut dnskey_rdata = vec![1u8, 1, 3, 8]; // flags=257, proto=3, algo=8
+    dnskey_rdata.extend(&make_rsa_key());
+    let mut input = Vec::new();
+    input.extend(&owner_wire);
+    input.extend(&dnskey_rdata);
+    let digest = ring::digest::digest(&ring::digest::SHA256, &input);
+
+    let ds = DnsRecord::DS {
+        domain: "example.com".into(),
+        key_tag: dnssec::compute_key_tag(257, 3, 8, &make_rsa_key()),
+        algorithm: 8,
+        digest_type: 2,
+        digest: digest.as_ref().to_vec(),
+        ttl: 86400,
+    };
+
+    c.bench_function("verify_ds_sha256", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| dnssec::verify_ds(black_box(&ds), black_box(&dk), black_box("example.com")))
+    });
+}
+
+criterion_group!(
+    dnssec_benches,
+    bench_key_tag,
+    bench_name_to_wire,
+    bench_build_signed_data,
+    bench_verify_signature,
+    bench_ds_verification,
+);
+criterion_main!(dnssec_benches);
--- a/benches/hot_path.rs
+++ b/benches/hot_path.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+use criterion::{black_box, criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion};
+use std::net::Ipv4Addr;
+
+use numa::buffer::BytePacketBuffer;
+use numa::cache::DnsCache;
+use numa::header::ResultCode;
+use numa::packet::DnsPacket;
+use numa::question::{DnsQuestion, QueryType};
+use numa::record::DnsRecord;
+
+fn make_response(domain: &str) -> DnsPacket {
+    let mut pkt = DnsPacket::new();
+    pkt.header.id = 0x1234;
+    pkt.header.response = true;
+    pkt.header.recursion_desired = true;
+    pkt.header.recursion_available = true;
+    pkt.header.rescode = ResultCode::NOERROR;
+    pkt.questions
+        .push(DnsQuestion::new(domain.to_string(), QueryType::A));
+    pkt.answers.push(DnsRecord::A {
+        domain: domain.to_string(),
+        addr: Ipv4Addr::new(93, 184, 216, 34),
+        ttl: 300,
+    });
+    // Typical response includes authority + additional records
+    pkt.authorities.push(DnsRecord::NS {
+        domain: domain.to_string(),
+        host: format!("ns1.{domain}"),
+        ttl: 172800,
+    });
+    pkt.authorities.push(DnsRecord::NS {
+        domain: domain.to_string(),
+        host: format!("ns2.{domain}"),
+        ttl: 172800,
+    });
+    pkt.resources.push(DnsRecord::A {
+        domain: format!("ns1.{domain}"),
+        addr: Ipv4Addr::new(198, 51, 100, 1),
+        ttl: 172800,
+    });
+    pkt
+}
+
+fn to_wire(pkt: &DnsPacket) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let mut buf = BytePacketBuffer::new();
+    pkt.write(&mut buf).unwrap();
+    buf.filled().to_vec()
+}
+
+fn bench_buffer_parse(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let pkt = make_response("example.com");
+    let wire = to_wire(&pkt);
+
+    c.bench_function("buffer_parse", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let mut buf = BytePacketBuffer::from_bytes(black_box(&wire));
+            DnsPacket::from_buffer(&mut buf).unwrap()
+        })
+    });
+}
+
+fn bench_buffer_serialize(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let pkt = make_response("example.com");
+
+    c.bench_function("buffer_serialize", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let mut buf = BytePacketBuffer::new();
+            black_box(&pkt).write(&mut buf).unwrap();
+            black_box(buf.pos());
+        })
+    });
+}
+
+fn bench_packet_clone(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let pkt = make_response("example.com");
+
+    c.bench_function("packet_clone", |b| b.iter(|| black_box(&pkt).clone()));
+}
+
+fn bench_cache_lookup_hit(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut cache = DnsCache::new(10_000, 60, 86400);
+    let pkt = make_response("example.com");
+    cache.insert("example.com", QueryType::A, &pkt);
+
+    c.bench_function("cache_lookup_hit", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            cache
+                .lookup(black_box("example.com"), QueryType::A)
+                .unwrap()
+        })
+    });
+}
+
+fn bench_cache_lookup_miss(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let cache = DnsCache::new(10_000, 60, 86400);
+
+    c.bench_function("cache_lookup_miss", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| cache.lookup(black_box("nonexistent.com"), QueryType::A))
+    });
+}
+
+fn bench_cache_insert(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let pkt = make_response("example.com");
+
+    c.bench_function("cache_insert", |b| {
+        let mut cache = DnsCache::new(10_000, 60, 86400);
+        let mut i = 0u64;
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let domain = format!("bench-{i}.example.com");
+            cache.insert(&domain, QueryType::A, black_box(&pkt));
+            i += 1;
+            // Reset cache periodically to avoid filling up
+            if i % 5000 == 0 {
+                cache.clear();
+            }
+        })
+    });
+}
+
+fn bench_round_trip(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    // Simulates the cached hot path: parse query → cache hit → serialize response
+    let query_pkt = {
+        let mut q = DnsPacket::new();
+        q.header.id = 0xABCD;
+        q.header.recursion_desired = true;
+        q.questions
+            .push(DnsQuestion::new("example.com".to_string(), QueryType::A));
+        q
+    };
+    let query_wire = to_wire(&query_pkt);
+
+    let response = make_response("example.com");
+    let mut cache = DnsCache::new(10_000, 60, 86400);
+    cache.insert("example.com", QueryType::A, &response);
+
+    c.bench_function("round_trip_cached", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            // 1. Parse incoming query
+            let mut buf = BytePacketBuffer::from_bytes(black_box(&query_wire));
+            let query = DnsPacket::from_buffer(&mut buf).unwrap();
+            let qname = &query.questions[0].name;
+            let qtype = query.questions[0].qtype;
+
+            // 2. Cache lookup
+            let mut resp = cache.lookup(qname, qtype).unwrap();
+            resp.header.id = query.header.id;
+
+            // 3. Serialize response
+            let mut resp_buf = BytePacketBuffer::new();
+            resp.write(&mut resp_buf).unwrap();
+            black_box(resp_buf.pos());
+        })
+    });
+}
+
+fn bench_cache_populated_lookup(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    // Benchmark with a realistically populated cache (1000 entries)
+    let mut cache = DnsCache::new(10_000, 60, 86400);
+    for i in 0..1000 {
+        let domain = format!("domain-{i}.example.com");
+        let pkt = make_response(&domain);
+        cache.insert(&domain, QueryType::A, &pkt);
+    }
+
+    c.bench_function("cache_lookup_hit_populated", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            cache
+                .lookup(black_box("domain-500.example.com"), QueryType::A)
+                .unwrap()
+        })
+    });
+}
+
+criterion_group!(
+    benches,
+    bench_buffer_parse,
+    bench_buffer_serialize,
+    bench_packet_clone,
+    bench_cache_lookup_hit,
+    bench_cache_lookup_miss,
+    bench_cache_insert,
+    bench_round_trip,
+    bench_cache_populated_lookup,
+);
+criterion_main!(benches);
--- a/benches/throughput.rs
+++ b/benches/throughput.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+use criterion::{criterion_group, criterion_main, BenchmarkId, Criterion, Throughput};
+use std::net::Ipv4Addr;
+
+use numa::buffer::BytePacketBuffer;
+use numa::header::ResultCode;
+use numa::packet::DnsPacket;
+use numa::question::{DnsQuestion, QueryType};
+use numa::record::DnsRecord;
+
+fn make_query_wire(domain: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let mut q = DnsPacket::new();
+    q.header.id = 0xABCD;
+    q.header.recursion_desired = true;
+    q.questions
+        .push(DnsQuestion::new(domain.to_string(), QueryType::A));
+    let mut buf = BytePacketBuffer::new();
+    q.write(&mut buf).unwrap();
+    buf.filled().to_vec()
+}
+
+fn make_response(domain: &str) -> DnsPacket {
+    let mut pkt = DnsPacket::new();
+    pkt.header.id = 0xABCD;
+    pkt.header.response = true;
+    pkt.header.recursion_desired = true;
+    pkt.header.recursion_available = true;
+    pkt.header.rescode = ResultCode::NOERROR;
+    pkt.questions
+        .push(DnsQuestion::new(domain.to_string(), QueryType::A));
+    pkt.answers.push(DnsRecord::A {
+        domain: domain.to_string(),
+        addr: Ipv4Addr::new(93, 184, 216, 34),
+        ttl: 300,
+    });
+    pkt
+}
+
+/// Simulates the complete cached query pipeline (sans network I/O):
+/// parse → cache lookup → TTL adjust → serialize response
+fn simulate_cached_pipeline(query_wire: &[u8], cache: &numa::cache::DnsCache) -> usize {
+    let mut buf = BytePacketBuffer::from_bytes(query_wire);
+    let query = DnsPacket::from_buffer(&mut buf).unwrap();
+    let q = &query.questions[0];
+
+    let mut resp = cache.lookup(&q.name, q.qtype).unwrap();
+    resp.header.id = query.header.id;
+
+    let mut resp_buf = BytePacketBuffer::new();
+    resp.write(&mut resp_buf).unwrap();
+    resp_buf.pos()
+}
+
+fn bench_pipeline_throughput(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let domains: Vec<String> = (0..100)
+        .map(|i| format!("domain-{i}.example.com"))
+        .collect();
+
+    let mut cache = numa::cache::DnsCache::new(10_000, 60, 86400);
+    for d in &domains {
+        cache.insert(d, QueryType::A, &make_response(d));
+    }
+
+    let query_wires: Vec<Vec<u8>> = domains.iter().map(|d| make_query_wire(d)).collect();
+
+    let mut group = c.benchmark_group("pipeline_throughput");
+
+    for count in [1, 10, 100] {
+        group.throughput(Throughput::Elements(count));
+        group.bench_with_input(BenchmarkId::from_parameter(count), &count, |b, &count| {
+            let mut idx = 0usize;
+            b.iter(|| {
+                for _ in 0..count {
+                    let wire = &query_wires[idx % query_wires.len()];
+                    simulate_cached_pipeline(wire, &cache);
+                    idx += 1;
+                }
+            });
+        });
+    }
+    group.finish();
+}
+
+/// Measures the overhead of BytePacketBuffer allocation + zero-init
+fn bench_buffer_alloc(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    c.bench_function("buffer_alloc", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let buf = BytePacketBuffer::new();
+            criterion::black_box(buf.pos());
+        })
+    });
+}
+
+criterion_group!(benches, bench_pipeline_throughput, bench_buffer_alloc,);
+criterion_main!(benches);
--- a/blog/dns-from-scratch.md
+++ b/blog/dns-from-scratch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,327 @@
+---
+title: I Built a DNS Resolver from Scratch in Rust
+description: How DNS actually works at the wire level — label compression, TTL tricks, DoH, and what surprised me building a resolver with zero DNS libraries.
+date: March 2026
+---
+
+I wanted to understand how DNS actually works. Not the "it translates domain names to IP addresses" explanation — the actual bytes on the wire. What does a DNS packet look like? How does label compression work? Why is everything crammed into 512 bytes?
+
+So I built one from scratch in Rust. No `hickory-dns`, no `trust-dns`, no `simple-dns`. The entire RFC 1035 wire protocol — headers, labels, compression pointers, record types — parsed and serialized by hand. It started as a weekend learning project, became a side project I kept coming back to over 6 years, and eventually turned into [Numa](https://github.com/razvandimescu/numa) — which I now use as my actual system DNS.
+
+A note on terminology: Numa supports two resolution modes. *Forward* mode relays queries to an upstream (Quad9, Cloudflare, or any DoH provider). *Recursive* mode walks the delegation chain from root servers itself — iterative queries to root, TLD, and authoritative nameservers, with full DNSSEC validation. In both modes, Numa does useful things with your DNS traffic locally (caching, ad blocking, overrides, local service domains) before resolving what it can't answer. This post covers the wire protocol and forwarding path; [the next post](/blog/posts/dnssec-from-scratch.html) covers recursive resolution and DNSSEC.
+
+Here's what surprised me along the way.
+
+## What does a DNS packet actually look like?
+
+You can see a real one yourself. Run this:
+
+```bash
+dig @127.0.0.1 example.com A +noedns
+```
+
+```
+;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 15242
+;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
+
+;; QUESTION SECTION:
+;example.com.                   IN      A
+
+;; ANSWER SECTION:
+example.com.            53      IN      A       104.18.27.120
+example.com.            53      IN      A       104.18.26.120
+```
+
+That's the human-readable version. But what's actually on the wire? A DNS query for `example.com A` is just 29 bytes:
+
+```
+         ID    Flags  QCount ACount NSCount ARCount
+        ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐
+Header: AB CD  01 00  00 01  00 00  00 00  00 00
+        └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘
+         ↑      ↑      ↑
+         │      │      └─ 1 question, 0 answers, 0 authority, 0 additional
+         │      └─ Standard query, recursion desired
+         └─ Random ID (we'll match this in the response)
+
+Question: 07 65 78 61 6D 70 6C 65  03 63 6F 6D  00  00 01  00 01
+          ── ─────────────────────  ── ─────────  ──  ─────  ─────
+          7  e  x  a  m  p  l  e   3  c  o  m   end  A      IN
+          ↑                        ↑             ↑
+          └─ length prefix         └─ length     └─ root label (end of name)
+```
+
+12 bytes of header + 17 bytes of question = 29 bytes to ask "what's the IP for example.com?" Compare that to an HTTP request for the same information — you'd need hundreds of bytes just for headers.
+
+We can send exactly those bytes and capture what comes back:
+
+```python
+python3 -c "
+import socket
+# Hand-craft a DNS query: header (12 bytes) + question (17 bytes)
+q  = b'\xab\xcd\x01\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00'  # header
+q += b'\x07example\x03com\x00\x00\x01\x00\x01'              # question
+s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+s.sendto(q, ('127.0.0.1', 53))
+resp = s.recv(512)
+for i in range(0, len(resp), 16):
+    h = ' '.join(f'{b:02x}' for b in resp[i:i+16])
+    a = ''.join(chr(b) if 32<=b<127 else '.' for b in resp[i:i+16])
+    print(f'{i:08x}  {h:<48s}  {a}')
+"
+```
+
+```
+00000000  ab cd 81 80 00 01 00 02 00 00 00 00 07 65 78 61   .............exa
+00000010  6d 70 6c 65 03 63 6f 6d 00 00 01 00 01 07 65 78   mple.com......ex
+00000020  61 6d 70 6c 65 03 63 6f 6d 00 00 01 00 01 00 00   ample.com.......
+00000030  00 19 00 04 68 12 1b 78 07 65 78 61 6d 70 6c 65   ....h..x.example
+00000040  03 63 6f 6d 00 00 01 00 01 00 00 00 19 00 04 68   .com...........h
+00000050  12 1a 78                                          ..x
+```
+
+83 bytes back. Let's annotate the response:
+
+```
+         ID    Flags  QCount ACount NSCount ARCount
+        ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐
+Header: AB CD  81 80  00 01  00 02  00 00  00 00
+        └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘
+         ↑      ↑      ↑      ↑
+         │      │      │      └─ 2 answers
+         │      │      └─ 1 question (echoed back)
+         │      └─ Response flag set, recursion available
+         └─ Same ID as our query
+
+Question: 07 65 78 61 6D 70 6C 65  03 63 6F 6D  00  00 01  00 01
+          (same as our query — echoed back)
+
+Answer 1: 07 65 78 61 6D 70 6C 65  03 63 6F 6D  00  00 01  00 01
+          ─────────────────────────────────────  ──  ─────  ─────
+          e  x  a  m  p  l  e  .  c  o  m       end  A      IN
+
+          00 00 00 19  00 04  68 12 1B 78
+          ───────────  ─────  ───────────
+          TTL: 25s     len:4  104.18.27.120
+
+Answer 2: (same domain repeated)  00 01  00 01  00 00 00 19  00 04  68 12 1A 78
+                                                                    ───────────
+                                                                    104.18.26.120
+```
+
+Notice something wasteful? The domain `example.com` appears *three times* — once in the question, twice in the answers. That's 39 bytes of repeated names in an 83-byte packet. DNS has a solution for this — but first, the overall structure.
+
+The whole thing fits in a single UDP datagram. The structure is:
+
+```
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
+|         Header         |  12 bytes: ID, flags, counts
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
+|        Questions       |  What you're asking
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
+|         Answers        |  The response records
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
+|       Authorities      |  NS records for the zone
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
+|       Additional       |  Extra helpful records
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
+```
+
+In Rust, parsing the header is just reading 12 bytes and unpacking the flags:
+
+```rust
+pub fn read(buffer: &mut BytePacketBuffer) -> Result<DnsHeader> {
+    let id = buffer.read_u16()?;
+    let flags = buffer.read_u16()?;
+    // Flags pack 9 fields into 16 bits
+    let recursion_desired = (flags & (1 << 8)) > 0;
+    let truncated_message = (flags & (1 << 9)) > 0;
+    let authoritative_answer = (flags & (1 << 10)) > 0;
+    let opcode = (flags >> 11) & 0x0F;
+    let response = (flags & (1 << 15)) > 0;
+    // ... and so on
+}
+```
+
+No padding, no alignment, no JSON overhead. DNS was designed in 1987 when every byte counted, and honestly? The wire format is kind of beautiful in its efficiency.
+
+## Label compression is the clever part
+
+Remember how `example.com` appeared three times in that 83-byte response? Domain names in DNS are stored as a sequence of **labels** — length-prefixed segments:
+
+```
+example.com → [7]example[3]com[0]
+```
+
+The `[7]` means "the next 7 bytes are a label." The `[0]` is the root label (end of name). That's 13 bytes per occurrence, 39 bytes for three repetitions. In a response with authority and additional records, domain names can account for half the packet.
+
+DNS solves this with **compression pointers** — if the top two bits of a length byte are `11`, the remaining 14 bits are an offset back into the packet where the rest of the name can be found. A well-compressed version of our response would replace the answer names with `C0 0C` — a 2-byte pointer to offset 12 where `example.com` first appears in the question section. That turns 39 bytes of names into 15 (13 + 2 + 2). Our upstream didn't bother compressing, but many do — especially when related domains appear:
+
+```
+Offset 0x20: [6]google[3]com[0]        ← full name
+Offset 0x40: [4]mail[0xC0][0x20]       ← "mail" + pointer to offset 0x20
+Offset 0x50: [3]www[0xC0][0x20]        ← "www" + pointer to offset 0x20
+```
+
+Pointers can chain — a pointer can point to another pointer. Parsing this correctly requires tracking your position in the buffer and handling jumps:
+
+```rust
+pub fn read_qname(&mut self, outstr: &mut String) -> Result<()> {
+    let mut pos = self.pos();
+    let mut jumped = false;
+    let mut delim = "";
+
+    loop {
+        let len = self.get(pos)?;
+
+        // Top two bits set = compression pointer
+        if (len & 0xC0) == 0xC0 {
+            if !jumped {
+                self.seek(pos + 2)?; // advance past the pointer
+            }
+            let offset = (((len as u16) ^ 0xC0) << 8) | self.get(pos + 1)? as u16;
+            pos = offset as usize;
+            jumped = true;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        pos += 1;
+        if len == 0 { break; } // root label
+
+        outstr.push_str(delim);
+        outstr.push_str(&self.get_range(pos, len as usize)?
+            .iter().map(|&b| b as char).collect::<String>());
+        delim = ".";
+        pos += len as usize;
+    }
+
+    if !jumped {
+        self.seek(pos)?;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+```
+
+This one bit me: when you follow a pointer, you must *not* advance the buffer's read position past where you jumped from. The pointer is 2 bytes, so you advance by 2, but the actual label data lives elsewhere in the packet. If you follow the pointer and also advance past it, you'll skip over the next record entirely. I spent a fun evening debugging that one.
+
+## TTL adjustment on read, not write
+
+This is my favorite trick in the whole codebase. I initially stored the remaining TTL and decremented it, which meant I needed a background thread to sweep expired entries. It worked, but it felt wrong — too much machinery for something simple.
+
+The cleaner approach: store the original TTL and the timestamp when the record was cached. On read, compute `remaining = original_ttl - elapsed`. If it's zero or negative, the entry is stale — evict it lazily.
+
+```rust
+pub fn lookup(&mut self, domain: &str, qtype: QueryType) -> Option<DnsPacket> {
+    let key = (domain.to_lowercase(), qtype);
+    let entry = self.entries.get(&key)?;
+    let elapsed = entry.cached_at.elapsed().as_secs() as u32;
+
+    if elapsed >= entry.original_ttl {
+        self.entries.remove(&key);
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    // Adjust TTLs in the response to reflect remaining time
+    let mut packet = entry.packet.clone();
+    for answer in &mut packet.answers {
+        answer.set_ttl(entry.original_ttl.saturating_sub(elapsed));
+    }
+    Some(packet)
+}
+```
+
+No background thread. No timer. Entries expire lazily. The cache stays consistent because every consumer sees the adjusted TTL.
+
+## The resolution pipeline
+
+Each incoming UDP packet spawns a tokio task. Each task walks a deterministic pipeline — every step either answers or passes to the next:
+
+```
+                     ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+                     │              Numa Resolution Pipeline               │
+                     └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+
+  Query ──→ Overrides ──→ .numa TLD ──→ Blocklist ──→ Zones ──→ Cache ──→ DoH
+    │        │              │             │             │         │         │
+    │        │ match?       │ match?      │ blocked?    │ match?  │ hit?    │
+    │        ↓              ↓             ↓             ↓         ↓         ↓
+    │      respond        respond       0.0.0.0      respond   respond   forward
+    │      (auto-reverts  (reverse      (ad gone)    (static   (TTL      to upstream
+    │       after N min)   proxy+TLS)                 records)  adjusted) (encrypted)
+    │
+    └──→ Each step either answers or passes to the next.
+```
+
+This is where "from scratch" pays off. Want conditional forwarding for Tailscale? Insert a step before the upstream. Want to override `api.example.com` for 5 minutes while debugging? Add an entry in the overrides step — it auto-expires. A DNS library would have hidden this pipeline behind an opaque `resolve()` call.
+
+## DNS-over-HTTPS: the "wait, that's it?" moment
+
+The most recent addition, and honestly the one that surprised me with how little code it needed. DoH (RFC 8484) is conceptually simple: take the exact same DNS wire-format packet you'd send over UDP, POST it to an HTTPS endpoint with `Content-Type: application/dns-message`, and parse the response the same way. Same bytes, different transport.
+
+```rust
+async fn forward_doh(
+    query: &DnsPacket,
+    url: &str,
+    client: &reqwest::Client,
+    timeout_duration: Duration,
+) -> Result<DnsPacket> {
+    let mut send_buffer = BytePacketBuffer::new();
+    query.write(&mut send_buffer)?;
+
+    let resp = timeout(timeout_duration, client
+        .post(url)
+        .header("content-type", "application/dns-message")
+        .header("accept", "application/dns-message")
+        .body(send_buffer.filled().to_vec())
+        .send())
+    .await??.error_for_status()?;
+
+    let bytes = resp.bytes().await?;
+    let mut recv_buffer = BytePacketBuffer::from_bytes(&bytes);
+    DnsPacket::from_buffer(&mut recv_buffer)
+}
+```
+
+The one gotcha that cost me an hour: Quad9 and other DoH providers require HTTP/2. My first attempt used HTTP/1.1 and got a cryptic 400 Bad Request. Adding the `http2` feature to reqwest fixed it. The upside of HTTP/2? Connection multiplexing means subsequent queries reuse the TLS session — ~16ms vs ~50ms for the first query. Free performance.
+
+The `Upstream` enum dispatches between UDP and DoH based on the URL scheme:
+
+```rust
+pub enum Upstream {
+    Udp(SocketAddr),
+    Doh { url: String, client: reqwest::Client },
+}
+```
+
+If the configured address starts with `https://`, it's DoH. Otherwise, plain UDP. Simple, no toggles.
+
+## "Why not just use dnsmasq + nginx + mkcert?"
+
+You absolutely can — those are mature, battle-tested tools. The difference is integration: with dnsmasq + nginx + mkcert, you're configuring three tools with three config formats. Numa puts the DNS record, reverse proxy, and TLS cert behind one API call:
+
+```bash
+curl -X POST localhost:5380/services -d '{"name":"frontend","target_port":5173}'
+```
+
+That creates the DNS entry, generates a TLS certificate, and starts proxying — including WebSocket upgrade for Vite HMR. One command, no config files. Having full control over the resolution pipeline is what makes auto-revert overrides and LAN discovery possible.
+
+## What I learned
+
+**DNS is a 40-year-old protocol that works remarkably well.** The wire format is tight, the caching model is elegant, and the hierarchical delegation system has scaled to billions of queries per day. The things people complain about (DNSSEC complexity, lack of encryption) are extensions bolted on decades later, not flaws in the original design.
+
+**The hard parts aren't where you'd expect.** Parsing the wire protocol was straightforward (RFC 1035 is well-written). The hard parts were: browsers rejecting wildcard certs under single-label TLDs, macOS resolver quirks (`scutil` vs `/etc/resolv.conf`), and getting multiple processes to bind the same multicast port (`SO_REUSEPORT` on macOS, `SO_REUSEADDR` on Linux).
+
+**Learn the vocabulary before you show up.** I initially called Numa a "DNS resolver" and got corrected — it's a forwarding resolver. The distinction matters to people who work with DNS professionally, and being sloppy about it cost me credibility in my first community posts.
+
+## What's next
+
+**Update (March 2026):** Recursive resolution and DNSSEC validation are now shipped. Numa resolves from root nameservers with full chain-of-trust verification (RSA/SHA-256, ECDSA P-256, Ed25519) and NSEC/NSEC3 authenticated denial of existence.
+
+**[Read the follow-up: Implementing DNSSEC from Scratch in Rust →](/blog/posts/dnssec-from-scratch.html)**
+
+Still on the roadmap:
+
+- **DoT (DNS-over-TLS)** — DoH was first because it passes through captive portals and corporate firewalls (port 443 vs 853). DoT has less framing overhead, so it's faster. Both will be available.
+- **[pkarr](https://github.com/pubky/pkarr) integration** — self-sovereign DNS via the Mainline BitTorrent DHT. Publish DNS records signed with your Ed25519 key, no registrar needed.
+
+[github.com/razvandimescu/numa](https://github.com/razvandimescu/numa)
--- a/blog/dnssec-from-scratch.md
+++ b/blog/dnssec-from-scratch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+---
+title: Implementing DNSSEC from Scratch in Rust
+description: Recursive resolution from root hints, chain-of-trust validation, NSEC/NSEC3 denial proofs, and what I learned implementing DNSSEC with zero DNS libraries.
+date: March 2026
+---
+
+In the [previous post](/blog/posts/dns-from-scratch.html) I covered how DNS works at the wire level — packet format, label compression, TTL caching, DoH. Numa was a forwarding resolver: it parsed packets, did useful things locally, and relayed the rest to Cloudflare or Quad9.
+
+That post ended with "recursive resolution and DNSSEC are on the roadmap." This post is about building both.
+
+The short version: Numa now resolves from root nameservers with iterative queries, validates the full DNSSEC chain of trust, and cryptographically proves that non-existent domains don't exist. No upstream dependency. No DNS libraries. Just `ring` for the crypto primitives and a lot of RFC reading.
+
+## Why recursive?
+
+A forwarding resolver trusts its upstream. When you ask Quad9 for `cloudflare.com`, you trust that Quad9 returns the real answer. If Quad9 lies, gets compromised, or is legally compelled to redirect you — you have no way to know.
+
+A recursive resolver doesn't trust anyone. It starts at the root nameservers (operated by 12 independent organizations) and follows the delegation chain: root → `.com` TLD → `cloudflare.com` authoritative servers. Each server only answers for its own zone. No single entity sees your full query pattern.
+
+DNSSEC adds cryptographic proof to each step. The root signs `.com`'s key. `.com` signs `cloudflare.com`'s key. `cloudflare.com` signs its own records. If any step is tampered with, the chain breaks and Numa rejects the response.
+
+## The iterative resolution loop
+
+Recursive resolution is a misnomer — the resolver actually uses *iterative* queries. It asks root "where is `cloudflare.com`?", root says "I don't know, but here are the `.com` nameservers." It asks `.com`, which says "here are cloudflare's nameservers." It asks those, and gets the answer.
+
+```
+resolve("cloudflare.com", A)
+  → ask 198.41.0.4 (a.root-servers.net)
+    ← "try .com: ns1.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)"  [referral + glue]
+  → ask 192.5.6.30 (ns1.gtld-servers.net)
+    ← "try cloudflare: ns1.cloudflare.com (173.245.58.51)"  [referral + glue]
+  → ask 173.245.58.51 (ns1.cloudflare.com)
+    ← "104.16.132.229"  [answer]
+```
+
+The implementation (`src/recursive.rs`) is a loop with three possible outcomes per query:
+
+1. **Answer** — the server knows the record. Cache it, return it.
+2. **Referral** — the server delegates to another zone. Extract NS records and glue (A/AAAA records for the nameservers, included in the additional section to avoid a chicken-and-egg problem), then query the next server.
+3. **NXDOMAIN/REFUSED** — the name doesn't exist or the server refuses. Cache the negative result.
+
+CNAME chasing adds complexity: if you ask for `www.cloudflare.com` and get a CNAME to `cloudflare.com`, you need to restart resolution for the new name. I cap this at 8 levels.
+
+### TLD priming
+
+Cold-cache resolution is slow. Every query needs root → TLD → authoritative, each with its own network round-trip. For the first query to `example.com`, that's three serial UDP round-trips before you get an answer.
+
+TLD priming solves this. On startup, Numa queries root for NS records of 34 common TLDs (`.com`, `.org`, `.net`, `.io`, `.dev`, plus EU ccTLDs), caching NS records, glue addresses, DS records, and DNSKEY records. After priming, the first query to any `.com` domain skips root entirely — it already knows where `.com`'s nameservers are, and already has the DNSSEC keys needed to validate the response.
+
+## DNSSEC chain of trust
+
+DNSSEC doesn't encrypt DNS traffic. It *signs* it. Every DNS record can have an accompanying RRSIG (signature) record. The resolver verifies the signature against the zone's DNSKEY, then verifies that DNSKEY against the parent zone's DS (delegation signer) record, walking up until it reaches the root trust anchor — a hardcoded public key that IANA publishes and the entire internet agrees on.
+
+<img src="../dnssec-chain.svg" alt="DNSSEC chain of trust diagram — verifying cloudflare.com from answer through .com TLD to root trust anchor">
+
+### How keys get there
+
+The domain owner generates the DNSKEY keypair — typically their DNS provider (Cloudflare, etc.) does this. The owner then submits the DS record (a hash of their DNSKEY) to their registrar (Namecheap, GoDaddy), who passes it to the registry (Verisign for `.com`). The registry signs it into the TLD zone, and IANA signs the TLD's DS into the root. Trust flows up; keys flow down.
+
+The irony: you "own" your DNSSEC keys, but your registrar controls whether the DS record gets published. If they remove it — by mistake, by policy, or by court order — your DNSSEC chain breaks silently.
+
+### The trust anchor
+
+IANA's root KSK (Key Signing Key) has key tag 20326, algorithm 8 (RSA/SHA-256), and a 256-byte public key. It was last rolled in 2018. I hardcode it as a `const` array — this is the one thing in the entire system that requires out-of-band trust.
+
+```rust
+const ROOT_KSK_PUBLIC_KEY: &[u8] = &[
+    0x03, 0x01, 0x00, 0x01, 0xac, 0xff, 0xb4, 0x09,
+    // ... 256 bytes total
+];
+```
+
+When IANA rolls this key (rare — the previous key lasted from 2010 to 2018), every DNSSEC validator on the internet needs updating. For Numa, that means a binary update. Something to watch. Every DNSKEY also has a key tag — a 16-bit checksum over its RDATA. The first test I wrote: compute the root KSK's key tag and assert it equals 20326. Instant confidence that the encoding is correct.
+
+## The crypto
+
+Numa uses `ring` for all cryptographic operations. Three algorithms cover the vast majority of signed zones:
+
+| Algorithm | ID | Usage | Verify time |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| RSA/SHA-256 | 8 | Root, most TLDs | 10.9 µs |
+| ECDSA P-256 | 13 | Cloudflare, many modern zones | 174 ns |
+| Ed25519 | 15 | Newer zones | ~200 ns |
+
+### RSA key format conversion
+
+DNS stores RSA public keys in RFC 3110 format (exponent length, exponent, modulus). `ring` expects PKCS#1 DER (ASN.1 encoded). Converting between them means writing a minimal ASN.1 encoder with leading-zero stripping and sign-bit padding. Getting this wrong produces keys that `ring` silently rejects — one of the harder bugs to track down.
+
+### ECDSA is simpler
+
+ECDSA P-256 keys in DNS are 64 bytes (x + y coordinates). `ring` expects uncompressed point format: `0x04` prefix + 64 bytes. One line:
+
+```rust
+let mut uncompressed = Vec::with_capacity(65);
+uncompressed.push(0x04);
+uncompressed.extend_from_slice(public_key);  // 64 bytes from DNS
+```
+
+Signatures are also 64 bytes (r + s), used directly. No format conversion needed.
+
+### Building the signed data
+
+RRSIG verification doesn't sign the DNS packet — it signs a canonical form of the records. Building this correctly is the most detail-sensitive part of DNSSEC. The signed data is:
+
+1. RRSIG RDATA fields (type covered, algorithm, labels, original TTL, expiration, inception, key tag, signer name) — *without* the signature itself
+2. For each record in the RRset: owner name (lowercased, uncompressed) + type + class + original TTL (from the RRSIG, not the record's current TTL) + RDATA length + canonical RDATA
+
+The records must be sorted by their canonical wire-format representation. Owner names must be lowercased. The TTL must be the *original* TTL from the RRSIG, not the decremented TTL from caching.
+
+Getting any of these details wrong — wrong TTL, wrong case, wrong sort order, wrong RDATA encoding — produces a valid-looking but incorrect signed data blob, and `ring` returns a signature mismatch with no diagnostic information. I spent more time debugging signed data construction than any other part of DNSSEC.
+
+## Proving a name doesn't exist
+
+Verifying that `cloudflare.com` has a valid A record is one thing. Proving that `doesnotexist.cloudflare.com` *doesn't* exist — cryptographically, in a way that can't be forged — is harder.
+
+### NSEC
+
+NSEC records form a chain. Each NSEC says "the next name in this zone after me is X, and at my name these record types exist." If you query `beta.example.com` and the zone has `alpha.example.com → NSEC → gamma.example.com`, the gap proves `beta` doesn't exist — there's nothing between `alpha` and `gamma`.
+
+For NXDOMAIN proofs, RFC 4035 §5.4 requires two things:
+1. An NSEC record whose gap covers the queried name
+2. An NSEC record proving no wildcard exists at the closest encloser
+
+The canonical DNS name ordering (RFC 4034 §6.1) compares labels right-to-left, case-insensitive. `a.example.com` < `b.example.com` because at the `example.com` level they're equal, then `a` < `b`. But `z.example.com` < `a.example.org` because `.com` < `.org` at the TLD level.
+
+### NSEC3
+
+NSEC3 solves NSEC's zone enumeration problem — with NSEC, you can walk the chain and discover every name in the zone. NSEC3 hashes the names first (iterated SHA-1 with a salt), so the NSEC3 chain reveals hashes, not names.
+
+The proof is a 3-part closest encloser proof (RFC 5155 §8.4): find an ancestor whose hash matches an NSEC3 owner, prove the next-closer name falls within a hash range gap, and prove the wildcard at the closest encloser also falls within a gap. All three must hold, or the denial is rejected.
+
+I cap NSEC3 iterations at 500 (RFC 9276 recommends 0). Higher iteration counts are a DoS vector — each verification requires `iterations + 1` SHA-1 hashes.
+
+## Making it fast
+
+Cold-cache DNSSEC validation initially required ~5 network fetches per query (DNSKEY for each zone in the chain, plus DS records). Three optimizations brought this down to ~1:
+
+**TLD priming** (startup) — fetch root DNSKEY + each TLD's NS/DS/DNSKEY. After priming, the trust chain from root to any `.com` zone is fully cached.
+
+**Referral DS piggybacking** — when a TLD server refers you to `cloudflare.com`'s nameservers, the authority section often includes DS records for the child zone. Cache them during resolution instead of fetching separately during validation.
+
+**DNSKEY prefetch** — before the validation loop, scan all RRSIGs for signer zones and batch-fetch any missing DNSKEYs. This avoids serial DNSKEY fetches inside the per-RRset verification loop.
+
+Result: a cold-cache query for `cloudflare.com` with full DNSSEC validation takes ~90ms. The TLD chain is already warm; only one DNSKEY fetch is needed (for `cloudflare.com` itself).
+
+| Operation | Time |
+|---|---|
+| ECDSA P-256 verify | 174 ns |
+| Ed25519 verify | ~200 ns |
+| RSA/SHA-256 verify | 10.9 µs |
+| DS digest (SHA-256) | 257 ns |
+| Key tag computation | 20–63 ns |
+| Cold-cache validation (1 fetch) | ~90 ms |
+
+The network fetch dominates. The crypto is noise.
+
+## Surviving hostile networks
+
+I deployed Numa as my system DNS and switched networks. Everything broke — every query SERVFAIL, 3-second timeout. The ISP blocks outbound UDP port 53 to everything except whitelisted public resolvers. Root servers, TLD servers, authoritative servers — all unreachable over UDP.
+
+But TCP port 53 worked. Every DNS server is required to support TCP (RFC 1035 section 4.2.2). The ISP only filters UDP.
+
+The fix has three parts:
+
+**TCP fallback.** Every outbound query tries UDP first (800ms timeout). If UDP fails or the response is truncated, retry immediately over TCP. TCP uses a 2-byte length prefix before the DNS message — trivial to implement, and it handles DNSSEC responses that exceed the UDP payload limit.
+
+**UDP auto-disable.** After 3 consecutive UDP failures, flip a global `AtomicBool` and skip UDP entirely — go TCP-first for all queries. This avoids burning 800ms per hop on a network where UDP will never work. The flag resets when the network changes (detected via LAN IP monitoring).
+
+**Query minimization (RFC 7816).** When querying root servers, send only the TLD — `com` instead of `secret-project.example.com`. Root servers handle trillions of queries and are operated by 12 organizations. Minimization reduces what they learn from yours.
+
+The result: on a network that blocks UDP:53, Numa detects the block within the first 3 queries, switches to TCP, and resolves normally at 300-500ms per cold query. Cached queries remain 0ms. No manual config change needed — switch networks and it adapts.
+
+I wouldn't have found this without dogfooding. The code worked perfectly on my home network. It took a real hostile network to expose the assumption that UDP always works.
+
+## What I learned
+
+**DNSSEC is a verification system, not an encryption system.** It proves authenticity — this record was signed by the zone owner. It doesn't hide what you're querying. For privacy, you still need encrypted transport (DoH/DoT) or recursive resolution (no single upstream).
+
+**The hardest bugs are in data serialization, not crypto.** `ring` either verifies or it doesn't — a binary answer. But getting the signed data blob exactly right (correct TTL, correct case, correct sort, correct RDATA encoding for each record type) requires extreme precision. A single wrong byte means verification fails with no hint about what's wrong.
+
+**Negative proofs are harder than positive proofs.** Verifying a record exists: verify one RRSIG. Proving a record doesn't exist: find the right NSEC/NSEC3 records, verify their RRSIGs, check gap coverage, check wildcard denial, compute hashes. The NSEC3 closest encloser proof alone has three sub-proofs, each requiring hash computation and range checking.
+
+**Performance optimization is about avoiding network, not avoiding CPU.** The crypto takes nanoseconds to microseconds. The network fetch takes tens of milliseconds. Every optimization that matters — TLD priming, DS piggybacking, DNSKEY prefetch — is about eliminating a round trip, not speeding up a hash.
+
+## What's next
+
+- **[pkarr](https://github.com/pubky/pkarr) integration** — self-sovereign DNS via the Mainline BitTorrent DHT. Your Ed25519 key is your domain. No registrar, no ICANN.
+- **DoT (DNS-over-TLS)** — the last encrypted transport we don't support
+
+The code is at [github.com/razvandimescu/numa](https://github.com/razvandimescu/numa) — the DNSSEC validation is in [`src/dnssec.rs`](https://github.com/razvandimescu/numa/blob/main/src/dnssec.rs) and the recursive resolver in [`src/recursive.rs`](https://github.com/razvandimescu/numa/blob/main/src/recursive.rs). MIT license.
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+VERSION="${1:-}"
+
+if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
+    echo "Usage: ./deploy.sh v0.5.1"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Strip leading 'v' for Cargo.toml (accepts both "v0.5.1" and "0.5.1")
+SEMVER="${VERSION#v}"
+TAG="v${SEMVER}"
+
+# Validate semver format
+if ! [[ "$SEMVER" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+    echo "Error: '$SEMVER' is not a valid semver (expected: X.Y.Z)"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check we're on main
+BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
+if [ "$BRANCH" != "main" ]; then
+    echo "Error: must be on main branch (currently on '$BRANCH')"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check working tree is clean
+if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain -- ':!deploy.sh' ':!Cargo.toml' ':!Cargo.lock')" ]; then
+    echo "Error: working tree has uncommitted changes"
+    git status --short
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check tag doesn't already exist
+if git rev-parse "$TAG" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Error: tag '$TAG' already exists"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+CURRENT=$(grep '^version = ' Cargo.toml | head -1 | sed 's/version = "\(.*\)"/\1/')
+echo "Bumping $CURRENT → $SEMVER"
+
+# Update Cargo.toml version
+sed -i '' "s/^version = \"$CURRENT\"/version = \"$SEMVER\"/" Cargo.toml
+
+# Update Cargo.lock
+cargo check --quiet 2>/dev/null
+
+# Commit, tag, push
+git add Cargo.toml Cargo.lock
+git commit -m "bump version to $SEMVER"
+git tag "$TAG"
+git push
+git push origin "$TAG"
+
+echo ""
+echo "✓ Tagged $TAG and pushed"
+echo "  → GitHub Actions: release binaries + crates.io publish"
+echo "  → Watch: gh run list --limit 1"
--- a/numa.toml
+++ b/numa.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,48 @@
 [server]
 bind_addr = "0.0.0.0:53"
 api_port = 5380
+# api_bind_addr = "127.0.0.1"  # default; set to "0.0.0.0" for LAN dashboard access

 # [upstream]
-# address = ""       # auto-detect from system resolver (default)
-# address = "9.9.9.9"  # or set explicitly
-# port = 53
+# mode = "forward"                              # "forward" (default) — relay to upstream
+#                                               # "recursive" — resolve from root hints (no address needed)
+# address = "https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query"   # DNS-over-HTTPS (encrypted)
+# address = "https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query"  # Cloudflare DoH
+# address = "9.9.9.9"                           # plain UDP
+# port = 53                                     # only for forward mode, plain UDP
 # timeout_ms = 3000
+# root_hints = [                                # only used in recursive mode
+#     "198.41.0.4",      # a.root-servers.net (Verisign)
+#     "199.9.14.201",    # b.root-servers.net (USC-ISI)
+#     "192.33.4.12",     # c.root-servers.net (Cogent)
+#     "199.7.91.13",     # d.root-servers.net (UMD)
+#     "192.203.230.10",  # e.root-servers.net (NASA)
+#     "192.5.5.241",     # f.root-servers.net (ISC)
+#     "192.112.36.4",    # g.root-servers.net (US DoD)
+#     "198.97.190.53",   # h.root-servers.net (US Army)
+#     "192.36.148.17",   # i.root-servers.net (Netnod)
+#     "192.58.128.30",   # j.root-servers.net (Verisign)
+#     "193.0.14.129",    # k.root-servers.net (RIPE NCC)
+#     "199.7.83.42",     # l.root-servers.net (ICANN)
+#     "202.12.27.33",    # m.root-servers.net (WIDE)
+# ]
+# prime_tlds = [                                # TLDs to pre-warm on startup (recursive mode)
+#     "com", "net", "org", "info",              # gTLDs
+#     "io", "dev", "app", "xyz", "me",
+#     "eu", "uk", "de", "fr", "nl",             # EU + European ccTLDs
+#     "it", "es", "pl", "se", "no",
+#     "dk", "fi", "at", "be", "ie",
+#     "pt", "cz", "ro", "gr", "hu",
+#     "bg", "hr", "sk", "si", "lt",
+#     "lv", "ee", "ch", "is",
+#     "co", "br", "au", "ca", "jp",             # other major ccTLDs
+# ]
+
+# [blocking]
+# enabled = true               # set to false to disable ad blocking
+# refresh_hours = 24
+# lists = ["https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/hagezi/dns-blocklists@latest/hosts/pro.txt"]
+# allowlist = ["example.com"]  # domains to never block

 [cache]
 max_entries = 10000
@@ -18,6 +54,7 @@ enabled = true
 port = 80
 tls_port = 443
 tld = "numa"
+# bind_addr = "127.0.0.1"  # default; set to "0.0.0.0" for LAN access to .numa services

 # Pre-configured services (numa.numa is always added automatically)
 # [[services]]
@@ -40,3 +77,14 @@ tld = "numa"
 # record_type = "A"
 # value = "127.0.0.1"
 # ttl = 60
+
+# DNSSEC signature validation (requires mode = "recursive")
+# [dnssec]
+# enabled = false             # opt-in: verify chain of trust from root KSK
+# strict = false              # true = SERVFAIL on bogus signatures
+
+# LAN service discovery via mDNS (disabled by default — no network traffic unless enabled)
+# [lan]
+# enabled = true              # discover other Numa instances via mDNS (_numa._tcp.local)
+# broadcast_interval_secs = 30
+# peer_timeout_secs = 90
--- a/scripts/benchmark.sh
+++ b/scripts/benchmark.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+API="${NUMA_API:-http://127.0.0.1:5380}"
+DNS="${NUMA_DNS:-127.0.0.1}"
+NUMA_BIN="${NUMA_BIN:-/usr/local/bin/numa}"
+LAUNCHD_PLIST="/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.numa.dns.plist"
+
+DOMAINS=(
+  paypal.com ebay.com zoom.us slack.com discord.com
+  microsoft.com apple.com meta.com oracle.com ibm.com
+  docker.com kubernetes.io prometheus.io grafana.com terraform.io
+  python.org nodejs.org golang.org wikipedia.org reddit.com
+  stackoverflow.com stripe.com linear.app nytimes.com bbc.co.uk
+  rust-lang.org fastly.com hetzner.com uber.com airbnb.com
+  notion.so figma.com netflix.com spotify.com dropbox.com
+  gitlab.com twitch.tv shopify.com vercel.app mozilla.org
+)
+
+stats() {
+  curl -s "$API/query-log" | python3 -c "
+import sys, json
+
+data = json.load(sys.stdin)
+rec = [q for q in data if q['path'] == 'RECURSIVE']
+if not rec:
+    print('No recursive queries in log.')
+    sys.exit()
+
+vals = sorted([q['latency_ms'] for q in rec])
+n = len(vals)
+
+print(f'Recursive queries: {n}')
+print(f'  Avg:    {sum(vals)/n:.1f}ms')
+print(f'  Median: {vals[n//2]:.1f}ms')
+print(f'  P95:    {vals[int(n*0.95)]:.1f}ms')
+print(f'  P99:    {vals[int(n*0.99)]:.1f}ms')
+print(f'  Min:    {min(vals):.1f}ms')
+print(f'  Max:    {max(vals):.1f}ms')
+print(f'  <100ms: {sum(1 for v in vals if v < 100)}')
+print(f'  <200ms: {sum(1 for v in vals if v < 200)}')
+print(f'  <500ms: {sum(1 for v in vals if v < 500)}')
+print(f'  >1s:    {sum(1 for v in vals if v >= 1000)}')
+print()
+print('Slowest 5:')
+for q in sorted(rec, key=lambda q: q['latency_ms'], reverse=True)[:5]:
+    print(f'  {q[\"latency_ms\"]:>8.1f}ms  {q[\"query_type\"]:5s}  {q[\"domain\"]:35s}  {q[\"rescode\"]}')
+print()
+print('Fastest 5:')
+for q in sorted(rec, key=lambda q: q['latency_ms'])[:5]:
+    print(f'  {q[\"latency_ms\"]:>8.1f}ms  {q[\"query_type\"]:5s}  {q[\"domain\"]:35s}  {q[\"rescode\"]}')
+"
+}
+
+query_all() {
+  local label="$1"
+  echo "=== $label ==="
+  for d in "${DOMAINS[@]}"; do
+    printf "  %-25s " "$d"
+    dig "@$DNS" "$d" A +noall +stats 2>/dev/null | grep "Query time"
+  done
+  echo
+}
+
+flush_cache() {
+  curl -s -X DELETE "$API/cache" > /dev/null
+  echo "Cache flushed ($(curl -s "$API/stats" | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['cache']['entries'])" 2>/dev/null || echo '?') entries)."
+}
+
+wait_for_api() {
+  local attempts=0
+  while ! curl -sf "$API/health" > /dev/null 2>&1; do
+    attempts=$((attempts + 1))
+    if [ $attempts -ge 20 ]; then
+      echo "ERROR: API not reachable at $API after 10s" >&2
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    sleep 0.5
+  done
+}
+
+wait_for_priming() {
+  echo -n "Waiting for TLD priming..."
+  local prev=0
+  local stable=0
+  for _ in $(seq 1 60); do
+    local entries
+    entries=$(curl -s "$API/stats" | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['cache']['entries'])" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
+    if [ "$entries" -gt 0 ] && [ "$entries" = "$prev" ]; then
+      stable=$((stable + 1))
+      if [ $stable -ge 3 ]; then
+        echo " done ($entries cache entries)."
+        return
+      fi
+    else
+      stable=0
+    fi
+    prev="$entries"
+    sleep 1
+  done
+  echo " timeout (cache: $prev entries)."
+}
+
+# restart_numa <config_toml_body>
+# Writes config to a temp file, stops numa (launchd or manual), starts with that config.
+restart_numa() {
+  local config_body="$1"
+  local tmpconf
+  tmpconf=$(mktemp /tmp/numa-bench-XXXXXX)
+  mv "$tmpconf" "${tmpconf}.toml"
+  tmpconf="${tmpconf}.toml"
+  echo "$config_body" > "$tmpconf"
+
+  # Stop launchd-managed numa if active
+  if sudo launchctl list com.numa.dns &>/dev/null; then
+    sudo launchctl unload "$LAUNCHD_PLIST" 2>/dev/null || true
+    sleep 1
+  fi
+
+  # Kill any remaining
+  sudo killall numa 2>/dev/null || true
+  sleep 2
+
+  sudo "$NUMA_BIN" "$tmpconf" &
+  wait_for_api
+  wait_for_priming
+  echo "numa ready (pid $(pgrep numa | head -1), config: $tmpconf)."
+}
+
+# Restore the launchd service
+restore_launchd() {
+  sudo killall numa 2>/dev/null || true
+  sleep 1
+  if [ -f "$LAUNCHD_PLIST" ]; then
+    sudo launchctl load "$LAUNCHD_PLIST" 2>/dev/null || true
+    echo "Restored launchd service."
+  fi
+}
+
+run_pass() {
+  local label="$1"
+  flush_cache
+  sleep 0.5
+  query_all "$label"
+  echo "=== $label — stats ==="
+  stats
+}
+
+case "${1:-full}" in
+  cold)
+    echo "--- Cold cache benchmark ---"
+    run_pass "Cold SRTT + Cold cache"
+    ;;
+  warm)
+    echo "--- Warm SRTT benchmark ---"
+    echo "Priming SRTT..."
+    for d in "${DOMAINS[@]}"; do dig "@$DNS" "$d" A +short > /dev/null 2>&1; done
+    run_pass "Warm SRTT + Cold cache"
+    ;;
+  stats)
+    stats
+    ;;
+  compare-srtt)
+    echo "============================================"
+    echo "  A/B: SRTT OFF vs ON (dnssec off)"
+    echo "============================================"
+    echo
+
+    restart_numa "$(cat <<'TOML'
+[upstream]
+mode = "recursive"
+srtt = false
+TOML
+)"
+    echo
+    run_pass "SRTT OFF"
+
+    echo
+    echo "--------------------------------------------"
+    echo
+
+    restart_numa "$(cat <<'TOML'
+[upstream]
+mode = "recursive"
+srtt = true
+TOML
+)"
+    echo
+    run_pass "SRTT ON"
+
+    echo
+    restore_launchd
+    ;;
+  compare-dnssec)
+    echo "============================================"
+    echo "  A/B: DNSSEC OFF vs ON (srtt on)"
+    echo "============================================"
+    echo
+
+    restart_numa "$(cat <<'TOML'
+[upstream]
+mode = "recursive"
+srtt = true
+
+[dnssec]
+enabled = false
+TOML
+)"
+    echo
+    run_pass "DNSSEC OFF"
+
+    echo
+    echo "--------------------------------------------"
+    echo
+
+    restart_numa "$(cat <<'TOML'
+[upstream]
+mode = "recursive"
+srtt = true
+
+[dnssec]
+enabled = true
+TOML
+)"
+    echo
+    run_pass "DNSSEC ON"
+
+    echo
+    restore_launchd
+    ;;
+  compare-all)
+    echo "============================================"
+    echo "  Full A/B matrix"
+    echo "  1. SRTT OFF + DNSSEC OFF (baseline)"
+    echo "  2. SRTT ON  + DNSSEC OFF"
+    echo "  3. SRTT ON  + DNSSEC ON"
+    echo "============================================"
+    echo
+
+    # --- 1. Baseline ---
+    restart_numa "$(cat <<'TOML'
+[upstream]
+mode = "recursive"
+srtt = false
+
+[dnssec]
+enabled = false
+TOML
+)"
+    echo
+    run_pass "SRTT OFF + DNSSEC OFF"
+
+    echo
+    echo "--------------------------------------------"
+    echo
+
+    # --- 2. SRTT only ---
+    restart_numa "$(cat <<'TOML'
+[upstream]
+mode = "recursive"
+srtt = true
+
+[dnssec]
+enabled = false
+TOML
+)"
+    echo
+    run_pass "SRTT ON + DNSSEC OFF"
+
+    echo
+    echo "--------------------------------------------"
+    echo
+
+    # --- 3. Both ---
+    restart_numa "$(cat <<'TOML'
+[upstream]
+mode = "recursive"
+srtt = true
+
+[dnssec]
+enabled = true
+TOML
+)"
+    echo
+    run_pass "SRTT ON + DNSSEC ON"
+
+    echo
+    restore_launchd
+    ;;
+  full|*)
+    echo "--- Full benchmark (cold → warm → SRTT-only) ---"
+    echo
+
+    wait_for_priming
+    flush_cache
+    sleep 0.5
+    query_all "Pass 1: Cold SRTT + Cold cache"
+
+    flush_cache
+    sleep 0.5
+    query_all "Pass 2: Warm SRTT + Cold cache"
+
+    echo "=== Pass 2 stats (SRTT-warm) ==="
+    stats
+    ;;
+esac
--- a/scripts/record-demo.sh
+++ b/scripts/record-demo.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
 #   1. Opens the dashboard in Chrome --app mode (clean, no address bar)
 #   2. Generates DNS traffic (forward, cache hit, blocked)
 #   3. Types "peekm" / "6419" into the Local Services form on camera
-#   4. Opens peekm.numa to show the proxy working
-#   5. Records via ffmpeg and converts to optimized GIF
+#   4. Shows LAN accessibility badge ("local only" / "LAN")
+#   5. Checks a blocked domain
+#   6. Opens peekm.numa to show the proxy working
+#   7. Records via ffmpeg and converts to optimized GIF

 set -euo pipefail

@@ -228,18 +230,10 @@ dig @127.0.0.1 github.com +short > /dev/null 2>&1
 dig @127.0.0.1 ad.doubleclick.net +short > /dev/null 2>&1
 sleep 3

-# --------------- Scene 2: Check Domain blocker (3-6s) ---------------
-log "Scene 2: Check Domain — blocked tracker..."
-type_into "#checkDomainInput" "ads.doubleclick.net" 0.04
-sleep 0.3
-# Click Check button
-run_js "document.querySelector('#checkDomainInput').closest('form').querySelector('.btn').click();"
-sleep 2
+# --------------- Scene 2: Add peekm service via UI (3-7s) ---------------
+log "Scene 2: Adding peekm.numa service..."

-# --------------- Scene 3: Add peekm service via UI (6-10s) ---------------
-log "Scene 3: Adding peekm.numa service..."
-
-# Scroll to Local Services form
+# Services panel is now first — scroll to it
 run_js "
    var svcPanel = document.getElementById('serviceForm');
    if (svcPanel) svcPanel.scrollIntoView({behavior: 'smooth', block: 'center'});
@@ -251,20 +245,34 @@ sleep 0.2
 type_into "#svcPort" "6419" 0.1
 sleep 0.3

-# Click "Add Service"
+# Click "Add Service" — LAN badge ("local only" or "LAN") will appear
 run_js "document.querySelector('#serviceForm .btn-add').click();"
-sleep 1.5
+sleep 2

-# --------------- Scene 4: Open peekm.numa (10-14s) ---------------
-log "Scene 4: Opening peekm.numa in browser..."
+# --------------- Scene 3: Open peekm.numa (7-11s) ---------------
+log "Scene 3: Opening peekm.numa in browser..."
 open "http://peekm.numa/view/peekm/README.md" 2>/dev/null || true
 sleep 4

-# --------------- Scene 5: Back to dashboard (14-17s) ---------------
-log "Scene 5: Back to dashboard — LOCAL queries visible..."
+# --------------- Scene 4: Back to dashboard (11-14s) ---------------
+log "Scene 4: Back to dashboard — LAN badges + LOCAL queries visible..."
 osascript -e "tell application \"System Events\" to set frontmost of (first process whose unix id is $CHROME_PID) to true" 2>/dev/null || true
 sleep 3

+# --------------- Scene 5: Check Domain blocker (14-17s) ---------------
+log "Scene 5: Check Domain — blocked tracker..."
+# Scroll down to blocking panel
+run_js "
+    var blockPanel = document.getElementById('blockingPanel');
+    if (blockPanel) blockPanel.scrollIntoView({behavior: 'smooth', block: 'center'});
+"
+sleep 0.5
+type_into "#checkDomainInput" "ads.doubleclick.net" 0.04
+sleep 0.3
+# Click Check button
+run_js "document.querySelector('#checkDomainInput').closest('form').querySelector('.btn').click();"
+sleep 2
+
 # --------------- Scene 6: Terminal-style dig overlay (17-20s) ---------------
 log "Scene 6: dig proof overlay..."
 DIG_RESULT=$(dig @127.0.0.1 peekm.numa +short 2>/dev/null | head -1)
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <version>  (e.g. 0.7.0)" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERSION="$1"
+TAG="v$VERSION"
+
+# Sanity checks
+if ! git diff --quiet || ! git diff --cached --quiet; then
+  echo "ERROR: working tree is dirty — commit or stash first" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ "$(git branch --show-current)" != "main" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: must be on main branch" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if git tag -l "$TAG" | grep -q .; then
+  echo "ERROR: tag $TAG already exists" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+CURRENT=$(grep '^version = ' Cargo.toml | head -1 | sed 's/version = "\(.*\)"/\1/')
+echo "Bumping $CURRENT -> $VERSION"
+
+# Bump version
+sed -i.bak "s/^version = \"$CURRENT\"/version = \"$VERSION\"/" Cargo.toml
+rm -f Cargo.toml.bak
+cargo update --workspace
+
+# Commit, tag, push
+git add Cargo.toml Cargo.lock
+git commit -m "chore: bump version to $VERSION"
+git tag "$TAG"
+git push origin main --tags
+
+echo
+echo "Released $TAG — GitHub Actions will build, publish to crates.io, and create the release."
--- a/site/CNAME
+++ b/site/CNAME
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+numa.rs
--- a/site/blog-template.html
+++ b/site/blog-template.html
@@ -0,0 +1,301 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="UTF-8">
+<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+<title>$title$ — Numa</title>
+<meta name="description" content="$description$">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/fonts/fonts.css">
+<style>
+*, *::before, *::after { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
+
+:root {
+  --bg-deep: #f5f0e8;
+  --bg-surface: #ece5da;
+  --bg-elevated: #e3dbce;
+  --bg-card: #faf7f2;
+  --amber: #c0623a;
+  --amber-dim: #9e4e2d;
+  --teal: #6b7c4e;
+  --teal-dim: #566540;
+  --violet: #64748b;
+  --text-primary: #2c2418;
+  --text-secondary: #6b5e4f;
+  --text-dim: #a39888;
+  --border: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
+  --border-amber: rgba(192, 98, 58, 0.22);
+  --font-display: 'Instrument Serif', Georgia, serif;
+  --font-body: 'DM Sans', system-ui, sans-serif;
+  --font-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
+}
+
+html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
+
+body {
+  background: var(--bg-deep);
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+  font-family: var(--font-body);
+  font-weight: 400;
+  line-height: 1.7;
+  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
+}
+
+body::before {
+  content: '';
+  position: fixed;
+  inset: 0;
+  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 256 256' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.025'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+  pointer-events: none;
+  z-index: 9999;
+}
+
+/* --- Blog nav --- */
+.blog-nav {
+  padding: 1.5rem 2rem;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 1.5rem;
+}
+
+.blog-nav a {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  text-decoration: none;
+  transition: color 0.2s;
+}
+.blog-nav a:hover { color: var(--amber); }
+
+.blog-nav .wordmark {
+  font-family: var(--font-display);
+  font-size: 1.4rem;
+  font-weight: 400;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+  text-decoration: none;
+  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
+}
+.blog-nav .wordmark:hover { color: var(--amber); }
+
+.blog-nav .sep {
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+/* --- Article --- */
+.article {
+  max-width: 720px;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  padding: 3rem 2rem 6rem;
+}
+
+.article-header {
+  margin-bottom: 3rem;
+  padding-bottom: 2rem;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+}
+
+.article-header h1 {
+  font-family: var(--font-display);
+  font-weight: 400;
+  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3rem);
+  line-height: 1.15;
+  margin-bottom: 1rem;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+}
+
+.article-meta {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+}
+
+.article-meta a {
+  color: var(--amber);
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+.article-meta a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
+
+/* --- Prose --- */
+.article h2 {
+  font-family: var(--font-display);
+  font-weight: 600;
+  font-size: 1.8rem;
+  line-height: 1.2;
+  margin: 3rem 0 1rem;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+}
+
+.article h3 {
+  font-family: var(--font-body);
+  font-weight: 600;
+  font-size: 1.2rem;
+  margin: 2rem 0 0.75rem;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+}
+
+.article p {
+  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+  font-size: 1.05rem;
+}
+
+.article a {
+  color: var(--amber);
+  text-decoration: underline;
+  text-decoration-color: rgba(192, 98, 58, 0.3);
+  text-underline-offset: 2px;
+  transition: text-decoration-color 0.2s;
+}
+.article a:hover {
+  text-decoration-color: var(--amber);
+}
+
+.article strong {
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.article ul, .article ol {
+  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
+  padding-left: 1.5rem;
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+}
+
+.article li {
+  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
+  font-size: 1.05rem;
+}
+
+.article blockquote {
+  border-left: 3px solid var(--amber);
+  padding: 0.75rem 1.25rem;
+  margin: 1.5rem 0;
+  background: rgba(192, 98, 58, 0.04);
+  border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
+}
+
+.article blockquote p {
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+  font-style: italic;
+  margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+/* --- Code --- */
+.article code {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 0.88em;
+  background: var(--bg-elevated);
+  padding: 0.15em 0.4em;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  color: var(--amber-dim);
+}
+
+.article pre {
+  background: var(--bg-card);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;
+  margin: 1.5rem 0;
+  overflow-x: auto;
+  line-height: 1.55;
+}
+
+.article pre code {
+  background: none;
+  padding: 0;
+  border-radius: 0;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+}
+
+/* --- Images --- */
+.article img {
+  max-width: 100%;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  margin: 1.5rem 0;
+}
+
+/* --- Tables --- */
+.article table {
+  width: 100%;
+  border-collapse: collapse;
+  margin: 1.5rem 0;
+  font-size: 0.95rem;
+}
+
+.article th {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  text-align: left;
+  padding: 0.6rem 1rem;
+  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--border);
+}
+
+.article td {
+  padding: 0.6rem 1rem;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+}
+
+/* --- Footer --- */
+.blog-footer {
+  text-align: center;
+  padding: 3rem 2rem;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
+  max-width: 720px;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+}
+
+.blog-footer a {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  text-decoration: none;
+  margin: 0 1rem;
+}
+.blog-footer a:hover { color: var(--amber); }
+
+/* --- Responsive --- */
+@media (max-width: 640px) {
+  .article { padding: 2rem 1.25rem 4rem; }
+  .article pre { padding: 1rem; margin-left: -0.5rem; margin-right: -0.5rem; border-radius: 0; border-left: none; border-right: none; }
+}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+
+<nav class="blog-nav">
+  <a href="/" class="wordmark">Numa</a>
+  <span class="sep">/</span>
+  <a href="/blog/">Blog</a>
+</nav>
+
+<article class="article">
+  <header class="article-header">
+    <h1>$title$</h1>
+    <div class="article-meta">
+      $date$ · <a href="https://dimescu.ro">Razvan Dimescu</a>
+    </div>
+  </header>
+
+$body$
+</article>
+
+<footer class="blog-footer">
+  <a href="https://github.com/razvandimescu/numa">GitHub</a>
+  <a href="/">Home</a>
+  <a href="/blog/">Blog</a>
+</footer>
+
+</body>
+</html>
--- a/site/blog/dnssec-chain.svg
+++ b/site/blog/dnssec-chain.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 720 680" font-family="'DM Sans', system-ui, sans-serif" font-size="13">
+  <defs>
+    <marker id="arr" viewBox="0 0 10 10" refX="10" refY="5" markerWidth="7" markerHeight="7" orient="auto-start-reverse">
+      <path d="M 0 0 L 10 5 L 0 10 z" fill="#64748b"/>
+    </marker>
+    <marker id="arr-amber" viewBox="0 0 10 10" refX="10" refY="5" markerWidth="7" markerHeight="7" orient="auto-start-reverse">
+      <path d="M 0 0 L 10 5 L 0 10 z" fill="#c0623a"/>
+    </marker>
+    <marker id="arr-teal" viewBox="0 0 10 10" refX="10" refY="5" markerWidth="7" markerHeight="7" orient="auto-start-reverse">
+      <path d="M 0 0 L 10 5 L 0 10 z" fill="#6b7c4e"/>
+    </marker>
+    <filter id="s" x="-3%" y="-3%" width="106%" height="106%">
+      <feDropShadow dx="0" dy="1" stdDeviation="2" flood-opacity="0.06"/>
+    </filter>
+  </defs>
+
+  <!-- Background -->
+  <rect width="720" height="680" rx="8" fill="#faf7f2"/>
+
+  <!-- Title -->
+  <text x="360" y="36" text-anchor="middle" font-size="15" font-weight="600" fill="#2c2418" font-family="'Instrument Serif', Georgia, serif" letter-spacing="-0.02em">DNSSEC Chain of Trust</text>
+  <text x="360" y="54" text-anchor="middle" font-size="11" fill="#a39888">Verifying cloudflare.com — from answer to root trust anchor</text>
+
+  <!-- Legend -->
+  <g transform="translate(28, 72)">
+    <rect width="14" height="14" rx="3" fill="#c0623a" opacity="0.15" stroke="#c0623a" stroke-width="1"/>
+    <text x="20" y="12" font-size="11" fill="#6b5e4f">Verify signature (RRSIG → DNSKEY)</text>
+    <rect x="230" width="14" height="14" rx="3" fill="#6b7c4e" opacity="0.15" stroke="#6b7c4e" stroke-width="1"/>
+    <text x="250" y="12" font-size="11" fill="#6b5e4f">Vouch for key (DS → parent DNSKEY)</text>
+    <rect x="478" width="14" height="14" rx="3" fill="#2c2418" opacity="0.08" stroke="#2c2418" stroke-opacity="0.15" stroke-width="1"/>
+    <text x="498" y="12" font-size="11" fill="#6b5e4f">DNS record / key</text>
+  </g>
+
+  <!-- ═══ ZONE: cloudflare.com ═══ -->
+  <rect x="40" y="104" width="640" height="152" rx="8" fill="none" stroke="rgba(0,0,0,0.06)" stroke-dasharray="4,3"/>
+  <text x="56" y="122" font-size="10" font-weight="600" fill="#a39888" letter-spacing="0.08em" font-family="'JetBrains Mono', monospace">CLOUDFLARE.COM ZONE</text>
+
+  <!-- A record -->
+  <rect x="80" y="138" width="320" height="38" rx="6" fill="white" stroke="rgba(0,0,0,0.08)" filter="url(#s)"/>
+  <text x="96" y="157" font-size="12" font-weight="600" fill="#2c2418" font-family="'JetBrains Mono', monospace">cloudflare.com  A  104.16.132.229</text>
+  <text x="96" y="170" font-size="10" fill="#a39888">The answer we want to verify</text>
+
+  <!-- RRSIG -->
+  <line x1="400" y1="157" x2="440" y2="157" stroke="#c0623a" stroke-width="1.5" marker-end="url(#arr-amber)"/>
+  <text x="412" y="149" font-size="9" fill="#c0623a" font-weight="600">signed by</text>
+
+  <rect x="445" y="138" width="220" height="38" rx="6" fill="rgba(192,98,58,0.06)" stroke="rgba(192,98,58,0.2)" filter="url(#s)"/>
+  <text x="461" y="155" font-size="11" font-weight="600" fill="#9e4e2d" font-family="'JetBrains Mono', monospace">RRSIG</text>
+  <text x="505" y="155" font-size="11" fill="#6b5e4f">tag=34505, algo=13</text>
+  <text x="461" y="170" font-size="10" fill="#a39888">signer: cloudflare.com</text>
+
+  <!-- DNSKEY -->
+  <rect x="80" y="192" width="320" height="50" rx="6" fill="white" stroke="rgba(0,0,0,0.08)" filter="url(#s)"/>
+  <text x="96" y="211" font-size="11" font-weight="600" fill="#2c2418" font-family="'JetBrains Mono', monospace">DNSKEY</text>
+  <text x="156" y="211" font-size="11" fill="#6b5e4f">cloudflare.com, tag=34505</text>
+  <text x="96" y="228" font-size="11" fill="#6b7c4e" font-weight="500">ECDSA P-256</text>
+  <text x="194" y="228" font-size="10" fill="#a39888">— 174ns to verify</text>
+
+  <!-- RRSIG → DNSKEY arrow -->
+  <path d="M 555 176 L 555 192 L 400 192 L 400 200" stroke="#c0623a" stroke-width="1.5" fill="none" marker-end="url(#arr-amber)"/>
+  <text x="460" y="189" font-size="9" fill="#c0623a" font-weight="600">verified with</text>
+
+  <!-- ═══ ZONE: .com ═══ -->
+  <rect x="40" y="270" width="640" height="132" rx="8" fill="none" stroke="rgba(0,0,0,0.06)" stroke-dasharray="4,3"/>
+  <text x="56" y="288" font-size="10" font-weight="600" fill="#a39888" letter-spacing="0.08em" font-family="'JetBrains Mono', monospace">.COM TLD ZONE</text>
+
+  <!-- DS connecting zones -->
+  <line x1="240" y1="242" x2="240" y2="302" stroke="#6b7c4e" stroke-width="1.5" marker-end="url(#arr-teal)"/>
+  <text x="252" y="276" font-size="9" fill="#6b7c4e" font-weight="600">vouched for by</text>
+
+  <!-- DS record at .com -->
+  <rect x="80" y="304" width="320" height="38" rx="6" fill="rgba(107,124,78,0.06)" stroke="rgba(107,124,78,0.2)" filter="url(#s)"/>
+  <text x="96" y="321" font-size="11" font-weight="600" fill="#566540" font-family="'JetBrains Mono', monospace">DS</text>
+  <text x="118" y="321" font-size="11" fill="#6b5e4f">tag=2371, digest=SHA-256</text>
+  <text x="96" y="336" font-size="10" fill="#a39888">hash of cloudflare.com DNSKEY</text>
+
+  <!-- DS signed by RRSIG -->
+  <line x1="400" y1="323" x2="440" y2="323" stroke="#c0623a" stroke-width="1.5" marker-end="url(#arr-amber)"/>
+  <text x="412" y="315" font-size="9" fill="#c0623a" font-weight="600">signed by</text>
+
+  <rect x="445" y="304" width="220" height="38" rx="6" fill="rgba(192,98,58,0.06)" stroke="rgba(192,98,58,0.2)" filter="url(#s)"/>
+  <text x="461" y="321" font-size="11" font-weight="600" fill="#9e4e2d" font-family="'JetBrains Mono', monospace">RRSIG</text>
+  <text x="505" y="321" font-size="11" fill="#6b5e4f">tag=19718, signer=com</text>
+
+  <!-- .com DNSKEY -->
+  <rect x="80" y="356" width="320" height="32" rx="6" fill="white" stroke="rgba(0,0,0,0.08)" filter="url(#s)"/>
+  <text x="96" y="377" font-size="11" font-weight="600" fill="#2c2418" font-family="'JetBrains Mono', monospace">DNSKEY</text>
+  <text x="156" y="377" font-size="11" fill="#6b5e4f">com, tag=19718</text>
+
+  <!-- RRSIG → .com DNSKEY -->
+  <path d="M 555 342 L 555 356 L 400 356 L 400 366" stroke="#c0623a" stroke-width="1.5" fill="none" marker-end="url(#arr-amber)"/>
+  <text x="460" y="353" font-size="9" fill="#c0623a" font-weight="600">verified with</text>
+
+  <!-- ═══ ZONE: root ═══ -->
+  <rect x="40" y="404" width="640" height="132" rx="8" fill="none" stroke="rgba(0,0,0,0.06)" stroke-dasharray="4,3"/>
+  <text x="56" y="422" font-size="10" font-weight="600" fill="#a39888" letter-spacing="0.08em" font-family="'JetBrains Mono', monospace">ROOT ZONE (.)</text>
+
+  <!-- DS connecting .com → root -->
+  <line x1="240" y1="388" x2="240" y2="436" stroke="#6b7c4e" stroke-width="1.5" marker-end="url(#arr-teal)"/>
+  <text x="252" y="416" font-size="9" fill="#6b7c4e" font-weight="600">vouched for by</text>
+
+  <!-- DS at root -->
+  <rect x="80" y="438" width="320" height="38" rx="6" fill="rgba(107,124,78,0.06)" stroke="rgba(107,124,78,0.2)" filter="url(#s)"/>
+  <text x="96" y="455" font-size="11" font-weight="600" fill="#566540" font-family="'JetBrains Mono', monospace">DS</text>
+  <text x="118" y="455" font-size="11" fill="#6b5e4f">tag=30909, digest=SHA-256</text>
+  <text x="96" y="470" font-size="10" fill="#a39888">hash of com DNSKEY</text>
+
+  <!-- DS signed by root RRSIG -->
+  <line x1="400" y1="457" x2="440" y2="457" stroke="#c0623a" stroke-width="1.5" marker-end="url(#arr-amber)"/>
+  <text x="412" y="449" font-size="9" fill="#c0623a" font-weight="600">signed by</text>
+
+  <rect x="445" y="438" width="220" height="38" rx="6" fill="rgba(192,98,58,0.06)" stroke="rgba(192,98,58,0.2)" filter="url(#s)"/>
+  <text x="461" y="455" font-size="11" font-weight="600" fill="#9e4e2d" font-family="'JetBrains Mono', monospace">RRSIG</text>
+  <text x="505" y="455" font-size="11" fill="#6b5e4f">signer=.</text>
+
+  <!-- Root DNSKEY -->
+  <rect x="80" y="490" width="320" height="32" rx="6" fill="white" stroke="rgba(0,0,0,0.08)" filter="url(#s)"/>
+  <text x="96" y="511" font-size="11" font-weight="600" fill="#2c2418" font-family="'JetBrains Mono', monospace">DNSKEY</text>
+  <text x="156" y="511" font-size="11" fill="#6b5e4f">root (.), tag=20326, RSA/SHA-256</text>
+
+  <!-- RRSIG → root DNSKEY -->
+  <path d="M 555 476 L 555 490 L 400 490 L 400 500" stroke="#c0623a" stroke-width="1.5" fill="none" marker-end="url(#arr-amber)"/>
+  <text x="460" y="487" font-size="9" fill="#c0623a" font-weight="600">verified with</text>
+
+  <!-- ═══ TRUST ANCHOR ═══ -->
+  <line x1="240" y1="522" x2="240" y2="558" stroke="#2c2418" stroke-width="2" stroke-dasharray="4,3"/>
+
+  <rect x="120" y="560" width="480" height="52" rx="8" fill="#2c2418" filter="url(#s)"/>
+  <text x="360" y="582" text-anchor="middle" font-size="12" font-weight="600" fill="#faf7f2" font-family="'JetBrains Mono', monospace">ROOT TRUST ANCHOR</text>
+  <text x="360" y="600" text-anchor="middle" font-size="11" fill="#a39888">IANA KSK, key_tag=20326 — hardcoded in Numa as const [u8; 256]</text>
+
+  <!-- Flow summary -->
+  <text x="360" y="646" text-anchor="middle" font-size="12" fill="#6b5e4f" font-style="italic">Trust flows up (DS records). Keys flow down (DNSKEY → RRSIG).</text>
+  <text x="360" y="664" text-anchor="middle" font-size="11" fill="#a39888">If any link breaks — wrong signature, missing DS, expired RRSIG — Numa rejects the response.</text>
+
+</svg>
--- a/site/blog/index.html
+++ b/site/blog/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="UTF-8">
+<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+<title>Blog — Numa</title>
+<meta name="description" content="Technical writing about DNS, Rust, and building infrastructure from scratch.">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/fonts/fonts.css">
+<style>
+*, *::before, *::after { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
+
+:root {
+  --bg-deep: #f5f0e8;
+  --bg-surface: #ece5da;
+  --bg-card: #faf7f2;
+  --amber: #c0623a;
+  --amber-dim: #9e4e2d;
+  --teal: #6b7c4e;
+  --text-primary: #2c2418;
+  --text-secondary: #6b5e4f;
+  --text-dim: #a39888;
+  --border: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
+  --font-display: 'Instrument Serif', Georgia, serif;
+  --font-body: 'DM Sans', system-ui, sans-serif;
+  --font-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
+}
+
+body {
+  background: var(--bg-deep);
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+  font-family: var(--font-body);
+  font-weight: 400;
+  line-height: 1.7;
+  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
+}
+
+body::before {
+  content: '';
+  position: fixed;
+  inset: 0;
+  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 256 256' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.025'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+  pointer-events: none;
+  z-index: 9999;
+}
+
+.blog-nav {
+  padding: 1.5rem 2rem;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 1.5rem;
+}
+
+.blog-nav a {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  text-decoration: none;
+  transition: color 0.2s;
+}
+.blog-nav a:hover { color: var(--amber); }
+
+.blog-nav .wordmark {
+  font-family: var(--font-display);
+  font-size: 1.4rem;
+  font-weight: 400;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+  text-decoration: none;
+  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
+}
+.blog-nav .wordmark:hover { color: var(--amber); }
+
+.blog-nav .sep {
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.blog-index {
+  max-width: 720px;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  padding: 3rem 2rem 6rem;
+}
+
+.blog-index h1 {
+  font-family: var(--font-display);
+  font-weight: 400;
+  font-size: 2.5rem;
+  margin-bottom: 3rem;
+}
+
+.post-list {
+  list-style: none;
+}
+
+.post-list li {
+  padding: 1.5rem 0;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+}
+
+.post-list li:first-child {
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
+}
+
+.post-list a {
+  text-decoration: none;
+  display: block;
+}
+
+.post-list .post-title {
+  font-family: var(--font-display);
+  font-size: 1.4rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+  line-height: 1.3;
+  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
+  transition: color 0.2s;
+}
+
+.post-list a:hover .post-title {
+  color: var(--amber);
+}
+
+.post-list .post-desc {
+  font-size: 0.95rem;
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+  line-height: 1.5;
+  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
+}
+
+.post-list .post-date {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+}
+
+.blog-footer {
+  text-align: center;
+  padding: 3rem 2rem;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
+  max-width: 720px;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+}
+
+.blog-footer a {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  text-decoration: none;
+  margin: 0 1rem;
+}
+.blog-footer a:hover { color: var(--amber); }
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+
+<nav class="blog-nav">
+  <a href="/" class="wordmark">Numa</a>
+  <span class="sep">/</span>
+  <a href="/blog/">Blog</a>
+</nav>
+
+<main class="blog-index">
+  <h1>Blog</h1>
+  <ul class="post-list">
+    <li>
+      <a href="/blog/posts/dnssec-from-scratch.html">
+        <div class="post-title">Implementing DNSSEC from Scratch in Rust</div>
+        <div class="post-desc">Recursive resolution from root hints, chain-of-trust validation, NSEC/NSEC3 denial proofs, and what I learned implementing DNSSEC with zero DNS libraries.</div>
+        <div class="post-date">March 2026</div>
+      </a>
+    </li>
+    <li>
+      <a href="/blog/posts/dns-from-scratch.html">
+        <div class="post-title">I Built a DNS Resolver from Scratch in Rust</div>
+        <div class="post-desc">How DNS actually works at the wire level — label compression, TTL tricks, DoH implementation, and what I learned building a resolver with zero DNS libraries.</div>
+        <div class="post-date">March 2026</div>
+      </a>
+    </li>
+  </ul>
+</main>
+
+<footer class="blog-footer">
+  <a href="https://github.com/razvandimescu/numa">GitHub</a>
+  <a href="/">Home</a>
+</footer>
+
+</body>
+</html>
--- a/site/dashboard.html
+++ b/site/dashboard.html
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
 <meta charset="UTF-8">
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
 <title>Numa — Dashboard</title>
-<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
-<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
-<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Instrument+Serif:ital@0;1&family=DM+Sans:opsz,wght@9..40,400;9..40,500;9..40,600&family=JetBrains+Mono:wght@400;500&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/fonts/fonts.css">
 <style>
 *, *::before, *::after { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }

@@ -217,6 +215,7 @@ body {
  min-width: 2px;
 }
 .path-bar-fill.forward { background: var(--amber); }
+.path-bar-fill.recursive { background: var(--cyan); }
 .path-bar-fill.cached { background: var(--teal); }
 .path-bar-fill.local { background: var(--violet); }
 .path-bar-fill.override { background: var(--emerald); }
@@ -280,11 +279,13 @@ body {
  font-weight: 500;
 }
 .path-tag.FORWARD { background: rgba(192, 98, 58, 0.12); color: var(--amber-dim); }
+.path-tag.RECURSIVE { background: rgba(74, 124, 138, 0.12); color: var(--cyan); }
 .path-tag.CACHED { background: rgba(107, 124, 78, 0.12); color: var(--teal-dim); }
 .path-tag.LOCAL { background: rgba(100, 116, 139, 0.12); color: var(--violet-dim); }
 .path-tag.OVERRIDE { background: rgba(82, 122, 82, 0.12); color: var(--emerald); }
 .path-tag.SERVFAIL { background: rgba(181, 68, 58, 0.12); color: var(--rose); }
 .path-tag.BLOCKED { background: rgba(163, 152, 136, 0.15); color: var(--text-dim); }
+.path-tag.COALESCED { background: rgba(138, 104, 158, 0.12); color: var(--violet-dim); }

 /* Sidebar panels */
 .sidebar {
@@ -382,6 +383,15 @@ body {
 }
 .health-dot.up { background: var(--emerald); }
 .health-dot.down { background: var(--rose); }
+.lan-badge {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 0.58rem;
+  padding: 1px 5px;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  margin-left: 0.3rem;
+}
+.lan-badge.shared { background: rgba(82, 122, 82, 0.12); color: var(--emerald); }
+.lan-badge.local-only { background: rgba(192, 98, 58, 0.12); color: var(--amber-dim); }

 /* Override form */
 .override-form {
@@ -538,6 +548,8 @@ body {
          <select id="logFilterPath" onchange="applyLogFilter()"
            style="font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:0.7rem;padding:0.25rem 0.4rem;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:4px;background:var(--bg-surface);color:var(--text-secondary);outline:none;">
            <option value="">all paths</option>
+            <option value="RECURSIVE">recursive</option>
+            <option value="COALESCED">coalesced</option>
            <option value="FORWARD">forward</option>
            <option value="CACHED">cached</option>
            <option value="BLOCKED">blocked</option>
@@ -568,22 +580,27 @@ body {

    <!-- Sidebar -->
    <div class="sidebar">
-      <!-- Blocking -->
-      <div class="panel" id="blockingPanel">
+      <!-- Local services -->
+      <div class="panel">
        <div class="panel-header">
-          <span class="panel-title">Blocking</span>
-          <span class="panel-title" id="blockingRefresh" style="color:var(--text-dim);font-weight:400;"></span>
+          <div style="flex:1;">
+            <span class="panel-title">Local Services</span>
+            <div style="font-size:0.68rem;color:var(--text-dim);margin-top:0.15rem;">Give localhost apps clean .numa URLs. Persistent, with HTTP proxy.</div>
+          </div>
+          <span id="lanToggle" style="font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:0.68rem;cursor:default;user-select:none;" title=""></span>
        </div>
        <div class="panel-body">
-          <form class="override-form" onsubmit="return checkDomain(event)" style="margin-bottom:0;border-bottom:none;padding-bottom:0;">
+          <form class="override-form" id="serviceForm" onsubmit="return addService(event)">
            <div class="override-form-row">
-              <input type="text" id="checkDomainInput" placeholder="Is this domain blocked?" required style="flex:3">
-              <button type="submit" class="btn" style="background:var(--violet);color:white;flex-shrink:0;">Check</button>
+              <input type="text" id="svcName" placeholder="name (becomes name.numa)" required style="flex:2">
+              <input type="number" id="svcPort" placeholder="port (e.g. 3000)" required min="1" max="65535" style="flex:1">
            </div>
+            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-add">Add Service</button>
+            <div class="override-error" id="serviceError"></div>
          </form>
-          <div id="checkResult" style="display:none;margin-top:0.6rem;padding:0.5rem 0.6rem;border-radius:5px;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:0.72rem;"></div>
-          <div id="blockingSources" style="margin-top:0.8rem;padding-top:0.6rem;border-top:1px solid var(--border);"></div>
-          <div id="blockingAllowlist" style="margin-top:0.8rem;padding-top:0.6rem;border-top:1px solid var(--border);"></div>
+          <div id="servicesList">
+            <div class="empty-state">No services configured</div>
+          </div>
        </div>
      </div>

@@ -612,26 +629,22 @@ body {
        </div>
      </div>

-      <!-- Local services -->
-      <div class="panel">
+      <!-- Blocking -->
+      <div class="panel" id="blockingPanel">
        <div class="panel-header">
-          <div>
-            <span class="panel-title">Local Services</span>
-            <div style="font-size:0.68rem;color:var(--text-dim);margin-top:0.15rem;">Give localhost apps clean .numa URLs. Persistent, with HTTP proxy.</div>
-          </div>
+          <span class="panel-title">Blocking</span>
+          <span class="panel-title" id="blockingRefresh" style="color:var(--text-dim);font-weight:400;"></span>
        </div>
        <div class="panel-body">
-          <form class="override-form" id="serviceForm" onsubmit="return addService(event)">
+          <form class="override-form" onsubmit="return checkDomain(event)" style="margin-bottom:0;border-bottom:none;padding-bottom:0;">
            <div class="override-form-row">
-              <input type="text" id="svcName" placeholder="name (becomes name.numa)" required style="flex:2">
-              <input type="number" id="svcPort" placeholder="port (e.g. 3000)" required min="1" max="65535" style="flex:1">
+              <input type="text" id="checkDomainInput" placeholder="Is this domain blocked?" required style="flex:3">
+              <button type="submit" class="btn" style="background:var(--violet);color:white;flex-shrink:0;">Check</button>
            </div>
-            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-add">Add Service</button>
-            <div class="override-error" id="serviceError"></div>
          </form>
-          <div id="servicesList">
-            <div class="empty-state">No services configured</div>
-          </div>
+          <div id="checkResult" style="display:none;margin-top:0.6rem;padding:0.5rem 0.6rem;border-radius:5px;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:0.72rem;"></div>
+          <div id="blockingSources" style="margin-top:0.8rem;padding-top:0.6rem;border-top:1px solid var(--border);"></div>
+          <div id="blockingAllowlist" style="margin-top:0.8rem;padding-top:0.6rem;border-top:1px solid var(--border);"></div>
        </div>
      </div>

@@ -651,6 +664,7 @@ body {

 <script>
 const API = '';
+const h = s => String(s).replace(/&/g,'&amp;').replace(/</g,'&lt;').replace(/>/g,'&gt;').replace(/"/g,'&quot;').replace(/'/g,'&#39;');
 let prevTotal = null;
 let lastLogEntries = [];
 let prevTime = null;
@@ -700,6 +714,7 @@ function formatRemaining(secs) {

 const PATH_DEFS = [
  { key: 'forwarded', label: 'Forward', cls: 'forward' },
+  { key: 'recursive', label: 'Recursive', cls: 'recursive' },
  { key: 'cached',    label: 'Cached',  cls: 'cached' },
  { key: 'local',     label: 'Local',   cls: 'local' },
  { key: 'overridden', label: 'Override', cls: 'override' },
@@ -757,7 +772,7 @@ function applyLogFilter() {
      <td>${e.query_type}</td>
      <td class="domain-cell" title="${e.domain}">${e.domain}${allowBtn}</td>
      <td><span class="path-tag ${e.path}">${e.path}</span></td>
-      <td>${e.rescode}</td>
+      <td style="white-space:nowrap;"><span style="display:inline-block;width:15px;text-align:center;">${e.dnssec === 'secure' ? '<svg title="DNSSEC verified" width="12" height="12" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="var(--emerald)" stroke-width="2.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" style="vertical-align:-1px;"><path d="M12 22s8-4 8-10V5l-8-3-8 3v7c0 6 8 10 8 10z"/><path d="m9 12 2 2 4-4"/></svg>' : ''}</span>${e.rescode}</td>
      <td>${e.latency_ms.toFixed(1)}ms</td>
    </tr>`;
  }).join('');
@@ -864,6 +879,29 @@ async function refresh() {
    document.getElementById('totalQueries').textContent = formatNumber(q.total);
    document.getElementById('uptime').textContent = formatUptime(stats.uptime_secs);
    document.getElementById('uptimeSub').textContent = formatUptimeSub(stats.uptime_secs);
+    document.getElementById('footerUpstream').textContent = stats.upstream || '';
+    document.getElementById('footerConfig').textContent = stats.config_path || '';
+    document.getElementById('footerData').textContent = stats.data_dir || '';
+    document.getElementById('footerDnssec').textContent = stats.dnssec ? 'on' : 'off';
+    document.getElementById('footerDnssec').style.color = stats.dnssec ? 'var(--emerald)' : 'var(--text-dim)';
+    document.getElementById('footerSrtt').textContent = stats.srtt ? 'on' : 'off';
+    document.getElementById('footerSrtt').style.color = stats.srtt ? 'var(--emerald)' : 'var(--text-dim)';
+
+    // LAN status indicator
+    const lanEl = document.getElementById('lanToggle');
+    if (stats.lan) {
+      if (!stats.lan.enabled) {
+        lanEl.style.color = 'var(--text-dim)';
+        lanEl.textContent = 'LAN off';
+        lanEl.title = 'Enable with: numa lan on';
+      } else {
+        const pc = stats.lan.peers || 0;
+        lanEl.style.color = pc > 0 ? 'var(--emerald)' : 'var(--teal)';
+        lanEl.textContent = `LAN on · ${pc} peer${pc !== 1 ? 's' : ''}`;
+        lanEl.title = 'mDNS discovery active (_numa._tcp.local)';
+      }
+    }
+
    document.getElementById('overrideCount').textContent = stats.overrides.active;
    document.getElementById('blockedCount').textContent = formatNumber(q.blocked);
    const bl = stats.blocking;
@@ -979,14 +1017,14 @@ async function checkDomain(event) {
    if (result.blocked) {
      el.style.background = 'rgba(181, 68, 58, 0.1)';
      el.style.color = 'var(--rose)';
-      el.innerHTML = `<strong>Blocked</strong> — ${result.reason}` +
-        (result.matched_rule ? `<br>Rule: <code>${result.matched_rule}</code>` : '') +
-        ` <button class="btn-delete" onclick="allowDomain('${domain}')" style="color:var(--emerald);font-size:0.7rem;margin-left:0.4rem;">allow</button>`;
+      el.innerHTML = `<strong>Blocked</strong> — ${h(result.reason)}` +
+        (result.matched_rule ? `<br>Rule: <code>${h(result.matched_rule)}</code>` : '') +
+        ` <button class="btn-delete" onclick="allowDomain('${h(domain)}')" style="color:var(--emerald);font-size:0.7rem;margin-left:0.4rem;">allow</button>`;
    } else {
      el.style.background = 'rgba(82, 122, 82, 0.1)';
      el.style.color = 'var(--emerald)';
-      el.innerHTML = `<strong>Allowed</strong> — ${result.reason}` +
-        (result.matched_rule ? `<br>Rule: <code>${result.matched_rule}</code>` : '');
+      el.innerHTML = `<strong>Allowed</strong> — ${h(result.reason)}` +
+        (result.matched_rule ? `<br>Rule: <code>${h(result.matched_rule)}</code>` : '');
    }
  } catch (err) {
    el.style.display = 'block';
@@ -1076,22 +1114,82 @@ async function removeAllowlistDomain(domain) {
  } catch (err) {}
 }

+let editingRoute = false;
+
 function renderServices(entries) {
+  if (editingRoute) return;
  const el = document.getElementById('servicesList');
  if (!entries.length) {
    el.innerHTML = '<div class="empty-state">No services configured</div>';
    return;
  }
-  el.innerHTML = entries.map(e => `
+  el.innerHTML = entries.map(e => {
+    const lanBadge = e.healthy
+      ? (e.lan_accessible
+        ? '<span class="lan-badge shared" title="Reachable from other devices on the network">LAN</span>'
+        : '<span class="lan-badge local-only" title="Bound to localhost — not reachable from other devices. Start with 0.0.0.0 to share on LAN.">local only</span>')
+      : '';
+    const routeLines = (e.routes || []).map(r =>
+      `<div class="service-port" style="color:var(--text-dim);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:0.3rem;">` +
+        `<span style="display:inline-block;min-width:60px;">${h(r.path)}</span> ` +
+        `&rarr; :${parseInt(r.port)||0}` +
+        (r.strip ? ` <span style="opacity:0.6;">(strip)</span>` : '') +
+        (e.name === 'numa' ? '' : ` <button class="btn-delete" onclick="deleteRoute('${h(e.name)}','${h(r.path)}')" title="Remove route" style="font-size:0.65rem;padding:0 0.25rem;min-width:auto;opacity:0.5;">&times;</button>`) +
+      `</div>`
+    ).join('');
+    const deletable = e.source !== 'config' && e.name !== 'numa';
+    const name = h(e.name);
+    return `
    <div class="service-item">
      <span class="health-dot ${e.healthy ? 'up' : 'down'}" title="${e.healthy ? 'running' : 'not reachable'}"></span>
      <div class="service-info">
-        <div class="service-name"><a href="${e.url}" target="_blank">${e.name}.numa</a></div>
-        <div class="service-port">localhost:${e.target_port} &rarr; proxied</div>
+        <div class="service-name"><a href="${h(e.url)}" target="_blank">${name}.numa</a>${lanBadge}</div>
+        <div class="service-port">localhost:${parseInt(e.target_port)||0} &rarr; proxied</div>
+        ${routeLines}
+        ${e.name === 'numa' ? '' : `<div style="margin-top:0.3rem;"><button onclick="toggleRouteForm('${name}')" style="font-size:0.7rem;padding:0.1rem 0.4rem;background:var(--emerald);color:var(--bg);border:none;border-radius:4px;cursor:pointer;">+ route</button><div id="routeForm-${name}" style="display:none;margin-top:0.3rem;"><div style="display:flex;gap:0.3rem;align-items:center;"><input type="text" id="routePath-${name}" placeholder="/path" style="flex:2;padding:0.25rem 0.4rem;font-size:0.75rem;"><input type="number" id="routePort-${name}" value="${parseInt(e.target_port)||0}" min="1" max="65535" style="flex:1;padding:0.25rem 0.4rem;font-size:0.75rem;"><label style="font-size:0.7rem;color:var(--text-dim);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:0.2rem;"><input type="checkbox" id="routeStrip-${name}">strip</label><button onclick="addRoute('${name}')" style="font-size:0.7rem;padding:0.2rem 0.5rem;background:var(--emerald);color:var(--bg);border:none;border-radius:4px;cursor:pointer;">add</button></div><div class="override-error" id="routeError-${name}" style="display:none;font-size:0.7rem;"></div></div></div>`}
      </div>
-      ${e.name === 'numa' ? '' : `<button class="btn-delete" onclick="deleteService('${e.name}')" title="Remove service">&times;</button>`}
+      ${deletable ? `<button class="btn-delete" onclick="deleteService('${name}')" title="Remove service">&times;</button>` : ''}
    </div>
-  `).join('');
+  `}).join('');
+}
+
+function toggleRouteForm(name) {
+  const el = document.getElementById('routeForm-' + name);
+  const opening = el.style.display === 'none';
+  el.style.display = opening ? 'block' : 'none';
+  editingRoute = opening;
+}
+
+async function addRoute(name) {
+  const errEl = document.getElementById('routeError-' + name);
+  errEl.style.display = 'none';
+  try {
+    const path = document.getElementById('routePath-' + name).value.trim();
+    const port = parseInt(document.getElementById('routePort-' + name).value) || 0;
+    const strip = document.getElementById('routeStrip-' + name).checked;
+    const res = await fetch(API + '/services/' + encodeURIComponent(name) + '/routes', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ path, port, strip }),
+    });
+    if (!res.ok) throw new Error(await res.text());
+    editingRoute = false;
+    refresh();
+  } catch (err) {
+    errEl.textContent = err.message;
+    errEl.style.display = 'block';
+  }
+}
+
+async function deleteRoute(name, path) {
+  try {
+    await fetch(API + '/services/' + encodeURIComponent(name) + '/routes', {
+      method: 'DELETE',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ path }),
+    });
+    refresh();
+  } catch (err) { /* next refresh will update */ }
 }

 async function addService(event) {
@@ -1135,7 +1233,12 @@ setInterval(refresh, 2000);
 </script>

 <div style="text-align:center;padding:0.8rem;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:0.68rem;color:var(--text-dim);">
-  Logs: <span id="logPath" style="user-select:all;">macOS: /usr/local/var/log/numa.log · Linux: journalctl -u numa -f</span>
+  Config: <span id="footerConfig" style="user-select:all;color:var(--emerald);"></span>
+  · Data: <span id="footerData" style="user-select:all;color:var(--emerald);"></span>
+  · Upstream: <span id="footerUpstream" style="user-select:all;color:var(--emerald);"></span>
+  · DNSSEC: <span id="footerDnssec" style="color:var(--text-dim);">—</span>
+  · SRTT: <span id="footerSrtt" style="color:var(--text-dim);">—</span>
+  · Logs: <span style="user-select:all;color:var(--emerald);">macOS: /usr/local/var/log/numa.log · Linux: journalctl -u numa -f</span>
  · <a href="https://github.com/razvandimescu/numa" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color:var(--amber);text-decoration:none;">GitHub</a>
 </div>

--- a/site/fonts/dm-sans-italic-latin.woff2
+++ b/site/fonts/dm-sans-italic-latin.woff2
--- a/site/fonts/dm-sans-latin.woff2
+++ b/site/fonts/dm-sans-latin.woff2
--- a/site/fonts/fonts.css
+++ b/site/fonts/fonts.css
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/* Self-hosted fonts — no external requests to Google */
+@font-face {
+  font-family: 'Instrument Serif';
+  font-style: normal;
+  font-weight: 400;
+  font-display: swap;
+  src: url(/fonts/instrument-serif-latin.woff2) format('woff2');
+}
+@font-face {
+  font-family: 'Instrument Serif';
+  font-style: italic;
+  font-weight: 400;
+  font-display: swap;
+  src: url(/fonts/instrument-serif-italic-latin.woff2) format('woff2');
+}
+@font-face {
+  font-family: 'DM Sans';
+  font-style: normal;
+  font-weight: 400 600;
+  font-display: swap;
+  src: url(/fonts/dm-sans-latin.woff2) format('woff2');
+}
+@font-face {
+  font-family: 'DM Sans';
+  font-style: italic;
+  font-weight: 400;
+  font-display: swap;
+  src: url(/fonts/dm-sans-italic-latin.woff2) format('woff2');
+}
+@font-face {
+  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono';
+  font-style: normal;
+  font-weight: 400 500;
+  font-display: swap;
+  src: url(/fonts/jetbrains-mono-latin.woff2) format('woff2');
+}
--- a/site/fonts/instrument-serif-italic-latin.woff2
+++ b/site/fonts/instrument-serif-italic-latin.woff2
--- a/site/fonts/instrument-serif-latin.woff2
+++ b/site/fonts/instrument-serif-latin.woff2
--- a/site/fonts/jetbrains-mono-latin.woff2
+++ b/site/fonts/jetbrains-mono-latin.woff2
--- a/site/index.html
+++ b/site/index.html
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@
 <head>
 <meta charset="UTF-8">
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-<title>Numa — DNS that governs itself</title>
-<meta name="description" content="DNS you own. Block ads, override DNS for development, name your local services with .numa domains, cache for speed. A single portable binary built from scratch in Rust.">
-<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
-<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
-<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Instrument+Serif:ital@0;1&family=DM+Sans:ital,opsz,wght@0,9..40,400;0,9..40,500;0,9..40,600;1,9..40,400&family=JetBrains+Mono:wght@400;500&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<title>Numa — DNS you own. Everywhere you go.</title>
+<meta name="description" content="DNS you own. Recursive resolver with full DNSSEC validation, ad blocking, .numa local domains, developer overrides. A single portable binary built from scratch in Rust.">
+<link rel="canonical" href="https://numa.rs">
+<meta property="og:title" content="Numa — DNS you own. Everywhere you go.">
+<meta property="og:description" content="Recursive DNS resolver with full DNSSEC validation, ad blocking, .numa local domains, and developer overrides. Built from scratch in Rust.">
+<meta property="og:type" content="website">
+<meta property="og:url" content="https://numa.rs">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/fonts/fonts.css">
 <style>
 *, *::before, *::after { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }

@@ -163,7 +166,7 @@ section {

 h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
-  font-weight: 600;
+  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
@@ -226,7 +229,7 @@ p.lead {

 .hero .wordmark {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
-  font-weight: 700;
+  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(4.5rem, 12vw, 9rem);
  line-height: 0.9;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
@@ -508,7 +511,7 @@ p.lead {
 .layer-card h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.4rem;
-  font-weight: 600;
+  font-weight: 400;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
 }

@@ -552,7 +555,7 @@ p.lead {
 .arch-subsection h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
-  font-weight: 600;
+  font-weight: 400;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
 }

@@ -785,6 +788,169 @@ p.lead {
  background: rgba(82, 122, 82, 0.04);
 }

+/* ===========================
+   PERFORMANCE
+   =========================== */
+.perf-section {
+  background: var(--bg-surface);
+}
+
+.perf-grid {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
+  gap: 3rem;
+  margin-top: 3rem;
+  align-items: start;
+}
+
+.perf-table-wrapper {
+  overflow-x: auto;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+}
+
+.perf-table {
+  width: 100%;
+  border-collapse: collapse;
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  min-width: 380px;
+}
+
+.perf-table thead th {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 0.7rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  padding: 0.8rem 1rem;
+  text-align: right;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+  background: var(--bg-elevated);
+  font-weight: 500;
+}
+
+.perf-table thead th:first-child {
+  text-align: left;
+}
+
+.perf-table tbody td {
+  padding: 0.65rem 1rem;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+  text-align: right;
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+}
+
+.perf-table tbody td:first-child {
+  font-family: var(--font-body);
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+  text-align: left;
+  font-weight: 400;
+}
+
+.perf-table tbody tr:hover {
+  background: var(--bg-elevated);
+}
+
+.perf-table tbody tr.perf-highlight td {
+  color: var(--emerald);
+  font-weight: 500;
+}
+
+.perf-table tbody tr.perf-highlight td:first-child {
+  color: var(--emerald);
+}
+
+.perf-sidebar {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 1.5rem;
+}
+
+.perf-stat {
+  background: var(--bg-card);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  padding: 1.5rem;
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.04);
+}
+
+.perf-stat-value {
+  font-family: var(--font-display);
+  font-size: 2.2rem;
+  font-weight: 400;
+  line-height: 1.1;
+}
+
+.perf-stat-value.emerald { color: var(--emerald); }
+.perf-stat-value.teal { color: var(--teal); }
+.perf-stat-value.amber { color: var(--amber); }
+
+.perf-stat-label {
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+  margin-top: 0.4rem;
+}
+
+.perf-bar-group {
+  margin-top: 1.5rem;
+}
+
+.perf-bar-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
+  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
+}
+
+.perf-bar-label {
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+  width: 80px;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  text-align: right;
+}
+
+.perf-bar-track {
+  flex: 1;
+  height: 18px;
+  background: var(--bg-elevated);
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+.perf-bar-fill {
+  height: 100%;
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  transition: width 0.6s ease;
+}
+
+.perf-bar-fill.emerald { background: var(--emerald); }
+.perf-bar-fill.teal { background: var(--teal); }
+.perf-bar-fill.dim { background: var(--text-dim); }
+
+.perf-bar-ms {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 0.7rem;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  width: 42px;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.perf-note {
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  margin-top: 2rem;
+  line-height: 1.6;
+}
+
+.perf-note a {
+  color: var(--teal-dim);
+  text-decoration: none;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-teal);
+}
+
 /* ===========================
   TECHNICAL
   =========================== */
@@ -824,6 +990,8 @@ p.lead {
  color: var(--text-secondary);
  overflow-x: auto;
  position: relative;
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+  word-break: break-all;
 }

 .code-block::before {
@@ -980,6 +1148,7 @@ footer .closing {
  .problem-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
  .layers-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .tech-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
+  .perf-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .network-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .network-connections { display: none; }
  .hero-line { display: none; }
@@ -1036,9 +1205,9 @@ footer .closing {
    </div>
    <div class="problem-grid">
      <div class="problem-text reveal reveal-delay-1">
-        <p>Every time you visit a website, you ask a DNS resolver where to go. That resolver sees every domain you visit, when, and how often.</p>
-        <p>Today, a handful of operators control this infrastructure. ICANN governs the root. Registrars can seize domains. Governments compel censorship. Your ISP logs your queries by default.</p>
-        <p>The protocol that underpins the entire internet has no built-in privacy, no cryptographic ownership, and no way for users to choose who they trust.</p>
+        <p>Every time you visit a website, you ask a DNS resolver where to go. That resolver sees every domain you visit, when, and how often. Your ISP logs these queries by default.</p>
+        <p>Ad blockers work in one browser. Pi-hole needs a Raspberry Pi. Your local dev services live at <code>localhost:5173</code> and you can never remember which port is which.</p>
+        <p>DNS is the foundation of everything you do on the internet, but the tools for controlling it locally are either too complex (dnsmasq + nginx + mkcert) or too limited (cloud-only, appliance-only).</p>
      </div>
      <div class="dns-diagram reveal reveal-delay-2">
        <div class="dns-node"><span class="node-dot dim"></span>Your browser</div>
@@ -1062,44 +1231,44 @@ footer .closing {
  <div class="container">
    <div class="reveal">
      <div class="section-label">How It Works</div>
-      <h2>Three layers, built incrementally</h2>
-      <p class="lead">Numa starts as a practical developer tool and evolves toward a decentralized network. Each layer stands on its own.</p>
+      <h2>What it does today</h2>
+      <p class="lead">A recursive DNS resolver with DNSSEC validation, ad blocking, local service domains, and a REST API. Everything runs in a single binary.</p>
    </div>
    <div class="layers-grid">
      <div class="layer-card reveal reveal-delay-1">
-        <div class="layer-badge">Today</div>
-        <h3>DNS You Control</h3>
+        <div class="layer-badge">Layer 1</div>
+        <h3>Resolve &amp; Protect</h3>
        <ul>
+          <li>Recursive resolution &mdash; resolve from root nameservers, no upstream needed</li>
+          <li>DNSSEC validation &mdash; chain-of-trust + NSEC/NSEC3 denial proofs (RSA, ECDSA, Ed25519)</li>
          <li>Ad &amp; tracker blocking &mdash; 385K+ domains, zero config</li>
-          <li>Ephemeral DNS overrides with auto-revert</li>
-          <li>Local service proxy &mdash; <code>frontend.numa</code> instead of <code>localhost:5173</code></li>
-          <li>Live dashboard with real-time stats and controls</li>
-          <li>REST API &mdash; 22 endpoints for programmatic control</li>
+          <li>DNS-over-HTTPS &mdash; encrypted upstream as alternative to recursive mode</li>
          <li>TTL-aware caching (sub-ms lookups)</li>
-          <li>Single binary, portable &mdash; your ad blocker travels with you</li>
+          <li>Single binary, portable &mdash; macOS, Linux, and Windows</li>
        </ul>
      </div>
      <div class="layer-card reveal reveal-delay-2">
-        <div class="layer-badge">Next</div>
-        <h3>Self-Sovereign DNS</h3>
+        <div class="layer-badge">Layer 2</div>
+        <h3>Developer Tools</h3>
        <ul>
-          <li>pkarr integration: Ed25519 keys as domains</li>
-          <li>Resolve via Mainline BitTorrent DHT (10M+ nodes)</li>
-          <li>No registrar, no blockchain, no ICANN</li>
-          <li>Cryptographic verification built-in</li>
-          <li>Human-readable aliases for pkarr domains</li>
+          <li>Local service proxy &mdash; <code>frontend.numa</code> instead of <code>localhost:5173</code></li>
+          <li>Path-based routing &mdash; <code>app.numa/api</code> &rarr; <code>:5001</code></li>
+          <li>Ephemeral DNS overrides with auto-revert</li>
+          <li>LAN service discovery via mDNS</li>
+          <li>Conditional forwarding &mdash; plays nice with Tailscale/VPN split-DNS</li>
+          <li>REST API &mdash; script everything, automate anything</li>
+          <li>Live dashboard with real-time stats and controls</li>
        </ul>
      </div>
      <div class="layer-card reveal reveal-delay-3">
-        <div class="layer-badge">Vision</div>
-        <h3>Decentralized Resolver Network</h3>
+        <div class="layer-badge">Coming Next</div>
+        <h3>Self-Sovereign DNS</h3>
        <ul>
-          <li>Operators run Numa nodes and stake tokens</li>
-          <li>Earn rewards for uptime, correctness, latency</li>
-          <li>Independent auditors send challenge queries</li>
-          <li>Slashing for NXDOMAIN hijacking or poisoned records</li>
-          <li>Geographic diversity bonuses</li>
-          <li>Privacy-preserving resolution (DoH/DoT)</li>
+          <li>pkarr integration &mdash; DNS via Mainline DHT, no registrar needed</li>
+          <li>Global <code>.numa</code> names &mdash; self-publish, DHT-backed</li>
+          <li>.onion bridge &mdash; human-readable names for Tor hidden services</li>
+          <li>Ed25519 same-key binding &mdash; zero new trust assumptions</li>
+          <li>No blockchain required for core naming</li>
        </ul>
      </div>
    </div>
@@ -1131,66 +1300,14 @@ footer .closing {
        <span class="pipeline-arrow">&rarr;</span>
        <div class="pipeline-node"><div class="pipeline-box">Cache</div></div>
        <span class="pipeline-arrow">&rarr;</span>
-        <div class="pipeline-node"><div class="pipeline-box hl-violet">pkarr / DHT</div></div>
+        <div class="pipeline-node"><div class="pipeline-box hl-violet">Recursive / Forward (DoH)</div></div>
        <span class="pipeline-arrow">&rarr;</span>
-        <div class="pipeline-node"><div class="pipeline-box">Upstream</div></div>
+        <div class="pipeline-node"><div class="pipeline-box highlight">DNSSEC Validate</div></div>
        <span class="pipeline-arrow">&rarr;</span>
        <div class="pipeline-node"><div class="pipeline-box hl-emerald">Respond</div></div>
      </div>
    </div>

-    <div class="arch-subsection reveal">
-      <h3>Layered resilience</h3>
-      <div class="layer-stack">
-        <div class="stack-row">
-          <div class="stack-label" style="color: var(--violet)">L4 Permanence</div>
-          <div class="stack-value">Arweave immutable zone snapshots (future)</div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="stack-row">
-          <div class="stack-label" style="color: var(--violet-dim)">L3 Distribution</div>
-          <div class="stack-value">Mainline DHT via pkarr &mdash; 10M+ nodes</div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="stack-row">
-          <div class="stack-label" style="color: var(--amber)">L2 Serving</div>
-          <div class="stack-value">Numa instances worldwide</div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="stack-row">
-          <div class="stack-label" style="color: var(--teal)">L1 Compatibility</div>
-          <div class="stack-value">Standard DNS wire protocol &mdash; RFC 1035</div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="arch-subsection reveal">
-      <h3>Network actors</h3>
-      <div class="network-grid">
-        <div class="network-actor">
-          <span class="actor-icon" style="color: var(--teal)" aria-hidden="true">&compfn;</span>
-          <h4 style="color: var(--teal)">Users</h4>
-          <p>Choose resolvers from a decentralized marketplace based on latency, privacy, and reputation</p>
-        </div>
-        <div class="network-actor">
-          <span class="actor-icon" style="color: var(--amber)" aria-hidden="true">&diamond;</span>
-          <h4 style="color: var(--amber)">Operators</h4>
-          <p>Stake tokens, run Numa nodes, earn rewards proportional to verified service quality</p>
-        </div>
-        <div class="network-actor">
-          <span class="actor-icon" style="color: var(--rose)" aria-hidden="true">&target;</span>
-          <h4 style="color: var(--rose)">Auditors</h4>
-          <p>Send challenge queries from diverse locations, verify correctness and latency</p>
-        </div>
-        <div class="network-actor">
-          <span class="actor-icon" style="color: var(--violet)" aria-hidden="true">&equiv;</span>
-          <h4 style="color: var(--violet)">Chain</h4>
-          <p>Accounting, reputation scores, reward distribution, slashing proofs</p>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-      <div class="network-connections" aria-hidden="true">
-        <div class="network-conn-line"></div>
-        <div class="network-conn-line"></div>
-        <div class="network-conn-line"></div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
  </div>
 </section>

@@ -1217,6 +1334,14 @@ footer .closing {
          </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
+          <tr>
+            <td>Recursive resolver</td>
+            <td class="cross">No (needs Unbound)</td>
+            <td class="cross">Cloud only</td>
+            <td class="cross">Cloud only</td>
+            <td class="cross">No</td>
+            <td class="check">Root hints + full DNSSEC</td>
+          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td>Ad &amp; tracker blocking</td>
            <td class="check">Yes</td>
@@ -1265,6 +1390,22 @@ footer .closing {
            <td class="check">Yes</td>
            <td class="check">Real-time + controls</td>
          </tr>
+          <tr>
+            <td>DNS-over-HTTPS upstream</td>
+            <td class="cross">No</td>
+            <td class="check">Yes</td>
+            <td class="check">Yes</td>
+            <td class="cross">No</td>
+            <td class="check">Built in (HTTP/2 + rustls)</td>
+          </tr>
+          <tr>
+            <td>Conditional forwarding</td>
+            <td class="cross">No</td>
+            <td class="cross">No</td>
+            <td class="cross">No</td>
+            <td class="muted">Manual</td>
+            <td class="check">Auto-detects Tailscale/VPN</td>
+          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td>Zero config needed</td>
            <td class="cross">Complex setup</td>
@@ -1273,14 +1414,6 @@ footer .closing {
            <td class="cross">Docker/setup</td>
            <td class="check">Works out of the box</td>
          </tr>
-          <tr>
-            <td>Self-sovereign DNS roadmap</td>
-            <td class="cross">No</td>
-            <td class="cross">No</td>
-            <td class="cross">No</td>
-            <td class="cross">No</td>
-            <td class="check">pkarr / DHT</td>
-          </tr>
        </tbody>
      </table>
    </div>
@@ -1289,6 +1422,133 @@ footer .closing {

 <div class="section-road" aria-hidden="true"><div class="roman-bricks"></div></div>

+<!-- ==================== PERFORMANCE ==================== -->
+<section class="perf-section" id="performance">
+  <div class="container">
+    <div class="reveal">
+      <div class="section-label" style="color: var(--emerald)">Performance</div>
+      <h2>Measured, not claimed</h2>
+      <p class="lead">Benchmarked with <code style="font-size:0.85em">dig</code> against public resolvers on the same machine. Cached queries resolve in under a microsecond.</p>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="perf-grid">
+      <div class="reveal reveal-delay-1">
+        <div class="perf-table-wrapper">
+          <table class="perf-table">
+            <caption class="sr-only">DNS resolver latency comparison</caption>
+            <thead>
+              <tr>
+                <th>Resolver</th>
+                <th>Avg</th>
+                <th>P50</th>
+                <th>P99</th>
+              </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody>
+              <tr class="perf-highlight">
+                <td>Numa (cached)</td>
+                <td>&lt;1ms</td>
+                <td>&lt;1ms</td>
+                <td>&lt;1ms</td>
+              </tr>
+              <tr>
+                <td>Numa (cold)</td>
+                <td>9ms</td>
+                <td>9ms</td>
+                <td>18ms</td>
+              </tr>
+              <tr>
+                <td>System resolver</td>
+                <td>9ms</td>
+                <td>8ms</td>
+                <td>44ms</td>
+              </tr>
+              <tr>
+                <td>Quad9</td>
+                <td>15ms</td>
+                <td>13ms</td>
+                <td>43ms</td>
+              </tr>
+              <tr>
+                <td>Cloudflare</td>
+                <td>19ms</td>
+                <td>14ms</td>
+                <td>132ms</td>
+              </tr>
+              <tr>
+                <td>Google</td>
+                <td>22ms</td>
+                <td>17ms</td>
+                <td>37ms</td>
+              </tr>
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="perf-bar-group">
+          <div class="perf-bar-row">
+            <span class="perf-bar-label">Numa</span>
+            <div class="perf-bar-track"><div class="perf-bar-fill emerald" style="width: 2%"></div></div>
+            <span class="perf-bar-ms">&lt;1ms</span>
+          </div>
+          <div class="perf-bar-row">
+            <span class="perf-bar-label">System</span>
+            <div class="perf-bar-track"><div class="perf-bar-fill dim" style="width: 20%"></div></div>
+            <span class="perf-bar-ms">9ms</span>
+          </div>
+          <div class="perf-bar-row">
+            <span class="perf-bar-label">Quad9</span>
+            <div class="perf-bar-track"><div class="perf-bar-fill dim" style="width: 33%"></div></div>
+            <span class="perf-bar-ms">15ms</span>
+          </div>
+          <div class="perf-bar-row">
+            <span class="perf-bar-label">Cloudflare</span>
+            <div class="perf-bar-track"><div class="perf-bar-fill dim" style="width: 42%"></div></div>
+            <span class="perf-bar-ms">19ms</span>
+          </div>
+          <div class="perf-bar-row">
+            <span class="perf-bar-label">Google</span>
+            <div class="perf-bar-track"><div class="perf-bar-fill dim" style="width: 49%"></div></div>
+            <span class="perf-bar-ms">22ms</span>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="perf-sidebar reveal reveal-delay-2">
+        <div class="perf-stat">
+          <div class="perf-stat-value emerald">689 ns</div>
+          <div class="perf-stat-label">Cached round-trip &mdash; parse query, cache lookup, serialize response</div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="perf-stat">
+          <div class="perf-stat-value teal">2.0M</div>
+          <div class="perf-stat-label">Queries per second (single-threaded pipeline throughput, batched)</div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="perf-stat">
+          <div class="perf-stat-value amber">0 allocations</div>
+          <div class="perf-stat-label">Heap allocations in the I/O path &mdash; 4KB stack buffers, inline serialization</div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="perf-stat">
+          <div class="perf-stat-value teal">174 ns</div>
+          <div class="perf-stat-label">ECDSA P-256 signature verification (DNSSEC). RSA/SHA-256: 10.9&micro;s. DS digest: 257ns.</div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="perf-stat">
+          <div class="perf-stat-value emerald">~90 ms</div>
+          <div class="perf-stat-label">Cold-cache DNSSEC validation &mdash; only 1 network fetch needed (TLD chain pre-warmed on startup)</div>
+        </div>
+
+        <p class="perf-note">
+          Cold queries match system resolver speed &mdash; the bottleneck is upstream RTT, not Numa. We don't claim to be faster when the network is the limit.
+          <br><br>
+          Benchmarks are reproducible: <code style="font-size:0.85em">cargo bench</code> for micro-benchmarks, <code style="font-size:0.85em">python3 bench/dns-bench.sh</code> for end-to-end.
+          <a href="https://github.com/razvandimescu/numa/tree/main/bench">Methodology &rarr;</a>
+        </p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</section>
+
+<div class="section-road on-surface" aria-hidden="true"><div class="roman-bricks"></div></div>
+
 <!-- ==================== TECHNICAL ==================== -->
 <section id="technical">
  <div class="container">
@@ -1304,26 +1564,34 @@ footer .closing {
        <dt>DNS Libraries</dt>
        <dd>Zero &mdash; wire protocol parsed from scratch</dd>

+        <dt>Resolution Modes</dt>
+        <dd>Recursive (iterative from root hints, CNAME chasing, glue extraction) or Forward (DoH / plain UDP)</dd>
+
+        <dt>DNSSEC</dt>
+        <dd>Chain-of-trust via ring &mdash; RSA/SHA-256, ECDSA P-256, Ed25519. NSEC/NSEC3 denial proofs. EDNS0 DO bit, 1232-byte payload (DNS Flag Day 2020).</dd>
+
        <dt>Dependencies</dt>
-        <dd>8 runtime crates (tokio, axum, hyper, serde, serde_json, toml, log, futures)</dd>
+        <dd>19 runtime crates &mdash; tokio, axum, hyper, ring (DNSSEC), reqwest (DoH), rcgen + rustls (TLS), socket2 (multicast), serde, and more</dd>

        <dt>Packet Format</dt>
-        <dd>RFC 1035 compliant, 4096-byte UDP (EDNS)</dd>
+        <dd>RFC 1035 compliant. EDNS0 OPT pseudo-record. Parses A, AAAA, NS, CNAME, MX, SOA, SRV, HTTPS, DNSKEY, DS, RRSIG, NSEC, NSEC3.</dd>

        <dt>Concurrency</dt>
-        <dd>Arc&lt;ServerCtx&gt; + std::sync::Mutex (sub-&micro;s holds, never across .await)</dd>
-
-        <dt>Signatures</dt>
-        <dd>Ed25519 via pkarr for self-sovereign domains</dd>
+        <dd>Arc&lt;ServerCtx&gt; + RwLock for reads, Mutex for writes (never across .await)</dd>
      </dl>
      <div class="code-block reveal reveal-delay-2">
+<span class="comment"># Install (pick one)</span>
+<span class="prompt">$</span> <span class="cmd">brew install</span> razvandimescu/tap/numa
 <span class="prompt">$</span> <span class="cmd">cargo install</span> numa
+<span class="prompt">$</span> <span class="cmd">curl</span> <span class="flag">-fsSL</span> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/razvandimescu/numa/main/install.sh <span class="flag">|</span> <span class="cmd">sh</span>
+
+<span class="comment"># Run</span>
 <span class="prompt">$</span> <span class="cmd">sudo numa</span>                          <span class="comment"># bind to :53, :80, :5380</span>
 <span class="prompt">$</span> <span class="cmd">dig</span> <span class="flag">@127.0.0.1</span> google.com         <span class="comment"># test resolution</span>
-<span class="prompt">$</span> <span class="cmd">open</span> http://numa.numa              <span class="comment"># dashboard</span>
+<span class="prompt">$</span> <span class="cmd">open</span> http://localhost:5380           <span class="comment"># dashboard</span>
 <span class="prompt">$</span> <span class="cmd">curl</span> <span class="flag">-X POST</span> localhost:5380/services \
    <span class="flag">-d</span> <span class="str">'{"name":"frontend",
-         "target_port":5173}'</span>          <span class="comment"># http://frontend.numa</span>
+         "target_port":5173}'</span>          <span class="comment"># https://frontend.numa</span>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
@@ -1345,7 +1613,7 @@ footer .closing {
      </div>
      <div class="roadmap-item done">
        <span class="phase">Phase 1</span>
-        <span class="phase-desc">Override layer + REST API with 18 endpoints</span>
+        <span class="phase-desc">Override layer + REST API for programmatic DNS control</span>
      </div>
      <div class="roadmap-item done">
        <span class="phase">Phase 2</span>
@@ -1359,25 +1627,29 @@ footer .closing {
        <span class="phase">Phase 4</span>
        <span class="phase-desc">Local service proxy &mdash; .numa domains, HTTP/HTTPS reverse proxy, auto TLS, WebSocket</span>
      </div>
-      <div class="roadmap-item phase-teal">
+      <div class="roadmap-item done">
        <span class="phase">Phase 5</span>
-        <span class="phase-desc">pkarr integration &mdash; resolve Ed25519 keys via Mainline DHT (15M nodes)</span>
+        <span class="phase-desc">DNS-over-HTTPS &mdash; encrypted upstream, HTTP/2 connection pooling</span>
+      </div>
+      <div class="roadmap-item done">
+        <span class="phase">Phase 6</span>
+        <span class="phase-desc">Recursive resolution &mdash; resolve from root nameservers, no upstream dependency</span>
+      </div>
+      <div class="roadmap-item done">
+        <span class="phase">Phase 7</span>
+        <span class="phase-desc">DNSSEC validation &mdash; chain-of-trust, NSEC/NSEC3 denial proofs, RSA + ECDSA + Ed25519</span>
      </div>
      <div class="roadmap-item phase-teal">
-        <span class="phase">Phase 6</span>
+        <span class="phase">Phase 8</span>
+        <span class="phase-desc">pkarr integration &mdash; self-sovereign DNS via Mainline DHT, no registrar needed</span>
+      </div>
+      <div class="roadmap-item phase-teal">
+        <span class="phase">Phase 9</span>
        <span class="phase-desc">Global .numa names &mdash; self-publish, DHT-backed, first-come-first-served</span>
      </div>
-      <div class="roadmap-item phase-amber">
-        <span class="phase">Phase 7</span>
-        <span class="phase-desc">Audit protocol &mdash; challenge-based verification of resolver honesty</span>
-      </div>
-      <div class="roadmap-item phase-violet">
-        <span class="phase">Phase 8</span>
-        <span class="phase-desc">Numa Network &mdash; proof-of-service consensus, NUMA token, paid .numa domains</span>
-      </div>
-      <div class="roadmap-item phase-violet">
-        <span class="phase">Phase 9</span>
-        <span class="phase-desc">.onion bridge &mdash; human-readable .numa names for Tor hidden services</span>
+      <div class="roadmap-item phase-teal">
+        <span class="phase">Phase 10</span>
+        <span class="phase-desc">.onion bridge &mdash; human-readable Tor naming via Ed25519 same-key binding</span>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
@@ -1391,6 +1663,7 @@ footer .closing {
    </p>
    <div class="footer-links reveal reveal-delay-1">
      <a href="https://github.com/razvandimescu/numa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GitHub</a>
+      <a href="/blog/">Blog</a>
      <a href="https://github.com/razvandimescu/numa/blob/main/LICENSE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MIT License</a>
    </div>
    <p class="closing reveal reveal-delay-2">Built from scratch in Rust. No dependencies on trust.</p>
--- a/src/api.rs
+++ b/src/api.rs
@@ -9,12 +9,19 @@ use axum::{Json, Router};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};

 use crate::ctx::ServerCtx;
-use crate::forward::forward_query;
+use crate::forward::{forward_query, Upstream};
 use crate::query_log::QueryLogFilter;
 use crate::question::QueryType;
 use crate::stats::QueryPath;

 const DASHBOARD_HTML: &str = include_str!("../site/dashboard.html");
+const FONTS_CSS: &str = include_str!("../site/fonts/fonts.css");
+const FONT_DM_SANS: &[u8] = include_bytes!("../site/fonts/dm-sans-latin.woff2");
+const FONT_DM_SANS_ITALIC: &[u8] = include_bytes!("../site/fonts/dm-sans-italic-latin.woff2");
+const FONT_INSTRUMENT: &[u8] = include_bytes!("../site/fonts/instrument-serif-latin.woff2");
+const FONT_INSTRUMENT_ITALIC: &[u8] =
+    include_bytes!("../site/fonts/instrument-serif-italic-latin.woff2");
+const FONT_JETBRAINS: &[u8] = include_bytes!("../site/fonts/jetbrains-mono-latin.woff2");

 pub fn router(ctx: Arc<ServerCtx>) -> Router {
    Router::new()
@@ -46,6 +53,31 @@ pub fn router(ctx: Arc<ServerCtx>) -> Router {
        .route("/services", get(list_services))
        .route("/services", post(create_service))
        .route("/services/{name}", delete(remove_service))
+        .route("/services/{name}/routes", get(list_routes))
+        .route("/services/{name}/routes", post(add_route))
+        .route("/services/{name}/routes", delete(remove_route))
+        .route("/ca.pem", get(serve_ca))
+        .route("/fonts/fonts.css", get(serve_fonts_css))
+        .route(
+            "/fonts/dm-sans-latin.woff2",
+            get(|| async { serve_font(FONT_DM_SANS) }),
+        )
+        .route(
+            "/fonts/dm-sans-italic-latin.woff2",
+            get(|| async { serve_font(FONT_DM_SANS_ITALIC) }),
+        )
+        .route(
+            "/fonts/instrument-serif-latin.woff2",
+            get(|| async { serve_font(FONT_INSTRUMENT) }),
+        )
+        .route(
+            "/fonts/instrument-serif-italic-latin.woff2",
+            get(|| async { serve_font(FONT_INSTRUMENT_ITALIC) }),
+        )
+        .route(
+            "/fonts/jetbrains-mono-latin.woff2",
+            get(|| async { serve_font(FONT_JETBRAINS) }),
+        )
        .with_state(ctx)
 }

@@ -121,21 +153,36 @@ struct QueryLogResponse {
    path: String,
    rescode: String,
    latency_ms: f64,
+    dnssec: String,
 }

 #[derive(Serialize)]
 struct StatsResponse {
    uptime_secs: u64,
+    upstream: String,
+    config_path: String,
+    data_dir: String,
+    dnssec: bool,
+    srtt: bool,
    queries: QueriesStats,
    cache: CacheStats,
    overrides: OverrideStats,
    blocking: BlockingStatsResponse,
+    lan: LanStatsResponse,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+struct LanStatsResponse {
+    enabled: bool,
+    peers: usize,
 }

 #[derive(Serialize)]
 struct QueriesStats {
    total: u64,
    forwarded: u64,
+    recursive: u64,
+    coalesced: u64,
    cached: u64,
    local: u64,
    overridden: u64,
@@ -206,7 +253,7 @@ async fn create_overrides(
        })
        .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, (StatusCode, String)>>()?;

-    let mut store = ctx.overrides.lock().unwrap();
+    let mut store = ctx.overrides.write().unwrap();
    let mut responses = Vec::with_capacity(parsed.len());

    for (domain, target, ttl, duration_secs) in parsed {
@@ -227,7 +274,7 @@ async fn create_overrides(
 }

 async fn list_overrides(State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>) -> Json<Vec<OverrideResponse>> {
-    let store = ctx.overrides.lock().unwrap();
+    let store = ctx.overrides.read().unwrap();
    let entries: Vec<OverrideResponse> = store
        .list()
        .into_iter()
@@ -240,7 +287,7 @@ async fn get_override(
    State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>,
    Path(domain): Path<String>,
 ) -> Result<Json<OverrideResponse>, StatusCode> {
-    let store = ctx.overrides.lock().unwrap();
+    let store = ctx.overrides.read().unwrap();
    let entry = store.get(&domain).ok_or(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND)?;
    Ok(Json(OverrideResponse::from(entry)))
 }
@@ -249,7 +296,7 @@ async fn remove_override(
    State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>,
    Path(domain): Path<String>,
 ) -> StatusCode {
-    let mut store = ctx.overrides.lock().unwrap();
+    let mut store = ctx.overrides.write().unwrap();
    if store.remove(&domain) {
        StatusCode::NO_CONTENT
    } else {
@@ -258,7 +305,7 @@ async fn remove_override(
 }

 async fn clear_overrides(State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>) -> StatusCode {
-    ctx.overrides.lock().unwrap().clear();
+    ctx.overrides.write().unwrap().clear();
    StatusCode::NO_CONTENT
 }

@@ -266,7 +313,7 @@ async fn load_environment(
    State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>,
    Json(req): Json<EnvironmentRequest>,
 ) -> Result<(StatusCode, Json<EnvironmentResponse>), (StatusCode, String)> {
-    let mut store = ctx.overrides.lock().unwrap();
+    let mut store = ctx.overrides.write().unwrap();

    for entry in &req.overrides {
        let duration = entry.duration_secs.or(req.duration_secs);
@@ -293,7 +340,7 @@ async fn diagnose(

    // Check overrides
    {
-        let store = ctx.overrides.lock().unwrap();
+        let store = ctx.overrides.read().unwrap();
        let entry = store.get(&domain_lower);
        steps.push(DiagnoseStep {
            source: "override".to_string(),
@@ -305,7 +352,7 @@ async fn diagnose(

    // Check blocklist
    {
-        let bl = ctx.blocklist.lock().unwrap();
+        let bl = ctx.blocklist.read().unwrap();
        let blocked = bl.is_blocked(&domain_lower);
        steps.push(DiagnoseStep {
            source: "blocklist".to_string(),
@@ -331,7 +378,7 @@ async fn diagnose(

    // Check cache
    {
-        let mut cache = ctx.cache.lock().unwrap();
+        let cache = ctx.cache.read().unwrap();
        let cached = cache.lookup(&domain_lower, qtype);
        steps.push(DiagnoseStep {
            source: "cache".to_string(),
@@ -341,8 +388,9 @@ async fn diagnose(
    }

    // Check upstream (async, no locks held)
+    let upstream = ctx.upstream.lock().unwrap().clone();
    let (upstream_matched, upstream_detail) =
-        forward_query_for_diagnose(&domain_lower, ctx.upstream, ctx.timeout).await;
+        forward_query_for_diagnose(&domain_lower, &upstream, ctx.timeout).await;
    steps.push(DiagnoseStep {
        source: "upstream".to_string(),
        matched: upstream_matched,
@@ -358,18 +406,12 @@ async fn diagnose(

 async fn forward_query_for_diagnose(
    domain: &str,
-    upstream: std::net::SocketAddr,
+    upstream: &Upstream,
    timeout: std::time::Duration,
 ) -> (bool, String) {
    use crate::packet::DnsPacket;
-    use crate::question::DnsQuestion;

-    let mut query = DnsPacket::new();
-    query.header.id = 0xBEEF;
-    query.header.recursion_desired = true;
-    query
-        .questions
-        .push(DnsQuestion::new(domain.to_string(), QueryType::A));
+    let query = DnsPacket::query(0xBEEF, domain, QueryType::A);

    match forward_query(&query, upstream, timeout).await {
        Ok(resp) => (
@@ -417,6 +459,7 @@ async fn query_log(
                    path: e.path.as_str().to_string(),
                    rescode: e.rescode.as_str().to_string(),
                    latency_ms: e.latency_us as f64 / 1000.0,
+                    dnssec: e.dnssec.as_str().to_string(),
                }
            })
            .collect()
@@ -428,17 +471,30 @@ async fn query_log(
 async fn stats(State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>) -> Json<StatsResponse> {
    let snap = ctx.stats.lock().unwrap().snapshot();
    let (cache_len, cache_max) = {
-        let cache = ctx.cache.lock().unwrap();
+        let cache = ctx.cache.read().unwrap();
        (cache.len(), cache.max_entries())
    };
-    let override_count = ctx.overrides.lock().unwrap().active_count();
-    let bl_stats = ctx.blocklist.lock().unwrap().stats();
+    let override_count = ctx.overrides.read().unwrap().active_count();
+    let bl_stats = ctx.blocklist.read().unwrap().stats();
+
+    let upstream = if ctx.upstream_mode == crate::config::UpstreamMode::Recursive {
+        "recursive (root hints)".to_string()
+    } else {
+        ctx.upstream.lock().unwrap().to_string()
+    };

    Json(StatsResponse {
        uptime_secs: snap.uptime_secs,
+        upstream,
+        config_path: ctx.config_path.clone(),
+        data_dir: ctx.data_dir.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+        dnssec: ctx.dnssec_enabled,
+        srtt: ctx.srtt.read().unwrap().is_enabled(),
        queries: QueriesStats {
            total: snap.total,
            forwarded: snap.forwarded,
+            recursive: snap.recursive,
+            coalesced: snap.coalesced,
            cached: snap.cached,
            local: snap.local,
            overridden: snap.overridden,
@@ -458,11 +514,15 @@ async fn stats(State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>) -> Json<StatsResponse> {
            domains_loaded: bl_stats.domains_loaded,
            allowlist_size: bl_stats.allowlist_size,
        },
+        lan: LanStatsResponse {
+            enabled: ctx.lan_enabled,
+            peers: ctx.lan_peers.lock().unwrap().list().len(),
+        },
    })
 }

 async fn list_cache(State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>) -> Json<Vec<CacheEntryResponse>> {
-    let cache = ctx.cache.lock().unwrap();
+    let cache = ctx.cache.read().unwrap();
    let entries: Vec<CacheEntryResponse> = cache
        .list()
        .into_iter()
@@ -476,7 +536,7 @@ async fn list_cache(State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>) -> Json<Vec<CacheEntryRes
 }

 async fn flush_cache(State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>) -> StatusCode {
-    ctx.cache.lock().unwrap().clear();
+    ctx.cache.write().unwrap().clear();
    StatusCode::NO_CONTENT
 }

@@ -484,7 +544,7 @@ async fn flush_cache_domain(
    State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>,
    Path(domain): Path<String>,
 ) -> StatusCode {
-    ctx.cache.lock().unwrap().remove(&domain);
+    ctx.cache.write().unwrap().remove(&domain);
    StatusCode::NO_CONTENT
 }

@@ -495,7 +555,7 @@ async fn health() -> Json<serde_json::Value> {
 // --- Blocking handlers ---

 async fn blocking_stats(State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>) -> Json<serde_json::Value> {
-    let stats = ctx.blocklist.lock().unwrap().stats();
+    let stats = ctx.blocklist.read().unwrap().stats();
    Json(serde_json::json!({
        "enabled": stats.enabled,
        "paused": stats.paused,
@@ -515,7 +575,7 @@ async fn blocking_toggle(
    State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>,
    Json(req): Json<BlockingToggleRequest>,
 ) -> Json<serde_json::Value> {
-    ctx.blocklist.lock().unwrap().set_enabled(req.enabled);
+    ctx.blocklist.write().unwrap().set_enabled(req.enabled);
    Json(serde_json::json!({ "enabled": req.enabled }))
 }

@@ -533,12 +593,12 @@ async fn blocking_pause(
    State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>,
    Json(req): Json<BlockingPauseRequest>,
 ) -> Json<serde_json::Value> {
-    ctx.blocklist.lock().unwrap().pause(req.minutes * 60);
+    ctx.blocklist.write().unwrap().pause(req.minutes * 60);
    Json(serde_json::json!({ "paused_minutes": req.minutes }))
 }

 async fn blocking_unpause(State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>) -> Json<serde_json::Value> {
-    ctx.blocklist.lock().unwrap().unpause();
+    ctx.blocklist.write().unwrap().unpause();
    Json(serde_json::json!({ "paused": false }))
 }

@@ -546,12 +606,12 @@ async fn blocking_check(
    State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>,
    Path(domain): Path<String>,
 ) -> Json<crate::blocklist::BlockCheckResult> {
-    let result = ctx.blocklist.lock().unwrap().check(&domain);
+    let result = ctx.blocklist.read().unwrap().check(&domain);
    Json(result)
 }

 async fn blocking_allowlist(State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>) -> Json<Vec<String>> {
-    let list = ctx.blocklist.lock().unwrap().allowlist();
+    let list = ctx.blocklist.read().unwrap().allowlist();
    Json(list)
 }

@@ -564,7 +624,7 @@ async fn blocking_allowlist_add(
    State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>,
    Json(req): Json<AllowlistRequest>,
 ) -> (StatusCode, Json<serde_json::Value>) {
-    ctx.blocklist.lock().unwrap().add_to_allowlist(&req.domain);
+    ctx.blocklist.write().unwrap().add_to_allowlist(&req.domain);
    (
        StatusCode::CREATED,
        Json(serde_json::json!({ "allowed": req.domain })),
@@ -575,7 +635,12 @@ async fn blocking_allowlist_remove(
    State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>,
    Path(domain): Path<String>,
 ) -> StatusCode {
-    if ctx.blocklist.lock().unwrap().remove_from_allowlist(&domain) {
+    if ctx
+        .blocklist
+        .write()
+        .unwrap()
+        .remove_from_allowlist(&domain)
+    {
        StatusCode::NO_CONTENT
    } else {
        StatusCode::NOT_FOUND
@@ -590,6 +655,10 @@ struct ServiceResponse {
    target_port: u16,
    url: String,
    healthy: bool,
+    lan_accessible: bool,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
+    routes: Vec<crate::service_store::RouteEntry>,
+    source: String,
 }

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
@@ -604,27 +673,57 @@ async fn list_services(State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>) -> Json<Vec<ServiceRes
        store
            .list()
            .into_iter()
-            .map(|e| (e.name.clone(), e.target_port))
+            .map(|e| {
+                let source = if store.is_config_service(&e.name) {
+                    "config"
+                } else {
+                    "api"
+                };
+                (
+                    e.name.clone(),
+                    e.target_port,
+                    e.routes.clone(),
+                    source.to_string(),
+                )
+            })
            .collect()
    };
    let tld = &ctx.proxy_tld;

-    // Run all health checks concurrently
-    let health_futures: Vec<_> = entries
+    let lan_ip = crate::lan::detect_lan_ip();
+
+    let check_futures: Vec<_> = entries
        .iter()
-        .map(|(_, port)| check_health(*port))
+        .map(|(_, port, _, _)| {
+            let port = *port;
+            let localhost = std::net::SocketAddr::from(([127, 0, 0, 1], port));
+            let lan_addr = lan_ip.map(|ip| std::net::SocketAddr::new(ip.into(), port));
+            async move {
+                let healthy = check_tcp(localhost).await;
+                let lan_accessible = match lan_addr {
+                    Some(addr) => check_tcp(addr).await,
+                    None => false,
+                };
+                (healthy, lan_accessible)
+            }
+        })
        .collect();
-    let health_results = futures::future::join_all(health_futures).await;
+    let check_results = futures::future::join_all(check_futures).await;

    let results: Vec<_> = entries
        .into_iter()
-        .zip(health_results)
-        .map(|((name, port), healthy)| ServiceResponse {
-            url: format!("http://{}.{}", name, tld),
-            name,
-            target_port: port,
-            healthy,
-        })
+        .zip(check_results)
+        .map(
+            |((name, port, routes, source), (healthy, lan_accessible))| ServiceResponse {
+                url: format!("http://{}.{}", name, tld),
+                name,
+                target_port: port,
+                healthy,
+                lan_accessible,
+                routes,
+                source,
+            },
+        )
        .collect();
    Json(results)
 }
@@ -653,9 +752,21 @@ async fn create_service(
    }

    let tld = &ctx.proxy_tld;
+    let is_new = !ctx.services.lock().unwrap().has_name(&name);
    ctx.services.lock().unwrap().insert(&name, req.target_port);
+    if is_new {
+        crate::tls::regenerate_tls(&ctx);
+    }

-    let healthy = check_health(req.target_port).await;
+    let localhost = std::net::SocketAddr::from(([127, 0, 0, 1], req.target_port));
+    let lan_addr =
+        crate::lan::detect_lan_ip().map(|ip| std::net::SocketAddr::new(ip.into(), req.target_port));
+    let (healthy, lan_accessible) = tokio::join!(check_tcp(localhost), async {
+        match lan_addr {
+            Some(a) => check_tcp(a).await,
+            None => false,
+        }
+    });
    Ok((
        StatusCode::CREATED,
        Json(ServiceResponse {
@@ -663,6 +774,9 @@ async fn create_service(
            name,
            target_port: req.target_port,
            healthy,
+            lan_accessible,
+            routes: Vec::new(),
+            source: "api".to_string(),
        }),
    ))
 }
@@ -671,20 +785,378 @@ async fn remove_service(State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>, Path(name): Path<Stri
    if name.eq_ignore_ascii_case("numa") {
        return StatusCode::FORBIDDEN;
    }
-    let mut store = ctx.services.lock().unwrap();
-    if store.remove(&name) {
+    let removed = ctx.services.lock().unwrap().remove(&name);
+    if removed {
+        crate::tls::regenerate_tls(&ctx);
        StatusCode::NO_CONTENT
    } else {
        StatusCode::NOT_FOUND
    }
 }

-async fn check_health(port: u16) -> bool {
+// --- Route handlers ---
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct AddRouteRequest {
+    path: String,
+    port: u16,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    strip: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct RemoveRouteRequest {
+    path: String,
+}
+
+async fn list_routes(
+    State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>,
+    Path(name): Path<String>,
+) -> Result<Json<Vec<crate::service_store::RouteEntry>>, StatusCode> {
+    let store = ctx.services.lock().unwrap();
+    match store.lookup(&name) {
+        Some(entry) => Ok(Json(entry.routes.clone())),
+        None => Err(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND),
+    }
+}
+
+async fn add_route(
+    State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>,
+    Path(name): Path<String>,
+    Json(req): Json<AddRouteRequest>,
+) -> Result<StatusCode, (StatusCode, String)> {
+    if req.path.is_empty() || !req.path.starts_with('/') {
+        return Err((StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, "path must start with /".into()));
+    }
+    if req.path.contains("/../") || req.path.ends_with("/..") || req.path.contains("%") {
+        return Err((
+            StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
+            "path must not contain '..' or percent-encoding".into(),
+        ));
+    }
+    if req.port == 0 {
+        return Err((StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, "port must be > 0".into()));
+    }
+    let mut store = ctx.services.lock().unwrap();
+    if store.add_route(&name, req.path, req.port, req.strip) {
+        Ok(StatusCode::CREATED)
+    } else {
+        Err((
+            StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
+            format!("service '{}' not found", name),
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+async fn remove_route(
+    State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>,
+    Path(name): Path<String>,
+    Json(req): Json<RemoveRouteRequest>,
+) -> StatusCode {
+    let mut store = ctx.services.lock().unwrap();
+    if store.remove_route(&name, &req.path) {
+        StatusCode::NO_CONTENT
+    } else {
+        StatusCode::NOT_FOUND
+    }
+}
+
+async fn serve_ca(State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, StatusCode> {
+    let ca_path = ctx.data_dir.join("ca.pem");
+    let bytes = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || std::fs::read(ca_path))
+        .await
+        .map_err(|_| StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)?
+        .map_err(|_| StatusCode::NOT_FOUND)?;
+    Ok((
+        [
+            (header::CONTENT_TYPE, "application/x-pem-file"),
+            (
+                header::CONTENT_DISPOSITION,
+                "attachment; filename=\"numa-ca.pem\"",
+            ),
+            (header::CACHE_CONTROL, "public, max-age=86400"),
+        ],
+        bytes,
+    ))
+}
+
+async fn serve_fonts_css() -> impl IntoResponse {
+    (
+        [
+            (header::CONTENT_TYPE, "text/css"),
+            (header::CACHE_CONTROL, "public, max-age=31536000"),
+        ],
+        FONTS_CSS,
+    )
+}
+
+fn serve_font(data: &'static [u8]) -> impl IntoResponse {
+    (
+        [
+            (header::CONTENT_TYPE, "font/woff2"),
+            (header::CACHE_CONTROL, "public, max-age=31536000"),
+        ],
+        data,
+    )
+}
+
+async fn check_tcp(addr: std::net::SocketAddr) -> bool {
    tokio::time::timeout(
        std::time::Duration::from_millis(100),
-        tokio::net::TcpStream::connect(format!("127.0.0.1:{}", port)),
+        tokio::net::TcpStream::connect(addr),
    )
    .await
    .map(|r| r.is_ok())
    .unwrap_or(false)
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use axum::body::Body;
+    use http::Request;
+    use std::sync::{Mutex, RwLock};
+    use tower::ServiceExt;
+
+    async fn test_ctx() -> Arc<ServerCtx> {
+        let socket = tokio::net::UdpSocket::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
+        Arc::new(ServerCtx {
+            socket,
+            zone_map: std::collections::HashMap::new(),
+            cache: RwLock::new(crate::cache::DnsCache::new(100, 60, 86400)),
+            stats: Mutex::new(crate::stats::ServerStats::new()),
+            overrides: RwLock::new(crate::override_store::OverrideStore::new()),
+            blocklist: RwLock::new(crate::blocklist::BlocklistStore::new()),
+            query_log: Mutex::new(crate::query_log::QueryLog::new(100)),
+            services: Mutex::new(crate::service_store::ServiceStore::new()),
+            lan_peers: Mutex::new(crate::lan::PeerStore::new(90)),
+            forwarding_rules: Vec::new(),
+            upstream: Mutex::new(crate::forward::Upstream::Udp(
+                "127.0.0.1:53".parse().unwrap(),
+            )),
+            upstream_auto: false,
+            upstream_port: 53,
+            lan_ip: Mutex::new(std::net::Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST),
+            timeout: std::time::Duration::from_secs(3),
+            proxy_tld: "numa".to_string(),
+            proxy_tld_suffix: ".numa".to_string(),
+            lan_enabled: false,
+            config_path: "/tmp/test-numa.toml".to_string(),
+            config_found: false,
+            config_dir: std::path::PathBuf::from("/tmp"),
+            data_dir: std::path::PathBuf::from("/tmp"),
+            tls_config: None,
+            upstream_mode: crate::config::UpstreamMode::Forward,
+            root_hints: Vec::new(),
+            srtt: RwLock::new(crate::srtt::SrttCache::new(true)),
+            inflight: Mutex::new(std::collections::HashMap::new()),
+            dnssec_enabled: false,
+            dnssec_strict: false,
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn health_returns_ok() {
+        let ctx = test_ctx().await;
+        let resp = router(ctx)
+            .oneshot(Request::get("/health").body(Body::empty()).unwrap())
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(resp.status(), 200);
+        let body = axum::body::to_bytes(resp.into_body(), 1000).await.unwrap();
+        let json: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&body).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(json["status"], "ok");
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn stats_returns_json() {
+        let ctx = test_ctx().await;
+        let resp = router(ctx)
+            .oneshot(Request::get("/stats").body(Body::empty()).unwrap())
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(resp.status(), 200);
+        let body = axum::body::to_bytes(resp.into_body(), 10000).await.unwrap();
+        let json: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&body).unwrap();
+        assert!(json["uptime_secs"].is_number());
+        assert!(json["queries"]["total"].is_number());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn query_log_empty() {
+        let ctx = test_ctx().await;
+        let resp = router(ctx)
+            .oneshot(
+                Request::get("/query-log?limit=10")
+                    .body(Body::empty())
+                    .unwrap(),
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(resp.status(), 200);
+        let body = axum::body::to_bytes(resp.into_body(), 10000).await.unwrap();
+        let json: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&body).unwrap();
+        assert!(json.as_array().unwrap().is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn overrides_crud() {
+        let ctx = test_ctx().await;
+        let a = router(ctx.clone());
+
+        // Create
+        let resp = a
+            .clone()
+            .oneshot(
+                Request::post("/overrides")
+                    .header("content-type", "application/json")
+                    .body(Body::from(
+                        r#"{"domain":"test.dev","target":"1.2.3.4","duration_secs":60}"#,
+                    ))
+                    .unwrap(),
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(resp.status().is_success());
+
+        // List
+        let resp = a
+            .clone()
+            .oneshot(Request::get("/overrides").body(Body::empty()).unwrap())
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        let body = axum::body::to_bytes(resp.into_body(), 10000).await.unwrap();
+        assert!(String::from_utf8_lossy(&body).contains("test.dev"));
+
+        // Get
+        let resp = a
+            .clone()
+            .oneshot(
+                Request::get("/overrides/test.dev")
+                    .body(Body::empty())
+                    .unwrap(),
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(resp.status(), 200);
+
+        // Delete
+        let resp = a
+            .clone()
+            .oneshot(
+                Request::delete("/overrides/test.dev")
+                    .body(Body::empty())
+                    .unwrap(),
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(resp.status().is_success());
+
+        // Verify deleted
+        let resp = a
+            .oneshot(
+                Request::get("/overrides/test.dev")
+                    .body(Body::empty())
+                    .unwrap(),
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(resp.status(), 404);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn cache_list_and_flush() {
+        let ctx = test_ctx().await;
+        let a = router(ctx.clone());
+
+        // List (empty)
+        let resp = a
+            .clone()
+            .oneshot(Request::get("/cache").body(Body::empty()).unwrap())
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(resp.status(), 200);
+
+        // Flush
+        let resp = a
+            .oneshot(Request::delete("/cache").body(Body::empty()).unwrap())
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(resp.status().is_success());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn blocking_stats_returns_json() {
+        let ctx = test_ctx().await;
+        let resp = router(ctx)
+            .oneshot(Request::get("/blocking/stats").body(Body::empty()).unwrap())
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(resp.status(), 200);
+        let body = axum::body::to_bytes(resp.into_body(), 10000).await.unwrap();
+        let json: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&body).unwrap();
+        assert!(json["enabled"].is_boolean());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn services_crud() {
+        let ctx = test_ctx().await;
+        let a = router(ctx);
+
+        // Add service
+        let resp = a
+            .clone()
+            .oneshot(
+                Request::post("/services")
+                    .header("content-type", "application/json")
+                    .body(Body::from(r#"{"name":"testapp","target_port":3000}"#))
+                    .unwrap(),
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(resp.status().is_success());
+
+        // List
+        let resp = a
+            .clone()
+            .oneshot(Request::get("/services").body(Body::empty()).unwrap())
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        let body = axum::body::to_bytes(resp.into_body(), 10000).await.unwrap();
+        assert!(String::from_utf8_lossy(&body).contains("testapp"));
+
+        // Delete
+        let resp = a
+            .clone()
+            .oneshot(
+                Request::delete("/services/testapp")
+                    .body(Body::empty())
+                    .unwrap(),
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(resp.status().is_success());
+
+        // Verify deleted
+        let resp = a
+            .oneshot(Request::get("/services").body(Body::empty()).unwrap())
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        let body = axum::body::to_bytes(resp.into_body(), 10000).await.unwrap();
+        assert!(!String::from_utf8_lossy(&body).contains("testapp"));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn dashboard_returns_html() {
+        let ctx = test_ctx().await;
+        let resp = router(ctx)
+            .oneshot(Request::get("/").body(Body::empty()).unwrap())
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(resp.status(), 200);
+        let body = axum::body::to_bytes(resp.into_body(), 100000)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(String::from_utf8_lossy(&body).contains("Numa"));
+    }
+}
--- a/src/buffer.rs
+++ b/src/buffer.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ impl BytePacketBuffer {
        }
    }

+    pub fn from_bytes(data: &[u8]) -> Self {
+        let mut buf = Self::new();
+        let len = data.len().min(BUF_SIZE);
+        buf.buf[..len].copy_from_slice(&data[..len]);
+        buf
+    }
+
    pub fn pos(&self) -> usize {
        self.pos
    }
@@ -157,8 +164,16 @@ impl BytePacketBuffer {
    }

    pub fn write_qname(&mut self, qname: &str) -> Result<()> {
+        if qname.is_empty() || qname == "." {
+            self.write_u8(0)?;
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
        for label in qname.split('.') {
            let len = label.len();
+            if len == 0 {
+                continue; // skip empty labels from trailing dot
+            }
            if len > 0x3f {
                return Err("Single label exceeds 63 characters of length".into());
            }
@@ -173,6 +188,16 @@ impl BytePacketBuffer {
        Ok(())
    }

+    pub fn write_bytes(&mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
+        let end = self.pos + data.len();
+        if end > BUF_SIZE {
+            return Err("End of buffer".into());
+        }
+        self.buf[self.pos..end].copy_from_slice(data);
+        self.pos = end;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
    pub fn set(&mut self, pos: usize, val: u8) -> Result<()> {
        if pos >= BUF_SIZE {
            return Err("End of buffer".into());
--- a/src/cache.rs
+++ b/src/cache.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,31 @@ use crate::packet::DnsPacket;
 use crate::question::QueryType;
 use crate::record::DnsRecord;

+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum DnssecStatus {
+    Secure,
+    Insecure,
+    Bogus,
+    #[default]
+    Indeterminate,
+}
+
+impl DnssecStatus {
+    pub fn as_str(&self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            DnssecStatus::Secure => "secure",
+            DnssecStatus::Insecure => "insecure",
+            DnssecStatus::Bogus => "bogus",
+            DnssecStatus::Indeterminate => "indeterminate",
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 struct CacheEntry {
    packet: DnsPacket,
    inserted_at: Instant,
    ttl: Duration,
+    dnssec_status: DnssecStatus,
 }

 /// DNS cache using a two-level map (domain -> query_type -> entry) so that
@@ -19,7 +40,6 @@ pub struct DnsCache {
    max_entries: usize,
    min_ttl: u32,
    max_ttl: u32,
-    query_count: u64,
 }

 impl DnsCache {
@@ -30,29 +50,24 @@ impl DnsCache {
            max_entries,
            min_ttl,
            max_ttl,
-            query_count: 0,
        }
    }

-    pub fn lookup(&mut self, domain: &str, qtype: QueryType) -> Option<DnsPacket> {
-        self.query_count += 1;
-
-        if self.query_count.is_multiple_of(1000) {
-            self.evict_expired();
-        }
+    /// Read-only lookup — expired entries are left in place (cleaned up on insert).
+    pub fn lookup(&self, domain: &str, qtype: QueryType) -> Option<DnsPacket> {
+        self.lookup_with_status(domain, qtype).map(|(pkt, _)| pkt)
+    }

+    pub fn lookup_with_status(
+        &self,
+        domain: &str,
+        qtype: QueryType,
+    ) -> Option<(DnsPacket, DnssecStatus)> {
        let type_map = self.entries.get(domain)?;
        let entry = type_map.get(&qtype)?;

        let elapsed = entry.inserted_at.elapsed();
        if elapsed >= entry.ttl {
-            // Expired: remove this entry
-            let type_map = self.entries.get_mut(domain).unwrap();
-            type_map.remove(&qtype);
-            self.entry_count -= 1;
-            if type_map.is_empty() {
-                self.entries.remove(domain);
-            }
            return None;
        }

@@ -64,10 +79,20 @@ impl DnsCache {
        adjust_ttls(&mut packet.authorities, remaining);
        adjust_ttls(&mut packet.resources, remaining);

-        Some(packet)
+        Some((packet, entry.dnssec_status))
    }

    pub fn insert(&mut self, domain: &str, qtype: QueryType, packet: &DnsPacket) {
+        self.insert_with_status(domain, qtype, packet, DnssecStatus::Indeterminate);
+    }
+
+    pub fn insert_with_status(
+        &mut self,
+        domain: &str,
+        qtype: QueryType,
+        packet: &DnsPacket,
+        dnssec_status: DnssecStatus,
+    ) {
        if self.entry_count >= self.max_entries {
            self.evict_expired();
            if self.entry_count >= self.max_entries {
@@ -95,6 +120,7 @@ impl DnsCache {
                packet: packet.clone(),
                inserted_at: Instant::now(),
                ttl: Duration::from_secs(min_ttl as u64),
+                dnssec_status,
            },
        );
    }
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ pub struct Config {
    pub proxy: ProxyConfig,
    #[serde(default)]
    pub services: Vec<ServiceConfig>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub lan: LanConfig,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub dnssec: DnssecConfig,
 }

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
@@ -33,6 +37,8 @@ pub struct ServerConfig {
    pub bind_addr: String,
    #[serde(default = "default_api_port")]
    pub api_port: u16,
+    #[serde(default = "default_api_bind_addr")]
+    pub api_bind_addr: String,
 }

 impl Default for ServerConfig {
@@ -40,10 +46,15 @@ impl Default for ServerConfig {
        ServerConfig {
            bind_addr: default_bind_addr(),
            api_port: default_api_port(),
+            api_bind_addr: default_api_bind_addr(),
        }
    }
 }

+fn default_api_bind_addr() -> String {
+    "127.0.0.1".to_string()
+}
+
 fn default_bind_addr() -> String {
    "0.0.0.0:53".to_string()
 }
@@ -52,26 +63,119 @@ fn default_api_port() -> u16 {
    5380
 }

+#[derive(Deserialize, Default, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum UpstreamMode {
+    #[default]
+    Forward,
+    Recursive,
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct UpstreamConfig {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub mode: UpstreamMode,
    #[serde(default = "default_upstream_addr")]
    pub address: String,
    #[serde(default = "default_upstream_port")]
    pub port: u16,
    #[serde(default = "default_timeout_ms")]
    pub timeout_ms: u64,
+    #[serde(default = "default_root_hints")]
+    pub root_hints: Vec<String>,
+    #[serde(default = "default_prime_tlds")]
+    pub prime_tlds: Vec<String>,
+    #[serde(default = "default_srtt")]
+    pub srtt: bool,
 }

 impl Default for UpstreamConfig {
    fn default() -> Self {
        UpstreamConfig {
+            mode: UpstreamMode::default(),
            address: default_upstream_addr(),
            port: default_upstream_port(),
            timeout_ms: default_timeout_ms(),
+            root_hints: default_root_hints(),
+            prime_tlds: default_prime_tlds(),
+            srtt: default_srtt(),
        }
    }
 }

+fn default_srtt() -> bool {
+    true
+}
+
+fn default_prime_tlds() -> Vec<String> {
+    vec![
+        // gTLDs
+        "com".into(),
+        "net".into(),
+        "org".into(),
+        "info".into(),
+        "io".into(),
+        "dev".into(),
+        "app".into(),
+        "xyz".into(),
+        "me".into(),
+        // EU + European ccTLDs
+        "eu".into(),
+        "uk".into(),
+        "de".into(),
+        "fr".into(),
+        "nl".into(),
+        "it".into(),
+        "es".into(),
+        "pl".into(),
+        "se".into(),
+        "no".into(),
+        "dk".into(),
+        "fi".into(),
+        "at".into(),
+        "be".into(),
+        "ie".into(),
+        "pt".into(),
+        "cz".into(),
+        "ro".into(),
+        "gr".into(),
+        "hu".into(),
+        "bg".into(),
+        "hr".into(),
+        "sk".into(),
+        "si".into(),
+        "lt".into(),
+        "lv".into(),
+        "ee".into(),
+        "ch".into(),
+        "is".into(),
+        // Other major ccTLDs
+        "co".into(),
+        "br".into(),
+        "au".into(),
+        "ca".into(),
+        "jp".into(),
+    ]
+}
+
+fn default_root_hints() -> Vec<String> {
+    vec![
+        "198.41.0.4".into(),     // a.root-servers.net
+        "199.9.14.201".into(),   // b.root-servers.net
+        "192.33.4.12".into(),    // c.root-servers.net
+        "199.7.91.13".into(),    // d.root-servers.net
+        "192.203.230.10".into(), // e.root-servers.net
+        "192.5.5.241".into(),    // f.root-servers.net
+        "192.112.36.4".into(),   // g.root-servers.net
+        "198.97.190.53".into(),  // h.root-servers.net
+        "192.36.148.17".into(),  // i.root-servers.net
+        "192.58.128.30".into(),  // j.root-servers.net
+        "193.0.14.129".into(),   // k.root-servers.net
+        "199.7.83.42".into(),    // l.root-servers.net
+        "202.12.27.33".into(),   // m.root-servers.net
+    ]
+}
+
 fn default_upstream_addr() -> String {
    String::new() // empty = auto-detect from system resolver
 }
@@ -79,7 +183,7 @@ fn default_upstream_port() -> u16 {
    53
 }
 fn default_timeout_ms() -> u64 {
-    3000
+    5000
 }

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
@@ -170,6 +274,8 @@ pub struct ProxyConfig {
    pub tls_port: u16,
    #[serde(default = "default_proxy_tld")]
    pub tld: String,
+    #[serde(default = "default_proxy_bind_addr")]
+    pub bind_addr: String,
 }

 impl Default for ProxyConfig {
@@ -179,10 +285,15 @@ impl Default for ProxyConfig {
            port: default_proxy_port(),
            tls_port: default_proxy_tls_port(),
            tld: default_proxy_tld(),
+            bind_addr: default_proxy_bind_addr(),
        }
    }
 }

+fn default_proxy_bind_addr() -> String {
+    "127.0.0.1".to_string()
+}
+
 fn default_proxy_enabled() -> bool {
    true
 }
@@ -200,15 +311,170 @@ fn default_proxy_tld() -> String {
 pub struct ServiceConfig {
    pub name: String,
    pub target_port: u16,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub routes: Vec<crate::service_store::RouteEntry>,
 }

-pub fn load_config(path: &str) -> Result<Config> {
-    if !Path::new(path).exists() {
-        return Ok(Config::default());
+#[derive(Deserialize, Clone)]
+pub struct LanConfig {
+    #[serde(default = "default_lan_enabled")]
+    pub enabled: bool,
+    #[serde(default = "default_lan_broadcast_interval")]
+    pub broadcast_interval_secs: u64,
+    #[serde(default = "default_lan_peer_timeout")]
+    pub peer_timeout_secs: u64,
+}
+
+impl Default for LanConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        LanConfig {
+            enabled: default_lan_enabled(),
+            broadcast_interval_secs: default_lan_broadcast_interval(),
+            peer_timeout_secs: default_lan_peer_timeout(),
+        }
    }
-    let contents = std::fs::read_to_string(path)?;
-    let config: Config = toml::from_str(&contents)?;
-    Ok(config)
+}
+
+fn default_lan_enabled() -> bool {
+    false
+}
+fn default_lan_broadcast_interval() -> u64 {
+    30
+}
+fn default_lan_peer_timeout() -> u64 {
+    90
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct DnssecConfig {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub enabled: bool,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub strict: bool,
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn lan_disabled_by_default() {
+        assert!(!LanConfig::default().enabled);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn api_binds_localhost_by_default() {
+        assert_eq!(ServerConfig::default().api_bind_addr, "127.0.0.1");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn proxy_binds_localhost_by_default() {
+        assert_eq!(ProxyConfig::default().bind_addr, "127.0.0.1");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn empty_toml_gives_defaults() {
+        let config: Config = toml::from_str("").unwrap();
+        assert!(!config.lan.enabled);
+        assert_eq!(config.server.api_bind_addr, "127.0.0.1");
+        assert_eq!(config.proxy.bind_addr, "127.0.0.1");
+        assert_eq!(config.server.api_port, ServerConfig::default().api_port);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn lan_enabled_parses() {
+        let config: Config = toml::from_str("[lan]\nenabled = true").unwrap();
+        assert!(config.lan.enabled);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn custom_bind_addrs_parse() {
+        let toml = r#"
+            [server]
+            api_bind_addr = "0.0.0.0"
+            [proxy]
+            bind_addr = "0.0.0.0"
+        "#;
+        let config: Config = toml::from_str(toml).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(config.server.api_bind_addr, "0.0.0.0");
+        assert_eq!(config.proxy.bind_addr, "0.0.0.0");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn service_routes_parse_from_toml() {
+        let toml = r#"
+            [[services]]
+            name = "app"
+            target_port = 3000
+            routes = [
+                { path = "/api", port = 4000, strip = true },
+                { path = "/static", port = 5000 },
+            ]
+        "#;
+        let config: Config = toml::from_str(toml).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(config.services.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(config.services[0].routes.len(), 2);
+        assert!(config.services[0].routes[0].strip);
+        assert!(!config.services[0].routes[1].strip); // default false
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct ConfigLoad {
+    pub config: Config,
+    pub path: String,
+    pub found: bool,
+}
+
+fn resolve_path(path: &str) -> String {
+    // canonicalize gives the real absolute path for existing files;
+    // for non-existent files, build an absolute path manually
+    std::fs::canonicalize(path)
+        .or_else(|_| std::env::current_dir().map(|cwd| cwd.join(path)))
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| Path::new(path).to_path_buf())
+        .to_string_lossy()
+        .to_string()
+}
+
+pub fn load_config(path: &str) -> Result<ConfigLoad> {
+    // Try the given path first, then well-known locations (for service mode where cwd is /)
+    let candidates: Vec<std::path::PathBuf> = {
+        let p = Path::new(path);
+        let mut v = vec![p.to_path_buf()];
+        if p.is_relative() {
+            let filename = p.file_name().unwrap_or(p.as_os_str());
+            v.push(crate::config_dir().join(filename));
+            v.push(crate::data_dir().join(filename));
+        }
+        v
+    };
+
+    for candidate in &candidates {
+        match std::fs::read_to_string(candidate) {
+            Ok(contents) => {
+                let resolved = resolve_path(&candidate.to_string_lossy());
+                let config: Config = toml::from_str(&contents)?;
+                return Ok(ConfigLoad {
+                    config,
+                    path: resolved,
+                    found: true,
+                });
+            }
+            Err(e) if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => continue,
+            Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Show config_dir candidate as the "expected" path — it's actionable
+    let display_path = candidates
+        .get(1)
+        .map(|p| p.to_string_lossy().to_string())
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| resolve_path(path));
+    log::info!("config not found, using defaults (create {})", display_path);
+    Ok(ConfigLoad {
+        config: Config::default(),
+        path: display_path,
+        found: false,
+    })
 }

 pub type ZoneMap = HashMap<String, HashMap<QueryType, Vec<DnsRecord>>>;
--- a/src/ctx.rs
+++ b/src/ctx.rs
@@ -1,39 +1,65 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
-use std::sync::Mutex;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::sync::{Mutex, RwLock};
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant, SystemTime};

+use arc_swap::ArcSwap;
 use log::{debug, error, info, warn};
+use rustls::ServerConfig;
 use tokio::net::UdpSocket;
+use tokio::sync::broadcast;
+
+type InflightMap = HashMap<(String, QueryType), broadcast::Sender<Option<DnsPacket>>>;

 use crate::blocklist::BlocklistStore;
 use crate::buffer::BytePacketBuffer;
-use crate::cache::DnsCache;
-use crate::config::ZoneMap;
-use crate::forward::forward_query;
+use crate::cache::{DnsCache, DnssecStatus};
+use crate::config::{UpstreamMode, ZoneMap};
+use crate::forward::{forward_query, Upstream};
 use crate::header::ResultCode;
+use crate::lan::PeerStore;
 use crate::override_store::OverrideStore;
 use crate::packet::DnsPacket;
 use crate::query_log::{QueryLog, QueryLogEntry};
 use crate::question::QueryType;
 use crate::record::DnsRecord;
 use crate::service_store::ServiceStore;
+use crate::srtt::SrttCache;
 use crate::stats::{QueryPath, ServerStats};
 use crate::system_dns::ForwardingRule;

 pub struct ServerCtx {
    pub socket: UdpSocket,
    pub zone_map: ZoneMap,
-    pub cache: Mutex<DnsCache>,
+    /// std::sync::RwLock (not tokio) — locks must never be held across .await points.
+    pub cache: RwLock<DnsCache>,
    pub stats: Mutex<ServerStats>,
-    pub overrides: Mutex<OverrideStore>,
-    pub blocklist: Mutex<BlocklistStore>,
+    pub overrides: RwLock<OverrideStore>,
+    pub blocklist: RwLock<BlocklistStore>,
    pub query_log: Mutex<QueryLog>,
    pub services: Mutex<ServiceStore>,
+    pub lan_peers: Mutex<PeerStore>,
    pub forwarding_rules: Vec<ForwardingRule>,
-    pub upstream: SocketAddr,
+    pub upstream: Mutex<Upstream>,
+    pub upstream_auto: bool,
+    pub upstream_port: u16,
+    pub lan_ip: Mutex<std::net::Ipv4Addr>,
    pub timeout: Duration,
    pub proxy_tld: String,
    pub proxy_tld_suffix: String, // pre-computed ".{tld}" to avoid per-query allocation
+    pub lan_enabled: bool,
+    pub config_path: String,
+    pub config_found: bool,
+    pub config_dir: PathBuf,
+    pub data_dir: PathBuf,
+    pub tls_config: Option<ArcSwap<ServerConfig>>,
+    pub upstream_mode: UpstreamMode,
+    pub root_hints: Vec<SocketAddr>,
+    pub srtt: RwLock<SrttCache>,
+    pub inflight: Mutex<InflightMap>,
+    pub dnssec_enabled: bool,
+    pub dnssec_strict: bool,
 }

 pub async fn handle_query(
@@ -58,62 +84,119 @@ pub async fn handle_query(

    // Pipeline: overrides -> .tld interception -> blocklist -> local zones -> cache -> upstream
    // Each lock is scoped to avoid holding MutexGuard across await points.
-    let (response, path) = {
-        let override_record = ctx.overrides.lock().unwrap().lookup(&qname);
+    let (response, path, dnssec) = {
+        let override_record = ctx.overrides.read().unwrap().lookup(&qname);
        if let Some(record) = override_record {
            let mut resp = DnsPacket::response_from(&query, ResultCode::NOERROR);
            resp.answers.push(record);
-            (resp, QueryPath::Overridden)
+            (resp, QueryPath::Overridden, DnssecStatus::Indeterminate)
+        } else if qname == "localhost" || qname.ends_with(".localhost") {
+            // RFC 6761: .localhost always resolves to loopback
+            let mut resp = DnsPacket::response_from(&query, ResultCode::NOERROR);
+            resp.answers.push(sinkhole_record(
+                &qname,
+                qtype,
+                std::net::Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST,
+                std::net::Ipv6Addr::LOCALHOST,
+                300,
+            ));
+            (resp, QueryPath::Local, DnssecStatus::Indeterminate)
+        } else if is_special_use_domain(&qname) {
+            // RFC 6761/8880: private PTR, DDR, NAT64 — answer locally
+            let resp = special_use_response(&query, &qname, qtype);
+            (resp, QueryPath::Local, DnssecStatus::Indeterminate)
        } else if !ctx.proxy_tld_suffix.is_empty()
            && (qname.ends_with(&ctx.proxy_tld_suffix) || qname == ctx.proxy_tld)
        {
+            // Resolve .numa: remote clients get LAN IP (can't reach 127.0.0.1), local get loopback
+            let service_name = qname.strip_suffix(&ctx.proxy_tld_suffix).unwrap_or(&qname);
+            let is_remote = !src_addr.ip().is_loopback();
+            let resolve_ip = {
+                let local = ctx.services.lock().unwrap();
+                if local.lookup(service_name).is_some() {
+                    if is_remote {
+                        *ctx.lan_ip.lock().unwrap()
+                    } else {
+                        std::net::Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    let mut peers = ctx.lan_peers.lock().unwrap();
+                    peers
+                        .lookup(service_name)
+                        .and_then(|(ip, _)| match ip {
+                            std::net::IpAddr::V4(v4) => Some(v4),
+                            _ => None,
+                        })
+                        .unwrap_or(std::net::Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST)
+                }
+            };
+            let v6 = if resolve_ip == std::net::Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST {
+                std::net::Ipv6Addr::LOCALHOST
+            } else {
+                resolve_ip.to_ipv6_mapped()
+            };
            let mut resp = DnsPacket::response_from(&query, ResultCode::NOERROR);
-            match qtype {
-                QueryType::AAAA => resp.answers.push(DnsRecord::AAAA {
-                    domain: qname.clone(),
-                    addr: std::net::Ipv6Addr::LOCALHOST,
-                    ttl: 300,
-                }),
-                _ => resp.answers.push(DnsRecord::A {
-                    domain: qname.clone(),
-                    addr: std::net::Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST,
-                    ttl: 300,
-                }),
-            }
-            (resp, QueryPath::Local)
-        } else if ctx.blocklist.lock().unwrap().is_blocked(&qname) {
+            resp.answers
+                .push(sinkhole_record(&qname, qtype, resolve_ip, v6, 300));
+            (resp, QueryPath::Local, DnssecStatus::Indeterminate)
+        } else if ctx.blocklist.read().unwrap().is_blocked(&qname) {
            let mut resp = DnsPacket::response_from(&query, ResultCode::NOERROR);
-            match qtype {
-                QueryType::AAAA => resp.answers.push(DnsRecord::AAAA {
-                    domain: qname.clone(),
-                    addr: std::net::Ipv6Addr::UNSPECIFIED,
-                    ttl: 60,
-                }),
-                _ => resp.answers.push(DnsRecord::A {
-                    domain: qname.clone(),
-                    addr: std::net::Ipv4Addr::UNSPECIFIED,
-                    ttl: 60,
-                }),
-            }
-            (resp, QueryPath::Blocked)
+            resp.answers.push(sinkhole_record(
+                &qname,
+                qtype,
+                std::net::Ipv4Addr::UNSPECIFIED,
+                std::net::Ipv6Addr::UNSPECIFIED,
+                60,
+            ));
+            (resp, QueryPath::Blocked, DnssecStatus::Indeterminate)
        } else if let Some(records) = ctx.zone_map.get(qname.as_str()).and_then(|m| m.get(&qtype)) {
            let mut resp = DnsPacket::response_from(&query, ResultCode::NOERROR);
            resp.answers = records.clone();
-            (resp, QueryPath::Local)
+            (resp, QueryPath::Local, DnssecStatus::Indeterminate)
        } else {
-            let cached = ctx.cache.lock().unwrap().lookup(&qname, qtype);
-            if let Some(cached) = cached {
+            let cached = ctx.cache.read().unwrap().lookup_with_status(&qname, qtype);
+            if let Some((cached, cached_dnssec)) = cached {
                let mut resp = cached;
                resp.header.id = query.header.id;
-                (resp, QueryPath::Cached)
+                if cached_dnssec == DnssecStatus::Secure {
+                    resp.header.authed_data = true;
+                }
+                (resp, QueryPath::Cached, cached_dnssec)
+            } else if ctx.upstream_mode == UpstreamMode::Recursive {
+                let key = (qname.clone(), qtype);
+                let (resp, path, err) = resolve_coalesced(&ctx.inflight, key, &query, || {
+                    crate::recursive::resolve_recursive(
+                        &qname,
+                        qtype,
+                        &ctx.cache,
+                        &query,
+                        &ctx.root_hints,
+                        &ctx.srtt,
+                    )
+                })
+                .await;
+                if path == QueryPath::Coalesced {
+                    debug!("{} | {:?} {} | COALESCED", src_addr, qtype, qname);
+                } else if path == QueryPath::UpstreamError {
+                    error!(
+                        "{} | {:?} {} | RECURSIVE ERROR | {}",
+                        src_addr,
+                        qtype,
+                        qname,
+                        err.as_deref().unwrap_or("leader failed")
+                    );
+                }
+                (resp, path, DnssecStatus::Indeterminate)
            } else {
                let upstream =
-                    crate::system_dns::match_forwarding_rule(&qname, &ctx.forwarding_rules)
-                        .unwrap_or(ctx.upstream);
-                match forward_query(&query, upstream, ctx.timeout).await {
+                    match crate::system_dns::match_forwarding_rule(&qname, &ctx.forwarding_rules) {
+                        Some(addr) => Upstream::Udp(addr),
+                        None => ctx.upstream.lock().unwrap().clone(),
+                    };
+                match forward_query(&query, &upstream, ctx.timeout).await {
                    Ok(resp) => {
-                        ctx.cache.lock().unwrap().insert(&qname, qtype, &resp);
-                        (resp, QueryPath::Forwarded)
+                        ctx.cache.write().unwrap().insert(&qname, qtype, &resp);
+                        (resp, QueryPath::Forwarded, DnssecStatus::Indeterminate)
                    }
                    Err(e) => {
                        error!(
@@ -123,6 +206,7 @@ pub async fn handle_query(
                        (
                            DnsPacket::response_from(&query, ResultCode::SERVFAIL),
                            QueryPath::UpstreamError,
+                            DnssecStatus::Indeterminate,
                        )
                    }
                }
@@ -130,6 +214,56 @@ pub async fn handle_query(
        }
    };

+    let client_do = query.edns.as_ref().is_some_and(|e| e.do_bit);
+    let mut response = response;
+
+    // DNSSEC validation (recursive/forwarded responses only)
+    let mut dnssec = dnssec;
+    if ctx.dnssec_enabled && path == QueryPath::Recursive {
+        let (status, vstats) =
+            crate::dnssec::validate_response(&response, &ctx.cache, &ctx.root_hints, &ctx.srtt)
+                .await;
+
+        debug!(
+            "DNSSEC | {} | {:?} | {}ms | dnskey_hit={} dnskey_fetch={} ds_hit={} ds_fetch={}",
+            qname,
+            status,
+            vstats.elapsed_ms,
+            vstats.dnskey_cache_hits,
+            vstats.dnskey_fetches,
+            vstats.ds_cache_hits,
+            vstats.ds_fetches,
+        );
+
+        dnssec = status;
+
+        if status == DnssecStatus::Secure {
+            response.header.authed_data = true;
+        }
+
+        if status == DnssecStatus::Bogus && ctx.dnssec_strict {
+            response = DnsPacket::response_from(&query, ResultCode::SERVFAIL);
+        }
+
+        ctx.cache
+            .write()
+            .unwrap()
+            .insert_with_status(&qname, qtype, &response, status);
+    }
+
+    // Strip DNSSEC records if client didn't set DO bit
+    if !client_do {
+        strip_dnssec_records(&mut response);
+    }
+
+    // Echo EDNS back if client sent it
+    if query.edns.is_some() {
+        response.edns = Some(crate::packet::EdnsOpt {
+            do_bit: client_do,
+            ..Default::default()
+        });
+    }
+
    let elapsed = start.elapsed();

    info!(
@@ -179,7 +313,579 @@ pub async fn handle_query(
        path,
        rescode: response.header.rescode,
        latency_us: elapsed.as_micros() as u64,
+        dnssec,
    });

    Ok(())
 }
+
+fn is_dnssec_record(r: &DnsRecord) -> bool {
+    matches!(
+        r.query_type(),
+        QueryType::RRSIG | QueryType::DNSKEY | QueryType::DS | QueryType::NSEC | QueryType::NSEC3
+    )
+}
+
+fn strip_dnssec_records(pkt: &mut DnsPacket) {
+    pkt.answers.retain(|r| !is_dnssec_record(r));
+    pkt.authorities.retain(|r| !is_dnssec_record(r));
+    pkt.resources.retain(|r| !is_dnssec_record(r));
+}
+
+fn is_special_use_domain(qname: &str) -> bool {
+    if qname.ends_with(".in-addr.arpa") {
+        // RFC 6303: private + loopback + link-local reverse DNS
+        if qname.ends_with(".10.in-addr.arpa")
+            || qname.ends_with(".168.192.in-addr.arpa")
+            || qname.ends_with(".127.in-addr.arpa")
+            || qname.ends_with(".254.169.in-addr.arpa")
+            || qname.ends_with(".0.in-addr.arpa")
+            || qname.contains("_dns-sd._udp")
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+        // 172.16-31.x.x (RFC 1918) — extract second octet from reverse name
+        if qname.ends_with(".172.in-addr.arpa") {
+            if let Some(octet_str) = qname
+                .strip_suffix(".172.in-addr.arpa")
+                .and_then(|s| s.rsplit('.').next())
+            {
+                if let Ok(octet) = octet_str.parse::<u8>() {
+                    return (16..=31).contains(&octet);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+    // DDR (RFC 9462)
+    if qname == "_dns.resolver.arpa" || qname.ends_with("._dns.resolver.arpa") {
+        return true;
+    }
+    // NAT64 (RFC 8880)
+    if qname == "ipv4only.arpa" {
+        return true;
+    }
+    // RFC 6762: .local is reserved for mDNS — never forward to upstream
+    qname == "local" || qname.ends_with(".local")
+}
+
+fn sinkhole_record(
+    domain: &str,
+    qtype: QueryType,
+    v4: std::net::Ipv4Addr,
+    v6: std::net::Ipv6Addr,
+    ttl: u32,
+) -> DnsRecord {
+    match qtype {
+        QueryType::AAAA => DnsRecord::AAAA {
+            domain: domain.to_string(),
+            addr: v6,
+            ttl,
+        },
+        _ => DnsRecord::A {
+            domain: domain.to_string(),
+            addr: v4,
+            ttl,
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+enum Disposition {
+    Leader(broadcast::Sender<Option<DnsPacket>>),
+    Follower(broadcast::Receiver<Option<DnsPacket>>),
+}
+
+fn acquire_inflight(inflight: &Mutex<InflightMap>, key: (String, QueryType)) -> Disposition {
+    let mut map = inflight.lock().unwrap();
+    if let Some(tx) = map.get(&key) {
+        Disposition::Follower(tx.subscribe())
+    } else {
+        let (tx, _) = broadcast::channel::<Option<DnsPacket>>(1);
+        map.insert(key, tx.clone());
+        Disposition::Leader(tx)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Run a resolve function with in-flight coalescing. Multiple concurrent calls
+/// for the same key share a single resolution — the first caller (leader)
+/// executes `resolve_fn`, and followers wait for the broadcast result.
+async fn resolve_coalesced<F, Fut>(
+    inflight: &Mutex<InflightMap>,
+    key: (String, QueryType),
+    query: &DnsPacket,
+    resolve_fn: F,
+) -> (DnsPacket, QueryPath, Option<String>)
+where
+    F: FnOnce() -> Fut,
+    Fut: std::future::Future<Output = crate::Result<DnsPacket>>,
+{
+    let disposition = acquire_inflight(inflight, key.clone());
+
+    match disposition {
+        Disposition::Follower(mut rx) => match rx.recv().await {
+            Ok(Some(mut resp)) => {
+                resp.header.id = query.header.id;
+                (resp, QueryPath::Coalesced, None)
+            }
+            _ => (
+                DnsPacket::response_from(query, ResultCode::SERVFAIL),
+                QueryPath::UpstreamError,
+                None,
+            ),
+        },
+        Disposition::Leader(tx) => {
+            let guard = InflightGuard { inflight, key };
+            let result = resolve_fn().await;
+            drop(guard);
+
+            match result {
+                Ok(resp) => {
+                    let _ = tx.send(Some(resp.clone()));
+                    (resp, QueryPath::Recursive, None)
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    let _ = tx.send(None);
+                    let err_msg = e.to_string();
+                    (
+                        DnsPacket::response_from(query, ResultCode::SERVFAIL),
+                        QueryPath::UpstreamError,
+                        Some(err_msg),
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct InflightGuard<'a> {
+    inflight: &'a Mutex<InflightMap>,
+    key: (String, QueryType),
+}
+
+impl Drop for InflightGuard<'_> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.inflight.lock().unwrap().remove(&self.key);
+    }
+}
+
+fn special_use_response(query: &DnsPacket, qname: &str, qtype: QueryType) -> DnsPacket {
+    use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, Ipv6Addr};
+    if qname == "ipv4only.arpa" {
+        // RFC 8880: well-known NAT64 addresses
+        let mut resp = DnsPacket::response_from(query, ResultCode::NOERROR);
+        let domain = qname.to_string();
+        match qtype {
+            QueryType::A => {
+                resp.answers.push(DnsRecord::A {
+                    domain: domain.clone(),
+                    addr: Ipv4Addr::new(192, 0, 0, 170),
+                    ttl: 300,
+                });
+                resp.answers.push(DnsRecord::A {
+                    domain,
+                    addr: Ipv4Addr::new(192, 0, 0, 171),
+                    ttl: 300,
+                });
+            }
+            QueryType::AAAA => {
+                resp.answers.push(DnsRecord::AAAA {
+                    domain,
+                    addr: Ipv6Addr::new(0x0064, 0xff9b, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0xc000, 0x00aa),
+                    ttl: 300,
+                });
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+        resp
+    } else {
+        DnsPacket::response_from(query, ResultCode::NXDOMAIN)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::collections::HashMap;
+    use std::net::Ipv4Addr;
+    use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+    use tokio::sync::broadcast;
+
+    // ---- InflightGuard unit tests ----
+
+    #[test]
+    fn inflight_guard_removes_key_on_drop() {
+        let map: Mutex<InflightMap> = Mutex::new(HashMap::new());
+        let key = ("example.com".to_string(), QueryType::A);
+        let (tx, _) = broadcast::channel::<Option<DnsPacket>>(1);
+        map.lock().unwrap().insert(key.clone(), tx);
+
+        assert_eq!(map.lock().unwrap().len(), 1);
+        {
+            let _guard = InflightGuard {
+                inflight: &map,
+                key: key.clone(),
+            };
+        } // guard dropped here
+        assert!(map.lock().unwrap().is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn inflight_guard_only_removes_own_key() {
+        let map: Mutex<InflightMap> = Mutex::new(HashMap::new());
+        let key_a = ("a.com".to_string(), QueryType::A);
+        let key_b = ("b.com".to_string(), QueryType::A);
+        let (tx_a, _) = broadcast::channel::<Option<DnsPacket>>(1);
+        let (tx_b, _) = broadcast::channel::<Option<DnsPacket>>(1);
+        map.lock().unwrap().insert(key_a.clone(), tx_a);
+        map.lock().unwrap().insert(key_b.clone(), tx_b);
+
+        {
+            let _guard = InflightGuard {
+                inflight: &map,
+                key: key_a,
+            };
+        }
+        let m = map.lock().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(m.len(), 1);
+        assert!(m.contains_key(&key_b));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn inflight_guard_same_domain_different_qtype_independent() {
+        let map: Mutex<InflightMap> = Mutex::new(HashMap::new());
+        let key_a = ("example.com".to_string(), QueryType::A);
+        let key_aaaa = ("example.com".to_string(), QueryType::AAAA);
+        let (tx_a, _) = broadcast::channel::<Option<DnsPacket>>(1);
+        let (tx_aaaa, _) = broadcast::channel::<Option<DnsPacket>>(1);
+        map.lock().unwrap().insert(key_a.clone(), tx_a);
+        map.lock().unwrap().insert(key_aaaa.clone(), tx_aaaa);
+
+        {
+            let _guard = InflightGuard {
+                inflight: &map,
+                key: key_a,
+            };
+        }
+        let m = map.lock().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(m.len(), 1);
+        assert!(m.contains_key(&key_aaaa));
+    }
+
+    // ---- Coalescing disposition tests (via acquire_inflight) ----
+
+    #[test]
+    fn first_caller_becomes_leader() {
+        let map: Mutex<InflightMap> = Mutex::new(HashMap::new());
+        let key = ("test.com".to_string(), QueryType::A);
+
+        let d = acquire_inflight(&map, key.clone());
+        assert!(matches!(d, Disposition::Leader(_)));
+        assert_eq!(map.lock().unwrap().len(), 1);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn second_caller_becomes_follower() {
+        let map: Mutex<InflightMap> = Mutex::new(HashMap::new());
+        let key = ("test.com".to_string(), QueryType::A);
+
+        let _leader = acquire_inflight(&map, key.clone());
+        let follower = acquire_inflight(&map, key);
+        assert!(matches!(follower, Disposition::Follower(_)));
+        // Map still has exactly 1 entry — follower subscribes, doesn't insert
+        assert_eq!(map.lock().unwrap().len(), 1);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn leader_broadcast_reaches_follower() {
+        let map: Mutex<InflightMap> = Mutex::new(HashMap::new());
+        let key = ("test.com".to_string(), QueryType::A);
+
+        let leader = acquire_inflight(&map, key.clone());
+        let follower = acquire_inflight(&map, key);
+
+        let tx = match leader {
+            Disposition::Leader(tx) => tx,
+            _ => panic!("expected leader"),
+        };
+        let mut rx = match follower {
+            Disposition::Follower(rx) => rx,
+            _ => panic!("expected follower"),
+        };
+
+        let mut resp = DnsPacket::new();
+        resp.header.id = 42;
+        resp.answers.push(DnsRecord::A {
+            domain: "test.com".into(),
+            addr: Ipv4Addr::new(1, 2, 3, 4),
+            ttl: 300,
+        });
+        let _ = tx.send(Some(resp));
+
+        let received = rx.recv().await.unwrap().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(received.header.id, 42);
+        assert_eq!(received.answers.len(), 1);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn leader_none_signals_failure_to_follower() {
+        let map: Mutex<InflightMap> = Mutex::new(HashMap::new());
+        let key = ("test.com".to_string(), QueryType::A);
+
+        let leader = acquire_inflight(&map, key.clone());
+        let follower = acquire_inflight(&map, key);
+
+        let tx = match leader {
+            Disposition::Leader(tx) => tx,
+            _ => panic!("expected leader"),
+        };
+        let mut rx = match follower {
+            Disposition::Follower(rx) => rx,
+            _ => panic!("expected follower"),
+        };
+
+        let _ = tx.send(None);
+        assert!(rx.recv().await.unwrap().is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn multiple_followers_all_receive_via_acquire() {
+        let map: Mutex<InflightMap> = Mutex::new(HashMap::new());
+        let key = ("multi.com".to_string(), QueryType::A);
+
+        let leader = acquire_inflight(&map, key.clone());
+        let f1 = acquire_inflight(&map, key.clone());
+        let f2 = acquire_inflight(&map, key.clone());
+        let f3 = acquire_inflight(&map, key);
+
+        let tx = match leader {
+            Disposition::Leader(tx) => tx,
+            _ => panic!("expected leader"),
+        };
+
+        let mut resp = DnsPacket::new();
+        resp.answers.push(DnsRecord::A {
+            domain: "multi.com".into(),
+            addr: Ipv4Addr::new(10, 0, 0, 1),
+            ttl: 60,
+        });
+        let _ = tx.send(Some(resp));
+
+        for f in [f1, f2, f3] {
+            let mut rx = match f {
+                Disposition::Follower(rx) => rx,
+                _ => panic!("expected follower"),
+            };
+            let r = rx.recv().await.unwrap().unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(r.answers.len(), 1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ---- Integration: resolve_coalesced with mock futures ----
+
+    fn mock_response(domain: &str) -> DnsPacket {
+        let mut resp = DnsPacket::new();
+        resp.header.response = true;
+        resp.header.rescode = ResultCode::NOERROR;
+        resp.answers.push(DnsRecord::A {
+            domain: domain.to_string(),
+            addr: Ipv4Addr::new(10, 0, 0, 1),
+            ttl: 300,
+        });
+        resp
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn concurrent_queries_coalesce_to_single_resolution() {
+        let inflight = Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new()));
+        let resolve_count = Arc::new(std::sync::atomic::AtomicU32::new(0));
+
+        let mut handles = Vec::new();
+        for i in 0..5u16 {
+            let count = resolve_count.clone();
+            let inf = inflight.clone();
+            let key = ("coalesce.test".to_string(), QueryType::A);
+            let query = DnsPacket::query(100 + i, "coalesce.test", QueryType::A);
+            handles.push(tokio::spawn(async move {
+                resolve_coalesced(&inf, key, &query, || async {
+                    count.fetch_add(1, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+                    tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200)).await;
+                    Ok(mock_response("coalesce.test"))
+                })
+                .await
+            }));
+        }
+
+        let mut paths = Vec::new();
+        for h in handles {
+            let (_, path, _) = h.await.unwrap();
+            paths.push(path);
+        }
+
+        let actual = resolve_count.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+        assert_eq!(actual, 1, "expected 1 resolution, got {}", actual);
+
+        let recursive = paths.iter().filter(|p| **p == QueryPath::Recursive).count();
+        let coalesced = paths.iter().filter(|p| **p == QueryPath::Coalesced).count();
+        assert_eq!(recursive, 1, "expected 1 RECURSIVE, got {}", recursive);
+        assert_eq!(coalesced, 4, "expected 4 COALESCED, got {}", coalesced);
+
+        assert!(inflight.lock().unwrap().is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn different_qtypes_not_coalesced() {
+        let inflight = Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new()));
+        let resolve_count = Arc::new(std::sync::atomic::AtomicU32::new(0));
+
+        let inf1 = inflight.clone();
+        let inf2 = inflight.clone();
+        let count1 = resolve_count.clone();
+        let count2 = resolve_count.clone();
+
+        let query_a = DnsPacket::query(200, "same.domain", QueryType::A);
+        let query_aaaa = DnsPacket::query(201, "same.domain", QueryType::AAAA);
+
+        let h1 = tokio::spawn(async move {
+            resolve_coalesced(
+                &inf1,
+                ("same.domain".to_string(), QueryType::A),
+                &query_a,
+                || async {
+                    count1.fetch_add(1, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+                    tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+                    Ok(mock_response("same.domain"))
+                },
+            )
+            .await
+        });
+        let h2 = tokio::spawn(async move {
+            resolve_coalesced(
+                &inf2,
+                ("same.domain".to_string(), QueryType::AAAA),
+                &query_aaaa,
+                || async {
+                    count2.fetch_add(1, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+                    tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+                    Ok(mock_response("same.domain"))
+                },
+            )
+            .await
+        });
+
+        let (_, path1, _) = h1.await.unwrap();
+        let (_, path2, _) = h2.await.unwrap();
+
+        let actual = resolve_count.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+        assert_eq!(actual, 2, "A and AAAA should each resolve, got {}", actual);
+        assert_eq!(path1, QueryPath::Recursive);
+        assert_eq!(path2, QueryPath::Recursive);
+
+        assert!(inflight.lock().unwrap().is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn inflight_map_cleaned_after_error() {
+        let inflight: Mutex<InflightMap> = Mutex::new(HashMap::new());
+        let query = DnsPacket::query(300, "will-fail.test", QueryType::A);
+
+        let (_, path, _) = resolve_coalesced(
+            &inflight,
+            ("will-fail.test".to_string(), QueryType::A),
+            &query,
+            || async { Err::<DnsPacket, _>("upstream timeout".into()) },
+        )
+        .await;
+
+        assert_eq!(path, QueryPath::UpstreamError);
+        assert!(inflight.lock().unwrap().is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn follower_gets_servfail_when_leader_fails() {
+        let inflight = Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new()));
+
+        let mut handles = Vec::new();
+        for i in 0..3u16 {
+            let inf = inflight.clone();
+            let query = DnsPacket::query(400 + i, "fail.test", QueryType::A);
+            handles.push(tokio::spawn(async move {
+                resolve_coalesced(
+                    &inf,
+                    ("fail.test".to_string(), QueryType::A),
+                    &query,
+                    || async {
+                        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200)).await;
+                        Err::<DnsPacket, _>("upstream error".into())
+                    },
+                )
+                .await
+            }));
+        }
+
+        let mut paths = Vec::new();
+        for h in handles {
+            let (resp, path, _) = h.await.unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(resp.header.rescode, ResultCode::SERVFAIL);
+            assert_eq!(
+                resp.questions.len(),
+                1,
+                "SERVFAIL must echo question section"
+            );
+            assert_eq!(resp.questions[0].name, "fail.test");
+            paths.push(path);
+        }
+
+        let errors = paths
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|p| **p == QueryPath::UpstreamError)
+            .count();
+        assert_eq!(errors, 3, "all 3 should be UpstreamError, got {}", errors);
+
+        assert!(inflight.lock().unwrap().is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn servfail_leader_includes_question_section() {
+        let inflight: Mutex<InflightMap> = Mutex::new(HashMap::new());
+        let query = DnsPacket::query(500, "question.test", QueryType::A);
+
+        let (resp, _, _) = resolve_coalesced(
+            &inflight,
+            ("question.test".to_string(), QueryType::A),
+            &query,
+            || async { Err::<DnsPacket, _>("fail".into()) },
+        )
+        .await;
+
+        assert_eq!(resp.header.rescode, ResultCode::SERVFAIL);
+        assert_eq!(
+            resp.questions.len(),
+            1,
+            "SERVFAIL must echo question section"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(resp.questions[0].name, "question.test");
+        assert_eq!(resp.questions[0].qtype, QueryType::A);
+        assert_eq!(resp.header.id, 500);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn leader_error_preserves_message() {
+        let inflight: Mutex<InflightMap> = Mutex::new(HashMap::new());
+        let query = DnsPacket::query(700, "err-msg.test", QueryType::A);
+
+        let (_, path, err) = resolve_coalesced(
+            &inflight,
+            ("err-msg.test".to_string(), QueryType::A),
+            &query,
+            || async { Err::<DnsPacket, _>("connection refused by upstream".into()) },
+        )
+        .await;
+
+        assert_eq!(path, QueryPath::UpstreamError);
+        assert_eq!(
+            err.as_deref(),
+            Some("connection refused by upstream"),
+            "error message must be preserved for logging"
+        );
+    }
+}
--- a/src/dnssec.rs
+++ b/src/dnssec.rs
--- a/src/forward.rs
+++ b/src/forward.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::fmt;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::time::Duration;

@@ -8,7 +9,46 @@ use crate::buffer::BytePacketBuffer;
 use crate::packet::DnsPacket;
 use crate::Result;

+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub enum Upstream {
+    Udp(SocketAddr),
+    Doh {
+        url: String,
+        client: reqwest::Client,
+    },
+}
+
+impl PartialEq for Upstream {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        match (self, other) {
+            (Self::Udp(a), Self::Udp(b)) => a == b,
+            (Self::Doh { url: a, .. }, Self::Doh { url: b, .. }) => a == b,
+            _ => false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Upstream {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Upstream::Udp(addr) => write!(f, "{}", addr),
+            Upstream::Doh { url, .. } => f.write_str(url),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub async fn forward_query(
+    query: &DnsPacket,
+    upstream: &Upstream,
+    timeout_duration: Duration,
+) -> Result<DnsPacket> {
+    match upstream {
+        Upstream::Udp(addr) => forward_udp(query, *addr, timeout_duration).await,
+        Upstream::Doh { url, client } => forward_doh(query, url, client, timeout_duration).await,
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) async fn forward_udp(
    query: &DnsPacket,
    upstream: SocketAddr,
    timeout_duration: Duration,
@@ -33,3 +73,202 @@ pub async fn forward_query(

    DnsPacket::from_buffer(&mut recv_buffer)
 }
+
+/// DNS over TCP (RFC 1035 §4.2.2): 2-byte length prefix, then the DNS message.
+pub(crate) async fn forward_tcp(
+    query: &DnsPacket,
+    upstream: SocketAddr,
+    timeout_duration: Duration,
+) -> Result<DnsPacket> {
+    use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt};
+    use tokio::net::TcpStream;
+
+    let mut send_buffer = BytePacketBuffer::new();
+    query.write(&mut send_buffer)?;
+    let msg = send_buffer.filled();
+
+    let mut stream = timeout(timeout_duration, TcpStream::connect(upstream)).await??;
+
+    // Single write: Microsoft/Azure DNS servers close TCP connections on split segments
+    let mut outbuf = Vec::with_capacity(2 + msg.len());
+    outbuf.extend_from_slice(&(msg.len() as u16).to_be_bytes());
+    outbuf.extend_from_slice(msg);
+    stream.write_all(&outbuf).await?;
+
+    // Read length-prefixed response
+    let mut len_buf = [0u8; 2];
+    timeout(timeout_duration, stream.read_exact(&mut len_buf)).await??;
+    let resp_len = u16::from_be_bytes(len_buf) as usize;
+
+    let mut data = vec![0u8; resp_len];
+    timeout(timeout_duration, stream.read_exact(&mut data)).await??;
+
+    let mut recv_buffer = BytePacketBuffer::from_bytes(&data);
+    DnsPacket::from_buffer(&mut recv_buffer)
+}
+
+async fn forward_doh(
+    query: &DnsPacket,
+    url: &str,
+    client: &reqwest::Client,
+    timeout_duration: Duration,
+) -> Result<DnsPacket> {
+    let mut send_buffer = BytePacketBuffer::new();
+    query.write(&mut send_buffer)?;
+
+    let resp = timeout(
+        timeout_duration,
+        client
+            .post(url)
+            .header("content-type", "application/dns-message")
+            .header("accept", "application/dns-message")
+            .body(send_buffer.filled().to_vec())
+            .send(),
+    )
+    .await??
+    .error_for_status()?;
+
+    let bytes = resp.bytes().await?;
+    log::debug!("DoH response: {} bytes", bytes.len());
+
+    let mut recv_buffer = BytePacketBuffer::from_bytes(&bytes);
+    DnsPacket::from_buffer(&mut recv_buffer)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::future::IntoFuture;
+
+    use crate::header::ResultCode;
+    use crate::question::QueryType;
+    use crate::record::DnsRecord;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn upstream_display_udp() {
+        let u = Upstream::Udp("9.9.9.9:53".parse().unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(u.to_string(), "9.9.9.9:53");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn upstream_display_doh() {
+        let u = Upstream::Doh {
+            url: "https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query".to_string(),
+            client: reqwest::Client::new(),
+        };
+        assert_eq!(u.to_string(), "https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query");
+    }
+
+    fn make_query() -> DnsPacket {
+        DnsPacket::query(0xABCD, "example.com", QueryType::A)
+    }
+
+    fn make_response(query: &DnsPacket) -> DnsPacket {
+        let mut resp = DnsPacket::response_from(query, ResultCode::NOERROR);
+        resp.answers.push(DnsRecord::A {
+            domain: "example.com".to_string(),
+            addr: "93.184.216.34".parse().unwrap(),
+            ttl: 300,
+        });
+        resp
+    }
+
+    fn to_wire(pkt: &DnsPacket) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let mut buf = BytePacketBuffer::new();
+        pkt.write(&mut buf).unwrap();
+        buf.filled().to_vec()
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn doh_mock_server_resolves() {
+        let query = make_query();
+        let response_bytes = to_wire(&make_response(&query));
+
+        let app = axum::Router::new().route(
+            "/dns-query",
+            axum::routing::post(move || {
+                let body = response_bytes.clone();
+                async move {
+                    (
+                        [(axum::http::header::CONTENT_TYPE, "application/dns-message")],
+                        body,
+                    )
+                }
+            }),
+        );
+
+        let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
+        let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+        tokio::spawn(axum::serve(listener, app).into_future());
+
+        let upstream = Upstream::Doh {
+            url: format!("http://{}/dns-query", addr),
+            client: reqwest::Client::new(),
+        };
+
+        let result = forward_query(&query, &upstream, Duration::from_secs(2))
+            .await
+            .expect("DoH forward should succeed");
+
+        assert_eq!(result.header.id, 0xABCD);
+        assert!(result.header.response);
+        assert_eq!(result.header.rescode, ResultCode::NOERROR);
+        assert_eq!(result.answers.len(), 1);
+        match &result.answers[0] {
+            DnsRecord::A { domain, addr, ttl } => {
+                assert_eq!(domain, "example.com");
+                assert_eq!(
+                    *addr,
+                    "93.184.216.34".parse::<std::net::Ipv4Addr>().unwrap()
+                );
+                assert_eq!(*ttl, 300);
+            }
+            other => panic!("expected A record, got {:?}", other),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn doh_http_error_propagates() {
+        let app = axum::Router::new().route(
+            "/dns-query",
+            axum::routing::post(|| async {
+                (axum::http::StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, "bad")
+            }),
+        );
+
+        let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
+        let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+        tokio::spawn(axum::serve(listener, app).into_future());
+
+        let upstream = Upstream::Doh {
+            url: format!("http://{}/dns-query", addr),
+            client: reqwest::Client::new(),
+        };
+
+        let result = forward_query(&make_query(), &upstream, Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn doh_timeout() {
+        let app = axum::Router::new().route(
+            "/dns-query",
+            axum::routing::post(|| async {
+                tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(10)).await;
+                "never"
+            }),
+        );
+
+        let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
+        let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+        tokio::spawn(axum::serve(listener, app).into_future());
+
+        let upstream = Upstream::Doh {
+            url: format!("http://{}/dns-query", addr),
+            client: reqwest::Client::new(),
+        };
+
+        let result = forward_query(&make_query(), &upstream, Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+    }
+}
--- a/src/lan.rs
+++ b/src/lan.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,470 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr, SocketAddrV4};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+
+use log::{debug, info, warn};
+
+use crate::buffer::BytePacketBuffer;
+use crate::config::LanConfig;
+use crate::ctx::ServerCtx;
+use crate::header::DnsHeader;
+use crate::question::{DnsQuestion, QueryType};
+
+// --- Constants ---
+
+const MDNS_ADDR: Ipv4Addr = Ipv4Addr::new(224, 0, 0, 251);
+const MDNS_PORT: u16 = 5353;
+const SERVICE_TYPE: &str = "_numa._tcp.local";
+const MDNS_TTL: u32 = 120;
+
+// --- Peer Store ---
+
+pub struct PeerStore {
+    peers: HashMap<String, (IpAddr, u16, Instant)>,
+    timeout: Duration,
+}
+
+impl PeerStore {
+    pub fn new(timeout_secs: u64) -> Self {
+        PeerStore {
+            peers: HashMap::new(),
+            timeout: Duration::from_secs(timeout_secs),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns true if a previously-unseen name was inserted.
+    pub fn update(&mut self, host: IpAddr, services: &[(String, u16)]) -> bool {
+        let now = Instant::now();
+        let mut changed = false;
+        for (name, port) in services {
+            let key = name.to_lowercase();
+            if !self.peers.contains_key(&key) {
+                changed = true;
+            }
+            self.peers.insert(key, (host, *port, now));
+        }
+        changed
+    }
+
+    pub fn lookup(&mut self, name: &str) -> Option<(IpAddr, u16)> {
+        let key = name.to_lowercase();
+        let entry = self.peers.get(&key)?;
+        if entry.2.elapsed() > self.timeout {
+            self.peers.remove(&key);
+            return None;
+        }
+        Some((entry.0, entry.1))
+    }
+
+    pub fn list(&mut self) -> Vec<(String, IpAddr, u16, u64)> {
+        let now = Instant::now();
+        self.peers
+            .retain(|_, (_, _, seen)| now.duration_since(*seen) < self.timeout);
+        self.peers
+            .iter()
+            .map(|(name, (ip, port, seen))| {
+                (
+                    name.clone(),
+                    *ip,
+                    *port,
+                    now.duration_since(*seen).as_secs(),
+                )
+            })
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    pub fn names(&mut self) -> Vec<String> {
+        let now = Instant::now();
+        self.peers
+            .retain(|_, (_, _, seen)| now.duration_since(*seen) < self.timeout);
+        self.peers.keys().cloned().collect()
+    }
+
+    pub fn clear(&mut self) {
+        self.peers.clear();
+    }
+}
+
+// --- mDNS Discovery ---
+
+pub fn detect_lan_ip() -> Option<Ipv4Addr> {
+    let socket = std::net::UdpSocket::bind("0.0.0.0:0").ok()?;
+    socket.connect("8.8.8.8:80").ok()?;
+    match socket.local_addr().ok()? {
+        SocketAddr::V4(addr) => Some(*addr.ip()),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
+fn get_hostname() -> String {
+    std::process::Command::new("hostname")
+        .output()
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|o| String::from_utf8(o.stdout).ok())
+        .map(|h| h.trim().split('.').next().unwrap_or("numa").to_string())
+        .filter(|h| !h.is_empty())
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| "numa".to_string())
+}
+
+/// Generate a per-process instance ID for self-filtering on multi-instance hosts
+fn instance_id() -> String {
+    format!(
+        "{}:{}",
+        std::process::id(),
+        std::time::SystemTime::now()
+            .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .unwrap_or_default()
+            .as_nanos()
+            % 1_000_000
+    )
+}
+
+pub async fn start_lan_discovery(ctx: Arc<ServerCtx>, config: &LanConfig) {
+    let interval = Duration::from_secs(config.broadcast_interval_secs);
+    let local_ip = *ctx.lan_ip.lock().unwrap();
+    let hostname = get_hostname();
+    let our_instance_id = instance_id();
+
+    info!(
+        "LAN discovery via mDNS on {}:{}, local IP {}, instance {}._numa._tcp.local",
+        MDNS_ADDR, MDNS_PORT, local_ip, hostname
+    );
+
+    let std_socket = match create_mdns_socket() {
+        Ok(s) => s,
+        Err(e) => {
+            warn!(
+                "LAN: could not bind mDNS socket: {} — LAN discovery disabled",
+                e
+            );
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+    let socket = match tokio::net::UdpSocket::from_std(std_socket) {
+        Ok(s) => s,
+        Err(e) => {
+            warn!("LAN: tokio socket conversion failed: {}", e);
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+    let socket = Arc::new(socket);
+    let dest = SocketAddr::new(IpAddr::V4(MDNS_ADDR), MDNS_PORT);
+
+    // Spawn sender: announce our services periodically
+    let sender_ctx = Arc::clone(&ctx);
+    let sender_socket = Arc::clone(&socket);
+    let sender_hostname = hostname.clone();
+    let sender_instance_id = our_instance_id.clone();
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        let mut ticker = tokio::time::interval(interval);
+        loop {
+            ticker.tick().await;
+            let services: Vec<(String, u16)> = {
+                let store = sender_ctx.services.lock().unwrap();
+                store
+                    .list()
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|e| (e.name.clone(), e.target_port))
+                    .collect()
+            };
+            if services.is_empty() {
+                continue;
+            }
+            let current_ip = *sender_ctx.lan_ip.lock().unwrap();
+            if let Ok(pkt) =
+                build_announcement(&sender_hostname, current_ip, &services, &sender_instance_id)
+            {
+                let _ = sender_socket.send_to(pkt.filled(), dest).await;
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    // Send initial browse query
+    if let Ok(pkt) = build_browse_query() {
+        let _ = socket.send_to(pkt.filled(), dest).await;
+    }
+
+    // Receiver loop: parse mDNS responses for _numa._tcp
+    let mut buf = vec![0u8; 4096];
+    loop {
+        let (len, _src) = match socket.recv_from(&mut buf).await {
+            Ok(r) => r,
+            Err(e) => {
+                debug!("mDNS recv error: {}", e);
+                continue;
+            }
+        };
+
+        let data = &buf[..len];
+        if let Some(ann) = parse_mdns_response(data) {
+            // Skip our own announcements via instance ID (works on multi-instance same-host)
+            if ann.instance_id.as_deref() == Some(our_instance_id.as_str()) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if !ann.services.is_empty() {
+                let changed = ctx
+                    .lan_peers
+                    .lock()
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .update(ann.peer_ip, &ann.services);
+                if changed {
+                    crate::tls::regenerate_tls(&ctx);
+                }
+                debug!(
+                    "LAN: {} services from {} (mDNS)",
+                    ann.services.len(),
+                    ann.peer_ip
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// --- mDNS Packet Building ---
+
+fn build_browse_query() -> crate::Result<BytePacketBuffer> {
+    let mut buf = BytePacketBuffer::new();
+
+    let mut header = DnsHeader::new();
+    header.questions = 1;
+    header.write(&mut buf)?;
+
+    DnsQuestion::new(SERVICE_TYPE.to_string(), QueryType::PTR).write(&mut buf)?;
+
+    Ok(buf)
+}
+
+fn build_announcement(
+    hostname: &str,
+    ip: Ipv4Addr,
+    services: &[(String, u16)],
+    inst_id: &str,
+) -> crate::Result<BytePacketBuffer> {
+    let mut buf = BytePacketBuffer::new();
+    let instance_name = format!("{}._numa._tcp.local", hostname);
+    let host_local = format!("{}.local", hostname);
+
+    let mut header = DnsHeader::new();
+    header.response = true;
+    header.authoritative_answer = true;
+    header.answers = 4; // PTR + SRV + TXT + A
+    header.write(&mut buf)?;
+
+    // PTR: _numa._tcp.local → <hostname>._numa._tcp.local
+    write_record_header(&mut buf, SERVICE_TYPE, QueryType::PTR.to_num(), 1, MDNS_TTL)?;
+    let rdlen_pos = buf.pos();
+    buf.write_u16(0)?;
+    let rdata_start = buf.pos();
+    buf.write_qname(&instance_name)?;
+    patch_rdlen(&mut buf, rdlen_pos, rdata_start)?;
+
+    // SRV: <instance>._numa._tcp.local → <hostname>.local
+    // Port in SRV is informational; actual service ports are in TXT
+    write_record_header(
+        &mut buf,
+        &instance_name,
+        QueryType::SRV.to_num(),
+        0x8001,
+        MDNS_TTL,
+    )?;
+    let rdlen_pos = buf.pos();
+    buf.write_u16(0)?;
+    let rdata_start = buf.pos();
+    buf.write_u16(0)?; // priority
+    buf.write_u16(0)?; // weight
+    buf.write_u16(services.first().map(|(_, p)| *p).unwrap_or(0))?; // first service port for SRV display
+    buf.write_qname(&host_local)?;
+    patch_rdlen(&mut buf, rdlen_pos, rdata_start)?;
+
+    // TXT: services + instance ID for self-filtering
+    write_record_header(
+        &mut buf,
+        &instance_name,
+        QueryType::TXT.to_num(),
+        0x8001,
+        MDNS_TTL,
+    )?;
+    let rdlen_pos = buf.pos();
+    buf.write_u16(0)?;
+    let rdata_start = buf.pos();
+    let svc_str = services
+        .iter()
+        .map(|(name, port)| format!("{}:{}", name, port))
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        .join(",");
+    write_txt_string(&mut buf, &format!("services={}", svc_str))?;
+    write_txt_string(&mut buf, &format!("id={}", inst_id))?;
+    patch_rdlen(&mut buf, rdlen_pos, rdata_start)?;
+
+    // A: <hostname>.local → IP
+    write_record_header(
+        &mut buf,
+        &host_local,
+        QueryType::A.to_num(),
+        0x8001,
+        MDNS_TTL,
+    )?;
+    buf.write_u16(4)?;
+    for &b in &ip.octets() {
+        buf.write_u8(b)?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(buf)
+}
+
+fn write_record_header(
+    buf: &mut BytePacketBuffer,
+    name: &str,
+    rtype: u16,
+    class: u16,
+    ttl: u32,
+) -> crate::Result<()> {
+    buf.write_qname(name)?;
+    buf.write_u16(rtype)?;
+    buf.write_u16(class)?;
+    buf.write_u32(ttl)?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn patch_rdlen(
+    buf: &mut BytePacketBuffer,
+    rdlen_pos: usize,
+    rdata_start: usize,
+) -> crate::Result<()> {
+    let rdlen = (buf.pos() - rdata_start) as u16;
+    buf.set_u16(rdlen_pos, rdlen)
+}
+
+fn write_txt_string(buf: &mut BytePacketBuffer, s: &str) -> crate::Result<()> {
+    let bytes = s.as_bytes();
+    for chunk in bytes.chunks(255) {
+        buf.write_u8(chunk.len() as u8)?;
+        for &b in chunk {
+            buf.write_u8(b)?;
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+// --- mDNS Packet Parsing ---
+
+struct MdnsAnnouncement {
+    services: Vec<(String, u16)>,
+    peer_ip: IpAddr,
+    instance_id: Option<String>,
+}
+
+fn parse_mdns_response(data: &[u8]) -> Option<MdnsAnnouncement> {
+    if data.len() < 12 {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    let mut buf = BytePacketBuffer::new();
+    buf.buf[..data.len()].copy_from_slice(data);
+
+    let mut header = DnsHeader::new();
+    header.read(&mut buf).ok()?;
+
+    if !header.response || header.answers == 0 {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    // Skip questions
+    for _ in 0..header.questions {
+        let mut q = DnsQuestion::new(String::new(), QueryType::UNKNOWN(0));
+        q.read(&mut buf).ok()?;
+    }
+
+    let total = header.answers + header.authoritative_entries + header.resource_entries;
+    let mut txt_services: Option<Vec<(String, u16)>> = None;
+    let mut peer_instance_id: Option<String> = None;
+    let mut a_ip: Option<IpAddr> = None;
+    let mut name = String::with_capacity(64);
+
+    for _ in 0..total {
+        if buf.pos() >= data.len() {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        name.clear();
+        if buf.read_qname(&mut name).is_err() {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        let rtype = buf.read_u16().unwrap_or(0);
+        let _rclass = buf.read_u16().unwrap_or(0);
+        let _ttl = buf.read_u32().unwrap_or(0);
+        let rdlength = buf.read_u16().unwrap_or(0) as usize;
+        let rdata_start = buf.pos();
+
+        match rtype {
+            t if t == QueryType::TXT.to_num() && name.contains("_numa._tcp") => {
+                let mut pos = rdata_start;
+                while pos < rdata_start + rdlength && pos < data.len() {
+                    let txt_len = data[pos] as usize;
+                    pos += 1;
+                    if pos + txt_len > data.len() {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    if let Ok(txt) = std::str::from_utf8(&data[pos..pos + txt_len]) {
+                        if let Some(val) = txt.strip_prefix("services=") {
+                            let svcs: Vec<(String, u16)> = val
+                                .split(',')
+                                .filter_map(|s| {
+                                    let mut parts = s.splitn(2, ':');
+                                    let svc_name = parts.next()?.to_string();
+                                    let port = parts.next()?.parse().ok()?;
+                                    Some((svc_name, port))
+                                })
+                                .collect();
+                            if !svcs.is_empty() {
+                                txt_services = Some(svcs);
+                            }
+                        } else if let Some(id) = txt.strip_prefix("id=") {
+                            peer_instance_id = Some(id.to_string());
+                        }
+                    }
+                    pos += txt_len;
+                }
+            }
+            t if t == QueryType::A.to_num() && rdlength == 4 && rdata_start + 4 <= data.len() => {
+                a_ip = Some(IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::new(
+                    data[rdata_start],
+                    data[rdata_start + 1],
+                    data[rdata_start + 2],
+                    data[rdata_start + 3],
+                )));
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+
+        buf.seek(rdata_start + rdlength).ok();
+    }
+
+    let services = txt_services?;
+    // Trust the A record IP if present, otherwise this isn't a complete announcement
+    let peer_ip = a_ip?;
+
+    Some(MdnsAnnouncement {
+        services,
+        peer_ip,
+        instance_id: peer_instance_id,
+    })
+}
+
+fn create_mdns_socket() -> std::io::Result<std::net::UdpSocket> {
+    let addr = SocketAddrV4::new(Ipv4Addr::UNSPECIFIED, MDNS_PORT);
+    let socket = socket2::Socket::new(
+        socket2::Domain::IPV4,
+        socket2::Type::DGRAM,
+        Some(socket2::Protocol::UDP),
+    )?;
+    socket.set_reuse_address(true)?;
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    socket.set_reuse_port(true)?;
+    socket.set_nonblocking(true)?;
+    socket.bind(&socket2::SockAddr::from(addr))?;
+    socket.join_multicast_v4(&MDNS_ADDR, &Ipv4Addr::UNSPECIFIED)?;
+    Ok(socket.into())
+}
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,15 +4,19 @@ pub mod buffer;
 pub mod cache;
 pub mod config;
 pub mod ctx;
+pub mod dnssec;
 pub mod forward;
 pub mod header;
+pub mod lan;
 pub mod override_store;
 pub mod packet;
 pub mod proxy;
 pub mod query_log;
 pub mod question;
 pub mod record;
+pub mod recursive;
 pub mod service_store;
+pub mod srtt;
 pub mod stats;
 pub mod system_dns;
 pub mod tls;
@@ -20,9 +24,25 @@ pub mod tls;
 pub type Error = Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>;
 pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;

-/// Shared config directory: ~/.config/numa/
-/// Handles sudo (uses SUDO_USER) and launchd (falls back to /usr/local/var/numa/).
+/// Shared config directory for persistent data (services.json, etc).
+/// Unix: ~/.config/numa/ (or /usr/local/var/numa/ when running as root daemon)
+/// Windows: %APPDATA%\numa
 pub fn config_dir() -> std::path::PathBuf {
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    {
+        std::path::PathBuf::from(
+            std::env::var("APPDATA").unwrap_or_else(|_| "C:\\ProgramData".into()),
+        )
+        .join("numa")
+    }
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    {
+        config_dir_unix()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+fn config_dir_unix() -> std::path::PathBuf {
    // When run via sudo, SUDO_USER has the real user
    if let Ok(user) = std::env::var("SUDO_USER") {
        let home = if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
@@ -36,7 +56,6 @@ pub fn config_dir() -> std::path::PathBuf {
    // Normal user (not root)
    if let Ok(home) = std::env::var("HOME") {
        let path = std::path::PathBuf::from(&home);
-        // /var/root on macOS is read-only (SIP), use /usr/local/var/numa instead
        if !home.starts_with("/var/root") && !home.starts_with("/root") {
            return path.join(".config").join("numa");
        }
@@ -45,3 +64,20 @@ pub fn config_dir() -> std::path::PathBuf {
    // Running as root daemon (launchd/systemd) — use system-wide path
    std::path::PathBuf::from("/usr/local/var/numa")
 }
+
+/// System-wide data directory for TLS certs.
+/// Unix: /usr/local/var/numa
+/// Windows: %PROGRAMDATA%\numa
+pub fn data_dir() -> std::path::PathBuf {
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    {
+        std::path::PathBuf::from(
+            std::env::var("PROGRAMDATA").unwrap_or_else(|_| "C:\\ProgramData".into()),
+        )
+        .join("numa")
+    }
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    {
+        std::path::PathBuf::from("/usr/local/var/numa")
+    }
+}
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
-use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, RwLock};
 use std::time::Duration;

+use arc_swap::ArcSwap;
 use log::{error, info};
 use tokio::net::UdpSocket;

 use numa::blocklist::{download_blocklists, parse_blocklist, BlocklistStore};
 use numa::buffer::BytePacketBuffer;
 use numa::cache::DnsCache;
-use numa::config::{build_zone_map, load_config};
+use numa::config::{build_zone_map, load_config, ConfigLoad};
 use numa::ctx::{handle_query, ServerCtx};
+use numa::forward::Upstream;
 use numa::override_store::OverrideStore;
 use numa::query_log::QueryLog;
 use numa::service_store::ServiceStore;
@@ -50,6 +52,20 @@ async fn main() -> numa::Result<()> {
                }
            };
        }
+        "lan" => {
+            let sub = std::env::args().nth(2).unwrap_or_default();
+            let config_path = std::env::args()
+                .nth(3)
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| "numa.toml".to_string());
+            return match sub.as_str() {
+                "on" => set_lan_enabled(true, &config_path),
+                "off" => set_lan_enabled(false, &config_path),
+                _ => {
+                    eprintln!("Usage: numa lan <on|off> [config-path]");
+                    Ok(())
+                }
+            };
+        }
        "version" | "--version" | "-V" => {
            eprintln!("numa {}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
            return Ok(());
@@ -65,6 +81,8 @@ async fn main() -> numa::Result<()> {
            eprintln!("  service stop    Uninstall the system service");
            eprintln!("  service restart Restart the service with updated binary");
            eprintln!("  service status  Check if the service is running");
+            eprintln!("  lan on          Enable LAN service discovery (mDNS)");
+            eprintln!("  lan off         Disable LAN service discovery");
            eprintln!("  help            Show this help");
            eprintln!();
            eprintln!("Config path defaults to numa.toml");
@@ -80,20 +98,41 @@ async fn main() -> numa::Result<()> {
    } else {
        arg1 // treat as config path for backwards compatibility
    };
-    let config = load_config(&config_path)?;
+    let ConfigLoad {
+        config,
+        path: resolved_config_path,
+        found: config_found,
+    } = load_config(&config_path)?;

    // Discover system DNS in a single pass (upstream + forwarding rules)
    let system_dns = discover_system_dns();

    let upstream_addr = if config.upstream.address.is_empty() {
-        system_dns.default_upstream.unwrap_or_else(|| {
-            info!("could not detect system DNS, falling back to 9.9.9.9 (Quad9)");
-            "9.9.9.9".to_string()
-        })
+        system_dns
+            .default_upstream
+            .or_else(numa::system_dns::detect_dhcp_dns)
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                info!("could not detect system DNS, falling back to Quad9 DoH");
+                "https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query".to_string()
+            })
    } else {
        config.upstream.address.clone()
    };
-    let upstream: SocketAddr = format!("{}:{}", upstream_addr, config.upstream.port).parse()?;
+
+    let upstream: Upstream = if upstream_addr.starts_with("https://") {
+        let client = reqwest::Client::builder()
+            .use_rustls_tls()
+            .build()
+            .unwrap_or_default();
+        Upstream::Doh {
+            url: upstream_addr,
+            client,
+        }
+    } else {
+        let addr: SocketAddr = format!("{}:{}", upstream_addr, config.upstream.port).parse()?;
+        Upstream::Udp(addr)
+    };
+    let upstream_label = upstream.to_string();
    let api_port = config.server.api_port;

    let mut blocklist = BlocklistStore::new();
@@ -106,29 +145,47 @@ async fn main() -> numa::Result<()> {

    // Build service store: config services + persisted user services
    let mut service_store = ServiceStore::new();
-    service_store.insert_from_config("numa", config.server.api_port);
+    service_store.insert_from_config("numa", config.server.api_port, Vec::new());
    for svc in &config.services {
-        service_store.insert_from_config(&svc.name, svc.target_port);
+        service_store.insert_from_config(&svc.name, svc.target_port, svc.routes.clone());
    }
    service_store.load_persisted();

    let forwarding_rules = system_dns.forwarding_rules;

+    // Build initial TLS config before ServerCtx (so ArcSwap is ready at construction)
+    let initial_tls = if config.proxy.enabled && config.proxy.tls_port > 0 {
+        let service_names = service_store.names();
+        match numa::tls::build_tls_config(&config.proxy.tld, &service_names) {
+            Ok(tls_config) => Some(ArcSwap::from(tls_config)),
+            Err(e) => {
+                log::warn!("TLS setup failed, HTTPS proxy disabled: {}", e);
+                None
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
    let ctx = Arc::new(ServerCtx {
        socket: UdpSocket::bind(&config.server.bind_addr).await?,
        zone_map: build_zone_map(&config.zones)?,
-        cache: Mutex::new(DnsCache::new(
+        cache: RwLock::new(DnsCache::new(
            config.cache.max_entries,
            config.cache.min_ttl,
            config.cache.max_ttl,
        )),
        stats: Mutex::new(ServerStats::new()),
-        overrides: Mutex::new(OverrideStore::new()),
-        blocklist: Mutex::new(blocklist),
+        overrides: RwLock::new(OverrideStore::new()),
+        blocklist: RwLock::new(blocklist),
        query_log: Mutex::new(QueryLog::new(1000)),
        services: Mutex::new(service_store),
+        lan_peers: Mutex::new(numa::lan::PeerStore::new(config.lan.peer_timeout_secs)),
        forwarding_rules,
-        upstream,
+        upstream: Mutex::new(upstream),
+        upstream_auto: config.upstream.address.is_empty(),
+        upstream_port: config.upstream.port,
+        lan_ip: Mutex::new(numa::lan::detect_lan_ip().unwrap_or(std::net::Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST)),
        timeout: Duration::from_millis(config.upstream.timeout_ms),
        proxy_tld_suffix: if config.proxy.tld.is_empty() {
            String::new()
@@ -136,40 +193,151 @@ async fn main() -> numa::Result<()> {
            format!(".{}", config.proxy.tld)
        },
        proxy_tld: config.proxy.tld.clone(),
+        lan_enabled: config.lan.enabled,
+        config_path: resolved_config_path,
+        config_found,
+        config_dir: numa::config_dir(),
+        data_dir: numa::data_dir(),
+        tls_config: initial_tls,
+        upstream_mode: config.upstream.mode,
+        root_hints: numa::recursive::parse_root_hints(&config.upstream.root_hints),
+        srtt: std::sync::RwLock::new(numa::srtt::SrttCache::new(config.upstream.srtt)),
+        inflight: std::sync::Mutex::new(std::collections::HashMap::new()),
+        dnssec_enabled: config.dnssec.enabled,
+        dnssec_strict: config.dnssec.strict,
    });

    let zone_count: usize = ctx.zone_map.values().map(|m| m.len()).sum();
-    eprintln!("\n\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m  ╔══════════════════════════════════════════╗\x1b[0m");
-    eprintln!("\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m  ║\x1b[0m  \x1b[1;38;2;192;98;58mNUMA\x1b[0m  \x1b[3;38;2;163;152;136mDNS that governs itself\x1b[0m  \x1b[38;2;163;152;136mv{}\x1b[0m \x1b[38;2;192;98;58m║\x1b[0m", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
-    eprintln!("\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m  ╠══════════════════════════════════════════╣\x1b[0m");
-    eprintln!("\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m  ║\x1b[0m  \x1b[38;2;107;124;78mDNS\x1b[0m       {:<30}\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m║\x1b[0m", config.server.bind_addr);
-    eprintln!("\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m  ║\x1b[0m  \x1b[38;2;107;124;78mAPI\x1b[0m       http://localhost:{:<16}\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m║\x1b[0m", api_port);
-    eprintln!("\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m  ║\x1b[0m  \x1b[38;2;107;124;78mDashboard\x1b[0m http://localhost:{:<16}\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m║\x1b[0m", api_port);
-    eprintln!("\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m  ║\x1b[0m  \x1b[38;2;107;124;78mUpstream\x1b[0m  {:<30}\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m║\x1b[0m", upstream);
-    eprintln!("\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m  ║\x1b[0m  \x1b[38;2;107;124;78mZones\x1b[0m     {:<30}\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m║\x1b[0m", format!("{} records", zone_count));
-    eprintln!("\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m  ║\x1b[0m  \x1b[38;2;107;124;78mCache\x1b[0m     {:<30}\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m║\x1b[0m", format!("max {} entries", config.cache.max_entries));
-    eprintln!("\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m  ║\x1b[0m  \x1b[38;2;107;124;78mBlocking\x1b[0m  {:<30}\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m║\x1b[0m",
-        if config.blocking.enabled { format!("{} lists", config.blocking.lists.len()) } else { "disabled".to_string() });
-    if config.proxy.enabled {
-        let schemes = if config.proxy.tls_port > 0 {
-            format!(
+    // Build banner rows, then size the box to fit the longest value
+    let api_url = format!("http://localhost:{}", api_port);
+    let proxy_label = if config.proxy.enabled {
+        if config.proxy.tls_port > 0 {
+            Some(format!(
                "http://:{} https://:{}",
                config.proxy.port, config.proxy.tls_port
-            )
+            ))
        } else {
-            format!("http://*.{} on :{}", config.proxy.tld, config.proxy.port)
-        };
-        eprintln!("\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m  ║\x1b[0m  \x1b[38;2;107;124;78mProxy\x1b[0m     {:<30}\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m║\x1b[0m", schemes);
+            Some(format!(
+                "http://*.{} on :{}",
+                config.proxy.tld, config.proxy.port
+            ))
+        }
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+    let config_label = if ctx.config_found {
+        ctx.config_path.clone()
+    } else {
+        format!("{} (defaults)", ctx.config_path)
+    };
+    let data_label = ctx.data_dir.display().to_string();
+    let services_label = ctx.config_dir.join("services.json").display().to_string();
+
+    // label (10) + value + padding (2) = inner width; minimum 40 for the title row
+    let val_w = [
+        config.server.bind_addr.len(),
+        api_url.len(),
+        upstream_label.len(),
+        config_label.len(),
+        data_label.len(),
+        services_label.len(),
+    ]
+    .into_iter()
+    .chain(proxy_label.as_ref().map(|s| s.len()))
+    .max()
+    .unwrap_or(30);
+    let w = (val_w + 12).max(42); // 10 label + 2 padding, min 42 for title
+
+    let o = "\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m"; // orange
+    let g = "\x1b[38;2;107;124;78m"; // green
+    let d = "\x1b[38;2;163;152;136m"; // dim
+    let r = "\x1b[0m"; // reset
+    let b = "\x1b[1;38;2;192;98;58m"; // bold orange
+    let it = "\x1b[3;38;2;163;152;136m"; // italic dim
+
+    let bar_top = "═".repeat(w);
+    let bar_mid = "─".repeat(w);
+    let row = |label: &str, color: &str, value: &str| {
+        eprintln!(
+            "{o}  ║{r}  {color}{:<9}{r} {:<vw$}{o}║{r}",
+            label,
+            value,
+            vw = w - 12
+        );
+    };
+
+    // Title row: center within the box
+    let title = format!(
+        "{b}NUMA{r}  {it}DNS that governs itself{r}  {d}v{}{r}",
+        env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")
+    );
+    // The title contains ANSI codes; visible length is ~38 chars. Pad to fill the box.
+    let title_visible_len = 4 + 2 + 24 + 2 + 1 + env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").len() + 1;
+    let title_pad = w.saturating_sub(title_visible_len);
+    eprintln!("\n{o}  ╔{bar_top}╗{r}");
+    eprint!("{o}  ║{r} {title}");
+    eprintln!("{}{o}║{r}", " ".repeat(title_pad));
+    eprintln!("{o}  ╠{bar_top}╣{r}");
+    row("DNS", g, &config.server.bind_addr);
+    row("API", g, &api_url);
+    row("Dashboard", g, &api_url);
+    row(
+        "Upstream",
+        g,
+        if ctx.upstream_mode == numa::config::UpstreamMode::Recursive {
+            "recursive (root hints)"
+        } else {
+            &upstream_label
+        },
+    );
+    row("Zones", g, &format!("{} records", zone_count));
+    row(
+        "Cache",
+        g,
+        &format!("max {} entries", config.cache.max_entries),
+    );
+    row(
+        "Blocking",
+        g,
+        &if config.blocking.enabled {
+            format!("{} lists", config.blocking.lists.len())
+        } else {
+            "disabled".to_string()
+        },
+    );
+    if let Some(ref label) = proxy_label {
+        row("Proxy", g, label);
+        if config.proxy.bind_addr == "127.0.0.1" {
+            let y = "\x1b[38;2;204;176;59m"; // yellow
+            row(
+                "",
+                y,
+                &format!(
+                    "⚠ proxy on 127.0.0.1 — .{} not LAN reachable",
+                    config.proxy.tld
+                ),
+            );
+        }
+    }
+    if config.lan.enabled {
+        row("LAN", g, "mDNS (_numa._tcp.local)");
    }
    if !ctx.forwarding_rules.is_empty() {
-        eprintln!("\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m  ║\x1b[0m  \x1b[38;2;107;124;78mRouting\x1b[0m   {:<30}\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m║\x1b[0m",
-            format!("{} conditional rules", ctx.forwarding_rules.len()));
+        row(
+            "Routing",
+            g,
+            &format!("{} conditional rules", ctx.forwarding_rules.len()),
+        );
    }
-    eprintln!("\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m  ╚══════════════════════════════════════════╝\x1b[0m\n");
+    eprintln!("{o}  ╠{bar_mid}╣{r}");
+    row("Config", d, &config_label);
+    row("Data", d, &data_label);
+    row("Services", d, &services_label);
+    eprintln!("{o}  ╚{bar_top}╝{r}\n");

    info!(
        "numa listening on {}, upstream {}, {} zone records, cache max {}, API on port {}",
-        config.server.bind_addr, upstream, zone_count, config.cache.max_entries, api_port,
+        config.server.bind_addr, upstream_label, zone_count, config.cache.max_entries, api_port,
    );

    // Download blocklists on startup
@@ -192,9 +360,24 @@ async fn main() -> numa::Result<()> {
        });
    }

+    // Prime TLD cache (recursive mode only)
+    if ctx.upstream_mode == numa::config::UpstreamMode::Recursive {
+        let prime_ctx = Arc::clone(&ctx);
+        let prime_tlds = config.upstream.prime_tlds;
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            numa::recursive::prime_tld_cache(
+                &prime_ctx.cache,
+                &prime_ctx.root_hints,
+                &prime_tlds,
+                &prime_ctx.srtt,
+            )
+            .await;
+        });
+    }
+
    // Spawn HTTP API server
    let api_ctx = Arc::clone(&ctx);
-    let api_addr: SocketAddr = format!("0.0.0.0:{}", api_port).parse()?;
+    let api_addr: SocketAddr = format!("{}:{}", config.server.api_bind_addr, api_port).parse()?;
    tokio::spawn(async move {
        let app = numa::api::router(api_ctx);
        let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(api_addr).await.unwrap();
@@ -202,37 +385,45 @@ async fn main() -> numa::Result<()> {
        axum::serve(listener, app).await.unwrap();
    });

+    let proxy_bind: std::net::Ipv4Addr = config
+        .proxy
+        .bind_addr
+        .parse()
+        .unwrap_or(std::net::Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST);
+
    // Spawn HTTP reverse proxy for .numa domains
    if config.proxy.enabled {
        let proxy_ctx = Arc::clone(&ctx);
        let proxy_port = config.proxy.port;
        tokio::spawn(async move {
-            numa::proxy::start_proxy(proxy_ctx, proxy_port).await;
+            numa::proxy::start_proxy(proxy_ctx, proxy_port, proxy_bind).await;
        });
    }

    // Spawn HTTPS reverse proxy with TLS termination
-    if config.proxy.enabled && config.proxy.tls_port > 0 {
-        let service_names: Vec<String> = ctx
-            .services
-            .lock()
-            .unwrap()
-            .list()
-            .iter()
-            .map(|e| e.name.clone())
-            .collect();
-        match numa::tls::build_tls_config(&config.proxy.tld, &service_names) {
-            Ok(tls_config) => {
-                let proxy_ctx = Arc::clone(&ctx);
-                let tls_port = config.proxy.tls_port;
-                tokio::spawn(async move {
-                    numa::proxy::start_proxy_tls(proxy_ctx, tls_port, tls_config).await;
-                });
-            }
-            Err(e) => {
-                log::warn!("TLS setup failed, HTTPS proxy disabled: {}", e);
-            }
-        }
+    if config.proxy.enabled && config.proxy.tls_port > 0 && ctx.tls_config.is_some() {
+        let proxy_ctx = Arc::clone(&ctx);
+        let tls_port = config.proxy.tls_port;
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            numa::proxy::start_proxy_tls(proxy_ctx, tls_port, proxy_bind).await;
+        });
+    }
+
+    // Spawn network change watcher (upstream re-detection, LAN IP update, peer flush)
+    {
+        let watch_ctx = Arc::clone(&ctx);
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            network_watch_loop(watch_ctx).await;
+        });
+    }
+
+    // Spawn LAN service discovery
+    if config.lan.enabled {
+        let lan_ctx = Arc::clone(&ctx);
+        let lan_config = config.lan.clone();
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            numa::lan::start_lan_discovery(lan_ctx, &lan_config).await;
+        });
    }

    // UDP DNS listener
@@ -250,6 +441,130 @@ async fn main() -> numa::Result<()> {
    }
 }

+async fn network_watch_loop(ctx: Arc<numa::ctx::ServerCtx>) {
+    let mut tick: u64 = 0;
+
+    let mut interval = tokio::time::interval(Duration::from_secs(5));
+    interval.tick().await; // skip immediate tick
+
+    loop {
+        interval.tick().await;
+        tick += 1;
+        let mut changed = false;
+
+        // Check LAN IP change (every 5s — cheap, one UDP socket call)
+        if let Some(new_ip) = numa::lan::detect_lan_ip() {
+            let mut current_ip = ctx.lan_ip.lock().unwrap();
+            if new_ip != *current_ip {
+                info!("LAN IP changed: {} → {}", current_ip, new_ip);
+                *current_ip = new_ip;
+                changed = true;
+                numa::recursive::reset_udp_state();
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Re-detect upstream every 30s or on LAN IP change (UDP only —
+        // DoH upstreams are explicitly configured via URL, not auto-detected)
+        if ctx.upstream_auto
+            && matches!(*ctx.upstream.lock().unwrap(), Upstream::Udp(_))
+            && (changed || tick.is_multiple_of(6))
+        {
+            let dns_info = numa::system_dns::discover_system_dns();
+            let new_addr = dns_info
+                .default_upstream
+                .or_else(numa::system_dns::detect_dhcp_dns)
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| "9.9.9.9".to_string());
+            if let Ok(new_sock) =
+                format!("{}:{}", new_addr, ctx.upstream_port).parse::<SocketAddr>()
+            {
+                let new_upstream = Upstream::Udp(new_sock);
+                let mut upstream = ctx.upstream.lock().unwrap();
+                if *upstream != new_upstream {
+                    info!("upstream changed: {} → {}", upstream, new_upstream);
+                    *upstream = new_upstream;
+                    changed = true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Flush stale LAN peers on any network change
+        if changed {
+            ctx.lan_peers.lock().unwrap().clear();
+            info!("flushed LAN peers after network change");
+        }
+
+        // Re-probe UDP every 5 minutes when disabled
+        if tick.is_multiple_of(60) {
+            numa::recursive::probe_udp(&ctx.root_hints).await;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn set_lan_enabled(enabled: bool, path: &str) -> numa::Result<()> {
+    let contents = match std::fs::read_to_string(path) {
+        Ok(c) => c,
+        Err(e) if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {
+            std::fs::write(path, format!("[lan]\nenabled = {}\n", enabled))?;
+            print_lan_status(enabled);
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
+    };
+
+    // Track current TOML section while scanning lines
+    let mut in_lan = false;
+    let mut found = false;
+    let mut lines: Vec<String> = contents
+        .lines()
+        .map(|line| {
+            let trimmed = line.trim();
+            if trimmed.starts_with('[') {
+                in_lan = trimmed == "[lan]";
+            }
+            if in_lan && !found {
+                if let Some((key, _)) = trimmed.split_once('=') {
+                    if key.trim() == "enabled" {
+                        found = true;
+                        let indent = &line[..line.len() - trimmed.len()];
+                        return format!("{}enabled = {}", indent, enabled);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            line.to_string()
+        })
+        .collect();
+
+    if !found {
+        if let Some(i) = lines.iter().position(|l| l.trim() == "[lan]") {
+            lines.insert(i + 1, format!("enabled = {}", enabled));
+        } else {
+            lines.push(String::new());
+            lines.push("[lan]".to_string());
+            lines.push(format!("enabled = {}", enabled));
+        }
+    }
+
+    let mut result = lines.join("\n");
+    if !result.ends_with('\n') {
+        result.push('\n');
+    }
+    std::fs::write(path, result)?;
+    print_lan_status(enabled);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn print_lan_status(enabled: bool) {
+    let label = if enabled { "enabled" } else { "disabled" };
+    let color = if enabled { "32" } else { "33" };
+    eprintln!(
+        "\x1b[1;38;2;192;98;58mNuma\x1b[0m — LAN discovery \x1b[{}m{}\x1b[0m",
+        color, label
+    );
+    if enabled {
+        eprintln!("  Restart Numa to start mDNS discovery");
+    }
+}
+
 async fn load_blocklists(ctx: &ServerCtx, lists: &[String]) {
    let downloaded = download_blocklists(lists).await;

@@ -266,7 +581,7 @@ async fn load_blocklists(ctx: &ServerCtx, lists: &[String]) {

    // Swap under lock — sub-microsecond
    ctx.blocklist
-        .lock()
+        .write()
        .unwrap()
        .swap_domains(all_domains, sources);
    info!(
--- a/src/override_store.rs
+++ b/src/override_store.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ impl OverrideStore {
        ttl: u32,
        duration_secs: Option<u64>,
    ) -> Result<QueryType> {
+        // Clean up expired entries on write
+        self.entries.retain(|_, e| !e.is_expired());
+
        let domain_lower = domain.to_lowercase();
        let (qtype, record) = parse_target(&domain_lower, target, ttl)?;

@@ -84,10 +87,10 @@ impl OverrideStore {
    }

    /// Hot path: assumes `domain` is already lowercased (the parser does this).
-    pub fn lookup(&mut self, domain: &str) -> Option<DnsRecord> {
+    /// Read-only — expired entries are left in place (cleaned up on write operations).
+    pub fn lookup(&self, domain: &str) -> Option<DnsRecord> {
        let entry = self.entries.get(domain)?;
        if entry.is_expired() {
-            self.entries.remove(domain);
            return None;
        }
        Some(entry.record.clone())
--- a/src/packet.rs
+++ b/src/packet.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,31 @@ use crate::question::{DnsQuestion, QueryType};
 use crate::record::DnsRecord;
 use crate::Result;

+/// Recommended EDNS0 UDP payload size (DNS Flag Day 2020) — avoids IP fragmentation.
+pub const DEFAULT_EDNS_PAYLOAD: u16 = 1232;
+
+/// EDNS0 OPT pseudo-record (RFC 6891)
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct EdnsOpt {
+    pub udp_payload_size: u16,
+    pub extended_rcode: u8,
+    pub version: u8,
+    pub do_bit: bool,
+    pub options: Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+impl Default for EdnsOpt {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        EdnsOpt {
+            udp_payload_size: DEFAULT_EDNS_PAYLOAD,
+            extended_rcode: 0,
+            version: 0,
+            do_bit: false,
+            options: Vec::new(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct DnsPacket {
    pub header: DnsHeader,
@@ -11,6 +36,7 @@ pub struct DnsPacket {
    pub answers: Vec<DnsRecord>,
    pub authorities: Vec<DnsRecord>,
    pub resources: Vec<DnsRecord>,
+    pub edns: Option<EdnsOpt>,
 }

 impl Default for DnsPacket {
@@ -27,9 +53,19 @@ impl DnsPacket {
            answers: Vec::new(),
            authorities: Vec::new(),
            resources: Vec::new(),
+            edns: None,
        }
    }

+    pub fn query(id: u16, domain: &str, qtype: crate::question::QueryType) -> DnsPacket {
+        let mut pkt = DnsPacket::new();
+        pkt.header.id = id;
+        pkt.header.recursion_desired = true;
+        pkt.questions
+            .push(crate::question::DnsQuestion::new(domain.to_string(), qtype));
+        pkt
+    }
+
    pub fn response_from(query: &DnsPacket, rescode: crate::header::ResultCode) -> DnsPacket {
        let mut resp = DnsPacket::new();
        resp.header.id = query.header.id;
@@ -46,7 +82,7 @@ impl DnsPacket {
        result.header.read(buffer)?;

        for _ in 0..result.header.questions {
-            let mut question = DnsQuestion::new("".to_string(), QueryType::UNKNOWN(0));
+            let mut question = DnsQuestion::new(String::with_capacity(64), QueryType::UNKNOWN(0));
            question.read(buffer)?;
            result.questions.push(question);
        }
@@ -60,44 +96,83 @@ impl DnsPacket {
            result.authorities.push(rec);
        }
        for _ in 0..result.header.resource_entries {
-            let rec = DnsRecord::read(buffer)?;
-            result.resources.push(rec);
+            // Peek at type field to detect OPT pseudo-records.
+            // OPT name is always root (0x00), so name byte + type field starts at pos+1.
+            let peek_pos = buffer.pos();
+            let name_byte = buffer.get(peek_pos)?;
+            let is_opt = if name_byte == 0 {
+                // Root name (single zero byte) — peek at type
+                let type_hi = buffer.get(peek_pos + 1)?;
+                let type_lo = buffer.get(peek_pos + 2)?;
+                u16::from_be_bytes([type_hi, type_lo]) == 41
+            } else {
+                false
+            };
+
+            if is_opt {
+                // Parse OPT manually to capture the class field (= UDP payload size)
+                buffer.step(1)?; // skip root name (0x00)
+                let _ = buffer.read_u16()?; // type (41)
+                let udp_payload_size = buffer.read_u16()?; // class = UDP payload size
+                let ttl_field = buffer.read_u32()?; // packed flags
+                let rdlength = buffer.read_u16()?;
+                let options = buffer.get_range(buffer.pos(), rdlength as usize)?.to_vec();
+                buffer.step(rdlength as usize)?;
+
+                result.edns = Some(EdnsOpt {
+                    udp_payload_size,
+                    extended_rcode: ((ttl_field >> 24) & 0xFF) as u8,
+                    version: ((ttl_field >> 16) & 0xFF) as u8,
+                    do_bit: (ttl_field >> 15) & 1 == 1,
+                    options,
+                });
+            } else {
+                let rec = DnsRecord::read(buffer)?;
+                result.resources.push(rec);
+            }
        }

        Ok(result)
    }

    pub fn write(&self, buffer: &mut BytePacketBuffer) -> Result<()> {
-        // Filter out UNKNOWN records (e.g. EDNS OPT) that we can't re-serialize
-        let answers: Vec<_> = self.answers.iter().filter(|r| !r.is_unknown()).collect();
-        let authorities: Vec<_> = self
-            .authorities
-            .iter()
-            .filter(|r| !r.is_unknown())
-            .collect();
-        let resources: Vec<_> = self.resources.iter().filter(|r| !r.is_unknown()).collect();
+        let edns_count = if self.edns.is_some() { 1u16 } else { 0 };

        let mut header = self.header.clone();
        header.questions = self.questions.len() as u16;
-        header.answers = answers.len() as u16;
-        header.authoritative_entries = authorities.len() as u16;
-        header.resource_entries = resources.len() as u16;
+        header.answers = self.answers.len() as u16;
+        header.authoritative_entries = self.authorities.len() as u16;
+        header.resource_entries = self.resources.len() as u16 + edns_count;

        header.write(buffer)?;

        for question in &self.questions {
            question.write(buffer)?;
        }
-        for rec in answers {
+        for rec in &self.answers {
            rec.write(buffer)?;
        }
-        for rec in authorities {
+        for rec in &self.authorities {
            rec.write(buffer)?;
        }
-        for rec in resources {
+        for rec in &self.resources {
            rec.write(buffer)?;
        }

+        // Write EDNS0 OPT pseudo-record
+        if let Some(ref edns) = self.edns {
+            buffer.write_u8(0)?; // root name
+            buffer.write_u16(QueryType::OPT.to_num())?; // type 41
+            buffer.write_u16(edns.udp_payload_size)?; // class = UDP payload size
+                                                      // TTL = extended_rcode(8) | version(8) | DO(1) | Z(15)
+            let ttl_field = ((edns.extended_rcode as u32) << 24)
+                | ((edns.version as u32) << 16)
+                | (if edns.do_bit { 1u32 << 15 } else { 0 });
+            buffer.write_u32(ttl_field)?;
+            buffer.write_u16(edns.options.len() as u16)?; // RDLENGTH
+            buffer.write_bytes(&edns.options)?;
+        }
+
        Ok(())
    }

@@ -116,5 +191,404 @@ impl DnsPacket {
        for rec in &self.resources {
            println!("{:#?}", rec);
        }
+        if let Some(ref edns) = self.edns {
+            println!("EDNS: {:?}", edns);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::header::ResultCode;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn edns_round_trip() {
+        let mut pkt = DnsPacket::new();
+        pkt.header.id = 0x1234;
+        pkt.header.response = true;
+        pkt.header.rescode = ResultCode::NOERROR;
+        pkt.edns = Some(EdnsOpt {
+            do_bit: true,
+            ..Default::default()
+        });
+
+        let mut buf = BytePacketBuffer::new();
+        pkt.write(&mut buf).unwrap();
+        buf.seek(0).unwrap();
+        let parsed = DnsPacket::from_buffer(&mut buf).unwrap();
+
+        let edns = parsed.edns.expect("EDNS should be present");
+        assert_eq!(edns.udp_payload_size, DEFAULT_EDNS_PAYLOAD);
+        assert!(edns.do_bit);
+        assert_eq!(edns.version, 0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn edns_do_bit_false() {
+        let mut pkt = DnsPacket::new();
+        pkt.header.id = 0x5678;
+        pkt.header.response = true;
+        pkt.edns = Some(EdnsOpt {
+            udp_payload_size: 1232,
+            do_bit: false,
+            ..Default::default()
+        });
+
+        let mut buf = BytePacketBuffer::new();
+        pkt.write(&mut buf).unwrap();
+        buf.seek(0).unwrap();
+        let parsed = DnsPacket::from_buffer(&mut buf).unwrap();
+
+        let edns = parsed.edns.expect("EDNS should be present");
+        assert_eq!(edns.udp_payload_size, DEFAULT_EDNS_PAYLOAD);
+        assert!(!edns.do_bit);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn no_edns_by_default() {
+        let pkt = DnsPacket::new();
+        assert!(pkt.edns.is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn packet_without_edns_round_trips() {
+        let mut pkt = DnsPacket::new();
+        pkt.header.id = 0xABCD;
+        pkt.header.response = true;
+        pkt.header.rescode = ResultCode::NOERROR;
+        pkt.answers.push(crate::record::DnsRecord::A {
+            domain: "example.com".into(),
+            addr: "1.2.3.4".parse().unwrap(),
+            ttl: 300,
+        });
+
+        let parsed = packet_round_trip(&pkt);
+        assert!(parsed.edns.is_none());
+        assert_eq!(parsed.answers.len(), 1);
+    }
+
+    fn packet_round_trip(pkt: &DnsPacket) -> DnsPacket {
+        let mut buf = BytePacketBuffer::new();
+        pkt.write(&mut buf).unwrap();
+        let wire_len = buf.pos();
+        buf.seek(0).unwrap();
+        let parsed = DnsPacket::from_buffer(&mut buf).unwrap();
+        // Verify we consumed exactly what was written
+        assert_eq!(
+            buf.pos(),
+            wire_len,
+            "parse did not consume all written bytes"
+        );
+        parsed
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn nxdomain_with_nsec_authority_round_trips() {
+        use crate::question::DnsQuestion;
+        use crate::record::DnsRecord;
+
+        let mut pkt = DnsPacket::new();
+        pkt.header.id = 0x1111;
+        pkt.header.response = true;
+        pkt.header.rescode = ResultCode::NXDOMAIN;
+        pkt.questions.push(DnsQuestion::new(
+            "nonexistent.example.com".into(),
+            QueryType::A,
+        ));
+
+        pkt.authorities.push(DnsRecord::NSEC {
+            domain: "alpha.example.com".into(),
+            next_domain: "gamma.example.com".into(),
+            type_bitmap: vec![0, 2, 0x40, 0x01], // A + MX
+            ttl: 3600,
+        });
+        pkt.authorities.push(DnsRecord::RRSIG {
+            domain: "alpha.example.com".into(),
+            type_covered: QueryType::NSEC.to_num(),
+            algorithm: 13,
+            labels: 3,
+            original_ttl: 3600,
+            expiration: 1700000000,
+            inception: 1690000000,
+            key_tag: 12345,
+            signer_name: "example.com".into(),
+            signature: vec![0xAA; 64],
+            ttl: 3600,
+        });
+
+        // Wildcard denial NSEC
+        pkt.authorities.push(DnsRecord::NSEC {
+            domain: "example.com".into(),
+            next_domain: "alpha.example.com".into(),
+            type_bitmap: vec![0, 3, 0x62, 0x01, 0x80], // A, NS, SOA, MX, RRSIG
+            ttl: 3600,
+        });
+
+        pkt.edns = Some(EdnsOpt {
+            do_bit: true,
+            ..Default::default()
+        });
+
+        let parsed = packet_round_trip(&pkt);
+
+        assert_eq!(parsed.header.id, 0x1111);
+        assert_eq!(parsed.header.rescode, ResultCode::NXDOMAIN);
+        assert_eq!(parsed.questions.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(parsed.questions[0].name, "nonexistent.example.com");
+        assert_eq!(parsed.authorities.len(), 3);
+
+        // Verify NSEC records survived
+        if let DnsRecord::NSEC {
+            domain,
+            next_domain,
+            type_bitmap,
+            ..
+        } = &parsed.authorities[0]
+        {
+            assert_eq!(domain, "alpha.example.com");
+            assert_eq!(next_domain, "gamma.example.com");
+            assert_eq!(type_bitmap, &[0, 2, 0x40, 0x01]);
+        } else {
+            panic!("expected NSEC, got {:?}", parsed.authorities[0]);
+        }
+
+        // Verify RRSIG survived
+        if let DnsRecord::RRSIG {
+            type_covered,
+            signer_name,
+            signature,
+            ..
+        } = &parsed.authorities[1]
+        {
+            assert_eq!(*type_covered, QueryType::NSEC.to_num());
+            assert_eq!(signer_name, "example.com");
+            assert_eq!(signature.len(), 64);
+        } else {
+            panic!("expected RRSIG, got {:?}", parsed.authorities[1]);
+        }
+
+        // Verify EDNS survived
+        assert!(parsed.edns.as_ref().unwrap().do_bit);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn nxdomain_with_nsec3_authority_round_trips() {
+        use crate::question::DnsQuestion;
+        use crate::record::DnsRecord;
+
+        let mut pkt = DnsPacket::new();
+        pkt.header.id = 0x2222;
+        pkt.header.response = true;
+        pkt.header.rescode = ResultCode::NXDOMAIN;
+        pkt.questions
+            .push(DnsQuestion::new("no.example.com".into(), QueryType::AAAA));
+
+        // Three NSEC3 records (closest encloser, next closer, wildcard)
+        let salt = vec![0xAB, 0xCD];
+        pkt.authorities.push(DnsRecord::NSEC3 {
+            domain: "ABC123.example.com".into(),
+            hash_algorithm: 1,
+            flags: 0,
+            iterations: 5,
+            salt: salt.clone(),
+            next_hashed_owner: vec![
+                0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08, 0x09, 0x0A, 0x0B, 0x0C, 0x0D, 0x0E,
+                0x0F, 0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14,
+            ],
+            type_bitmap: vec![0, 2, 0x60, 0x01], // NS, SOA, MX
+            ttl: 300,
+        });
+        pkt.authorities.push(DnsRecord::NSEC3 {
+            domain: "DEF456.example.com".into(),
+            hash_algorithm: 1,
+            flags: 0,
+            iterations: 5,
+            salt: salt.clone(),
+            next_hashed_owner: vec![0x20; 20],
+            type_bitmap: vec![0, 1, 0x40], // A
+            ttl: 300,
+        });
+        pkt.authorities.push(DnsRecord::RRSIG {
+            domain: "ABC123.example.com".into(),
+            type_covered: QueryType::NSEC3.to_num(),
+            algorithm: 8,
+            labels: 3,
+            original_ttl: 300,
+            expiration: 2000000000,
+            inception: 1600000000,
+            key_tag: 54321,
+            signer_name: "example.com".into(),
+            signature: vec![0xBB; 128],
+            ttl: 300,
+        });
+
+        pkt.edns = Some(EdnsOpt {
+            do_bit: true,
+            ..Default::default()
+        });
+
+        let parsed = packet_round_trip(&pkt);
+
+        assert_eq!(parsed.header.rescode, ResultCode::NXDOMAIN);
+        assert_eq!(parsed.authorities.len(), 3);
+
+        // Verify first NSEC3 survived with all fields intact
+        if let DnsRecord::NSEC3 {
+            domain,
+            hash_algorithm,
+            flags,
+            iterations,
+            salt: parsed_salt,
+            next_hashed_owner,
+            type_bitmap,
+            ..
+        } = &parsed.authorities[0]
+        {
+            assert_eq!(domain, "abc123.example.com");
+            assert_eq!(*hash_algorithm, 1);
+            assert_eq!(*flags, 0);
+            assert_eq!(*iterations, 5);
+            assert_eq!(parsed_salt, &salt);
+            assert_eq!(next_hashed_owner.len(), 20);
+            assert_eq!(type_bitmap, &[0, 2, 0x60, 0x01]);
+        } else {
+            panic!("expected NSEC3, got {:?}", parsed.authorities[0]);
+        }
+
+        // Verify RRSIG covering NSEC3
+        if let DnsRecord::RRSIG {
+            type_covered,
+            algorithm,
+            signature,
+            ..
+        } = &parsed.authorities[2]
+        {
+            assert_eq!(*type_covered, QueryType::NSEC3.to_num());
+            assert_eq!(*algorithm, 8);
+            assert_eq!(signature.len(), 128);
+        } else {
+            panic!("expected RRSIG, got {:?}", parsed.authorities[2]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn dnssec_answer_with_rrsig_round_trips() {
+        use crate::question::DnsQuestion;
+        use crate::record::DnsRecord;
+
+        let mut pkt = DnsPacket::new();
+        pkt.header.id = 0x3333;
+        pkt.header.response = true;
+        pkt.header.rescode = ResultCode::NOERROR;
+        pkt.header.authed_data = true;
+        pkt.questions
+            .push(DnsQuestion::new("example.com".into(), QueryType::A));
+
+        pkt.answers.push(DnsRecord::A {
+            domain: "example.com".into(),
+            addr: "93.184.216.34".parse().unwrap(),
+            ttl: 300,
+        });
+        pkt.answers.push(DnsRecord::RRSIG {
+            domain: "example.com".into(),
+            type_covered: QueryType::A.to_num(),
+            algorithm: 13,
+            labels: 2,
+            original_ttl: 300,
+            expiration: 1700000000,
+            inception: 1690000000,
+            key_tag: 11111,
+            signer_name: "example.com".into(),
+            signature: vec![0xCC; 64],
+            ttl: 300,
+        });
+
+        // Authority: NS + DS
+        pkt.authorities.push(DnsRecord::NS {
+            domain: "example.com".into(),
+            host: "ns1.example.com".into(),
+            ttl: 3600,
+        });
+        pkt.authorities.push(DnsRecord::DS {
+            domain: "example.com".into(),
+            key_tag: 22222,
+            algorithm: 8,
+            digest_type: 2,
+            digest: vec![0xDD; 32],
+            ttl: 86400,
+        });
+
+        // Additional: glue A + DNSKEY
+        pkt.resources.push(DnsRecord::A {
+            domain: "ns1.example.com".into(),
+            addr: "198.51.100.1".parse().unwrap(),
+            ttl: 3600,
+        });
+        pkt.resources.push(DnsRecord::DNSKEY {
+            domain: "example.com".into(),
+            flags: 257,
+            protocol: 3,
+            algorithm: 13,
+            public_key: vec![0xEE; 64],
+            ttl: 3600,
+        });
+
+        pkt.edns = Some(EdnsOpt {
+            do_bit: true,
+            ..Default::default()
+        });
+
+        let parsed = packet_round_trip(&pkt);
+
+        assert_eq!(parsed.header.id, 0x3333);
+        assert!(parsed.header.authed_data);
+        assert_eq!(parsed.answers.len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(parsed.authorities.len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(parsed.resources.len(), 2);
+
+        // Verify A record
+        if let DnsRecord::A { addr, .. } = &parsed.answers[0] {
+            assert_eq!(addr.to_string(), "93.184.216.34");
+        } else {
+            panic!("expected A");
+        }
+
+        // Verify RRSIG in answers
+        if let DnsRecord::RRSIG {
+            type_covered,
+            key_tag,
+            signer_name,
+            ..
+        } = &parsed.answers[1]
+        {
+            assert_eq!(*type_covered, 1); // A
+            assert_eq!(*key_tag, 11111);
+            assert_eq!(signer_name, "example.com");
+        } else {
+            panic!("expected RRSIG");
+        }
+
+        // Verify DS in authority
+        if let DnsRecord::DS {
+            key_tag, digest, ..
+        } = &parsed.authorities[1]
+        {
+            assert_eq!(*key_tag, 22222);
+            assert_eq!(digest.len(), 32);
+        } else {
+            panic!("expected DS");
+        }
+
+        // Verify DNSKEY in additional
+        if let DnsRecord::DNSKEY {
+            flags, public_key, ..
+        } = &parsed.resources[1]
+        {
+            assert_eq!(*flags, 257);
+            assert_eq!(public_key.len(), 64);
+        } else {
+            panic!("expected DNSKEY");
+        }
    }
 }
--- a/src/proxy.rs
+++ b/src/proxy.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr};
 use std::sync::Arc;

 use axum::body::Body;
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ use hyper::StatusCode;
 use hyper_util::client::legacy::Client;
 use hyper_util::rt::TokioExecutor;
 use log::{debug, error, info, warn};
-use rustls::ServerConfig;
 use tokio::io::copy_bidirectional;
 use tokio_rustls::TlsAcceptor;

@@ -25,8 +24,8 @@ struct ProxyState {
    client: HttpClient,
 }

-pub async fn start_proxy(ctx: Arc<ServerCtx>, port: u16) {
-    let addr: SocketAddr = ([0, 0, 0, 0], port).into();
+pub async fn start_proxy(ctx: Arc<ServerCtx>, port: u16, bind_addr: Ipv4Addr) {
+    let addr: SocketAddr = (bind_addr, port).into();
    let listener = match tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(addr).await {
        Ok(l) => l,
        Err(e) => {
@@ -50,8 +49,8 @@ pub async fn start_proxy(ctx: Arc<ServerCtx>, port: u16) {
    axum::serve(listener, app).await.unwrap();
 }

-pub async fn start_proxy_tls(ctx: Arc<ServerCtx>, port: u16, tls_config: Arc<ServerConfig>) {
-    let addr: SocketAddr = ([0, 0, 0, 0], port).into();
+pub async fn start_proxy_tls(ctx: Arc<ServerCtx>, port: u16, bind_addr: Ipv4Addr) {
+    let addr: SocketAddr = (bind_addr, port).into();
    let listener = match tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(addr).await {
        Ok(l) => l,
        Err(e) => {
@@ -64,11 +63,17 @@ pub async fn start_proxy_tls(ctx: Arc<ServerCtx>, port: u16, tls_config: Arc<Ser
    };
    info!("HTTPS proxy listening on {}", addr);

-    let acceptor = TlsAcceptor::from(tls_config);
+    if ctx.tls_config.is_none() {
+        warn!("proxy: no TLS config — HTTPS proxy disabled");
+        return;
+    }
+
    let client: HttpClient = Client::builder(TokioExecutor::new())
        .http1_preserve_header_case(true)
        .build_http();

+    // Hold a separate Arc so we can access tls_config after ctx moves into ProxyState
+    let tls_holder = Arc::clone(&ctx);
    let state = ProxyState { ctx, client };

    let app = Router::new().fallback(any(proxy_handler)).with_state(state);
@@ -82,7 +87,10 @@ pub async fn start_proxy_tls(ctx: Arc<ServerCtx>, port: u16, tls_config: Arc<Ser
            }
        };

-        let acceptor = acceptor.clone();
+        // Load the latest TLS config on each connection (picks up new service certs)
+        // unwrap safe: guarded by is_none() check above
+        let acceptor =
+            TlsAcceptor::from(Arc::clone(&*tls_holder.tls_config.as_ref().unwrap().load()));
        let app = app.clone();

        tokio::spawn(async move {
@@ -109,51 +117,15 @@ pub async fn start_proxy_tls(ctx: Arc<ServerCtx>, port: u16, tls_config: Arc<Ser
    }
 }

-fn extract_host(req: &Request) -> Option<String> {
-    req.headers()
-        .get(hyper::header::HOST)
-        .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
-        .map(|h| h.split(':').next().unwrap_or(h).to_lowercase())
-}
-
-async fn proxy_handler(State(state): State<ProxyState>, req: Request) -> axum::response::Response {
-    let hostname = match extract_host(&req) {
-        Some(h) => h,
-        None => {
-            return (StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, "missing Host header").into_response();
-        }
-    };
-
-    let service_name = match hostname.strip_suffix(state.ctx.proxy_tld_suffix.as_str()) {
-        Some(name) => name.to_string(),
-        None => {
-            return (
-                StatusCode::BAD_GATEWAY,
-                format!("not a {} domain: {}", state.ctx.proxy_tld_suffix, hostname),
-            )
-                .into_response()
-        }
-    };
-
-    let target_port = {
-        let store = state.ctx.services.lock().unwrap();
-        match store.lookup(&service_name) {
-            Some(entry) => entry.target_port,
-            None => {
-                return (
-                    StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
-                    [(hyper::header::CONTENT_TYPE, "text/html; charset=utf-8")],
-                    format!(
-                        r##"<!DOCTYPE html>
+fn error_page(title: &str, body: &str) -> String {
+    format!(
+        r##"<!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="en"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1">
-<title>404 — {0}{1}</title>
-<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
-<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
-<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Instrument+Serif:ital@0;1&family=DM+Sans:opsz,wght@9..40,400;9..40,500&family=JetBrains+Mono:wght@400&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<title>{title} — Numa</title>
 <style>
 *,*::before,*::after {{ margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box }}
 body {{
-  font-family: 'DM Sans', system-ui, sans-serif;
+  font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
  background: #f5f0e8;
  color: #2c2418;
  min-height: 100vh;
@@ -187,16 +159,24 @@ body::before {{
  from {{ opacity:0; transform:translateY(20px) }}
  to {{ opacity:1; transform:translateY(0) }}
 }}
-.code {{
-  font-family: 'Instrument Serif', Georgia, serif;
+.hero-text {{
+  font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
  font-size: 6rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: #c0623a;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  opacity: 0.85;
 }}
+.label {{
+  font-family: ui-monospace, 'SF Mono', monospace;
+  font-size: 0.7rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: #b5443a;
+  margin-bottom: 1rem;
+}}
 .domain {{
-  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
+  font-family: ui-monospace, 'SF Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: #2c2418;
  margin-top: 1rem;
@@ -224,7 +204,7 @@ pre {{
  color: #e8e0d4;
  padding: 1rem 1.2rem;
  border-radius: 8px;
-  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
+  font-family: ui-monospace, 'SF Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
@@ -233,9 +213,9 @@ pre {{
 pre .prompt {{ color: #8baa6e }}
 pre .flag {{ color: #8b9fbb }}
 pre .str {{ color: #d48a5a }}
-.lyrics {{
+.aside {{
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
-  font-family: 'Instrument Serif', Georgia, serif;
+  font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: #a39888;
@@ -246,31 +226,103 @@ pre .str {{ color: #d48a5a }}
@keyframes fade {{ to {{ opacity: 1 }} }}
 </style></head><body>
 <div class="container">
-  <div class="code">404</div>
+{body}
+</div>
+</body></html>"##
+    )
+}
+
+fn extract_host(req: &Request) -> Option<String> {
+    req.headers()
+        .get(hyper::header::HOST)
+        .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
+        .map(|h| h.split(':').next().unwrap_or(h).to_lowercase())
+}
+
+async fn proxy_handler(State(state): State<ProxyState>, req: Request) -> axum::response::Response {
+    let hostname = match extract_host(&req) {
+        Some(h) => h,
+        None => {
+            return (StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, "missing Host header").into_response();
+        }
+    };
+
+    let service_name = match hostname.strip_suffix(state.ctx.proxy_tld_suffix.as_str()) {
+        Some(name) => name.to_string(),
+        None => {
+            // Check if this domain was blocked — show a helpful styled page
+            if state.ctx.blocklist.read().unwrap().is_blocked(&hostname) {
+                let body = format!(
+                    r#"  <div class="hero-text">&#x1f6e1;</div>
+  <div class="label">Blocked by Numa</div>
+  <div class="domain">{0}</div>
+  <p class="message">This domain is on the ad &amp; tracker blocklist.<br>To allow it, use the <a href="http://numa.numa">dashboard</a> or:</p>
+  <pre><span class="prompt">$</span> <span class="str">curl</span> <span class="flag">-X POST</span> localhost:5380/blocking/allowlist \
+    <span class="flag">-d</span> '<span class="str">{{"domain":"{0}"}}</span>'</pre>"#,
+                    hostname
+                );
+                return (
+                    StatusCode::FORBIDDEN,
+                    [(hyper::header::CONTENT_TYPE, "text/html; charset=utf-8")],
+                    error_page(&format!("Blocked — {}", hostname), &body),
+                )
+                    .into_response();
+            }
+            return (
+                StatusCode::BAD_GATEWAY,
+                format!("not a {} domain: {}", state.ctx.proxy_tld_suffix, hostname),
+            )
+                .into_response();
+        }
+    };
+
+    let request_path = req.uri().path().to_string();
+
+    let (target_host, target_port, rewritten_path) = {
+        let store = state.ctx.services.lock().unwrap();
+        if let Some(entry) = store.lookup(&service_name) {
+            let (port, path) = entry.resolve_route(&request_path);
+            ("localhost".to_string(), port, path)
+        } else {
+            let mut peers = state.ctx.lan_peers.lock().unwrap();
+            match peers.lookup(&service_name) {
+                Some((ip, port)) => (ip.to_string(), port, request_path.clone()),
+                None => {
+                    let body = format!(
+                        r#"  <div class="hero-text">404</div>
  <div class="domain">{0}{1}</div>
  <p class="message">This service isn't registered yet.<br>Add it from the <a href="http://numa.numa">dashboard</a> or:</p>
  <pre><span class="prompt">$</span> <span class="str">curl</span> <span class="flag">-X POST</span> numa.numa:5380/services \
    <span class="flag">-H</span> 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    <span class="flag">-d</span> '<span class="str">{{"name":"{0}","target_port":3000}}</span>'</pre>
-  <div class="lyrics">ma-ia hii, ma-ia huu, ma-ia haa, ma-ia ha-ha</div>
-</div>
-</body></html>"##,
+  <div class="aside">ma-ia hii, ma-ia huu, ma-ia haa, ma-ia ha-ha</div>"#,
                        service_name, state.ctx.proxy_tld_suffix
-                    ),
-                )
-                    .into_response()
+                    );
+                    return (
+                        StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
+                        [(hyper::header::CONTENT_TYPE, "text/html; charset=utf-8")],
+                        error_page(
+                            &format!("404 — {}{}", service_name, state.ctx.proxy_tld_suffix),
+                            &body,
+                        ),
+                    )
+                        .into_response();
+                }
            }
        }
    };

-    let path_and_query = req
+    let query_string = req
        .uri()
-        .path_and_query()
-        .map(|pq| pq.as_str())
-        .unwrap_or("/");
-    let target_uri: hyper::Uri = format!("http://localhost:{}{}", target_port, path_and_query)
-        .parse()
-        .unwrap();
+        .query()
+        .map(|q| format!("?{}", q))
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+    let target_uri: hyper::Uri = format!(
+        "http://{}:{}{}{}",
+        target_host, target_port, rewritten_path, query_string
+    )
+    .parse()
+    .unwrap();

    // Check for upgrade request (WebSocket, etc.)
    let is_upgrade = req.headers().get(hyper::header::UPGRADE).is_some();
--- a/src/query_log.rs
+++ b/src/query_log.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::time::SystemTime;

+use crate::cache::DnssecStatus;
 use crate::header::ResultCode;
 use crate::question::QueryType;
 use crate::stats::QueryPath;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ pub struct QueryLogEntry {
    pub path: QueryPath,
    pub rescode: ResultCode,
    pub latency_us: u64,
+    pub dnssec: DnssecStatus,
 }

 pub struct QueryLog {
--- a/src/question.rs
+++ b/src/question.rs
@@ -4,16 +4,22 @@ use crate::Result;
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Clone, Hash, Copy)]
 pub enum QueryType {
    UNKNOWN(u16),
-    A,     // 1
-    NS,    // 2
-    CNAME, // 5
-    SOA,   // 6
-    PTR,   // 12
-    MX,    // 15
-    TXT,   // 16
-    AAAA,  // 28
-    SRV,   // 33
-    HTTPS, // 65
+    A,      // 1
+    NS,     // 2
+    CNAME,  // 5
+    SOA,    // 6
+    PTR,    // 12
+    MX,     // 15
+    TXT,    // 16
+    AAAA,   // 28
+    SRV,    // 33
+    DS,     // 43
+    RRSIG,  // 46
+    NSEC,   // 47
+    DNSKEY, // 48
+    NSEC3,  // 50
+    OPT,    // 41 (EDNS0 pseudo-type)
+    HTTPS,  // 65
 }

 impl QueryType {
@@ -29,6 +35,12 @@ impl QueryType {
            QueryType::TXT => 16,
            QueryType::AAAA => 28,
            QueryType::SRV => 33,
+            QueryType::OPT => 41,
+            QueryType::DS => 43,
+            QueryType::RRSIG => 46,
+            QueryType::NSEC => 47,
+            QueryType::DNSKEY => 48,
+            QueryType::NSEC3 => 50,
            QueryType::HTTPS => 65,
        }
    }
@@ -44,6 +56,12 @@ impl QueryType {
            16 => QueryType::TXT,
            28 => QueryType::AAAA,
            33 => QueryType::SRV,
+            41 => QueryType::OPT,
+            43 => QueryType::DS,
+            46 => QueryType::RRSIG,
+            47 => QueryType::NSEC,
+            48 => QueryType::DNSKEY,
+            50 => QueryType::NSEC3,
            65 => QueryType::HTTPS,
            _ => QueryType::UNKNOWN(num),
        }
@@ -60,6 +78,12 @@ impl QueryType {
            QueryType::TXT => "TXT",
            QueryType::AAAA => "AAAA",
            QueryType::SRV => "SRV",
+            QueryType::OPT => "OPT",
+            QueryType::DS => "DS",
+            QueryType::RRSIG => "RRSIG",
+            QueryType::NSEC => "NSEC",
+            QueryType::DNSKEY => "DNSKEY",
+            QueryType::NSEC3 => "NSEC3",
            QueryType::HTTPS => "HTTPS",
            QueryType::UNKNOWN(_) => "UNKNOWN",
        }
@@ -76,6 +100,11 @@ impl QueryType {
            "TXT" => Some(QueryType::TXT),
            "AAAA" => Some(QueryType::AAAA),
            "SRV" => Some(QueryType::SRV),
+            "DS" => Some(QueryType::DS),
+            "RRSIG" => Some(QueryType::RRSIG),
+            "DNSKEY" => Some(QueryType::DNSKEY),
+            "NSEC" => Some(QueryType::NSEC),
+            "NSEC3" => Some(QueryType::NSEC3),
            "HTTPS" => Some(QueryType::HTTPS),
            _ => None,
        }
--- a/src/record.rs
+++ b/src/record.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pub enum DnsRecord {
    UNKNOWN {
        domain: String,
        qtype: u16,
-        data_len: u16,
+        data: Vec<u8>,
        ttl: u32,
    },
    A {
@@ -40,11 +40,84 @@ pub enum DnsRecord {
        addr: Ipv6Addr,
        ttl: u32,
    },
+    DNSKEY {
+        domain: String,
+        flags: u16,
+        protocol: u8,
+        algorithm: u8,
+        public_key: Vec<u8>,
+        ttl: u32,
+    },
+    DS {
+        domain: String,
+        key_tag: u16,
+        algorithm: u8,
+        digest_type: u8,
+        digest: Vec<u8>,
+        ttl: u32,
+    },
+    RRSIG {
+        domain: String,
+        type_covered: u16,
+        algorithm: u8,
+        labels: u8,
+        original_ttl: u32,
+        expiration: u32,
+        inception: u32,
+        key_tag: u16,
+        signer_name: String,
+        signature: Vec<u8>,
+        ttl: u32,
+    },
+    NSEC {
+        domain: String,
+        next_domain: String,
+        type_bitmap: Vec<u8>,
+        ttl: u32,
+    },
+    NSEC3 {
+        domain: String,
+        hash_algorithm: u8,
+        flags: u8,
+        iterations: u16,
+        salt: Vec<u8>,
+        next_hashed_owner: Vec<u8>,
+        type_bitmap: Vec<u8>,
+        ttl: u32,
+    },
 }

 impl DnsRecord {
-    pub fn is_unknown(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(self, DnsRecord::UNKNOWN { .. })
+    pub fn domain(&self) -> &str {
+        match self {
+            DnsRecord::A { domain, .. }
+            | DnsRecord::NS { domain, .. }
+            | DnsRecord::CNAME { domain, .. }
+            | DnsRecord::MX { domain, .. }
+            | DnsRecord::AAAA { domain, .. }
+            | DnsRecord::DNSKEY { domain, .. }
+            | DnsRecord::DS { domain, .. }
+            | DnsRecord::RRSIG { domain, .. }
+            | DnsRecord::NSEC { domain, .. }
+            | DnsRecord::NSEC3 { domain, .. }
+            | DnsRecord::UNKNOWN { domain, .. } => domain,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn query_type(&self) -> QueryType {
+        match self {
+            DnsRecord::A { .. } => QueryType::A,
+            DnsRecord::AAAA { .. } => QueryType::AAAA,
+            DnsRecord::NS { .. } => QueryType::NS,
+            DnsRecord::CNAME { .. } => QueryType::CNAME,
+            DnsRecord::MX { .. } => QueryType::MX,
+            DnsRecord::DNSKEY { .. } => QueryType::DNSKEY,
+            DnsRecord::DS { .. } => QueryType::DS,
+            DnsRecord::RRSIG { .. } => QueryType::RRSIG,
+            DnsRecord::NSEC { .. } => QueryType::NSEC,
+            DnsRecord::NSEC3 { .. } => QueryType::NSEC3,
+            DnsRecord::UNKNOWN { qtype, .. } => QueryType::UNKNOWN(*qtype),
+        }
    }

    pub fn ttl(&self) -> u32 {
@@ -54,6 +127,11 @@ impl DnsRecord {
            | DnsRecord::CNAME { ttl, .. }
            | DnsRecord::MX { ttl, .. }
            | DnsRecord::AAAA { ttl, .. }
+            | DnsRecord::DNSKEY { ttl, .. }
+            | DnsRecord::DS { ttl, .. }
+            | DnsRecord::RRSIG { ttl, .. }
+            | DnsRecord::NSEC { ttl, .. }
+            | DnsRecord::NSEC3 { ttl, .. }
            | DnsRecord::UNKNOWN { ttl, .. } => *ttl,
        }
    }
@@ -65,19 +143,25 @@ impl DnsRecord {
            | DnsRecord::CNAME { ttl, .. }
            | DnsRecord::MX { ttl, .. }
            | DnsRecord::AAAA { ttl, .. }
+            | DnsRecord::DNSKEY { ttl, .. }
+            | DnsRecord::DS { ttl, .. }
+            | DnsRecord::RRSIG { ttl, .. }
+            | DnsRecord::NSEC { ttl, .. }
+            | DnsRecord::NSEC3 { ttl, .. }
            | DnsRecord::UNKNOWN { ttl, .. } => *ttl = new_ttl,
        }
    }

    pub fn read(buffer: &mut BytePacketBuffer) -> Result<DnsRecord> {
-        let mut domain = String::new();
+        let mut domain = String::with_capacity(64);
        buffer.read_qname(&mut domain)?;

        let qtype_num = buffer.read_u16()?;
        let qtype = QueryType::from_num(qtype_num);
-        let _ = buffer.read_u16()?;
+        let _ = buffer.read_u16()?; // class
        let ttl = buffer.read_u32()?;
        let data_len = buffer.read_u16()?;
+        let rdata_start = buffer.pos();

        match qtype {
            QueryType::A => {
@@ -88,7 +172,6 @@ impl DnsRecord {
                    ((raw_addr >> 8) & 0xFF) as u8,
                    (raw_addr & 0xFF) as u8,
                );
-
                Ok(DnsRecord::A { domain, addr, ttl })
            }
            QueryType::AAAA => {
@@ -106,13 +189,11 @@ impl DnsRecord {
                    ((raw_addr4 >> 16) & 0xFFFF) as u16,
                    (raw_addr4 & 0xFFFF) as u16,
                );
-
                Ok(DnsRecord::AAAA { domain, addr, ttl })
            }
            QueryType::NS => {
-                let mut ns = String::new();
+                let mut ns = String::with_capacity(64);
                buffer.read_qname(&mut ns)?;
-
                Ok(DnsRecord::NS {
                    domain,
                    host: ns,
@@ -120,9 +201,8 @@ impl DnsRecord {
                })
            }
            QueryType::CNAME => {
-                let mut cname = String::new();
+                let mut cname = String::with_capacity(64);
                buffer.read_qname(&mut cname)?;
-
                Ok(DnsRecord::CNAME {
                    domain,
                    host: cname,
@@ -131,9 +211,8 @@ impl DnsRecord {
            }
            QueryType::MX => {
                let priority = buffer.read_u16()?;
-                let mut mx = String::new();
+                let mut mx = String::with_capacity(64);
                buffer.read_qname(&mut mx)?;
-
                Ok(DnsRecord::MX {
                    domain,
                    priority,
@@ -141,13 +220,119 @@ impl DnsRecord {
                    ttl,
                })
            }
+            QueryType::DNSKEY => {
+                let flags = buffer.read_u16()?;
+                let protocol = buffer.read()?;
+                let algorithm = buffer.read()?;
+                let key_len = data_len as usize - 4; // flags(2) + protocol(1) + algorithm(1)
+                let public_key = buffer.get_range(buffer.pos(), key_len)?.to_vec();
+                buffer.step(key_len)?;
+                Ok(DnsRecord::DNSKEY {
+                    domain,
+                    flags,
+                    protocol,
+                    algorithm,
+                    public_key,
+                    ttl,
+                })
+            }
+            QueryType::DS => {
+                let key_tag = buffer.read_u16()?;
+                let algorithm = buffer.read()?;
+                let digest_type = buffer.read()?;
+                let digest_len = data_len as usize - 4; // key_tag(2) + algorithm(1) + digest_type(1)
+                let digest = buffer.get_range(buffer.pos(), digest_len)?.to_vec();
+                buffer.step(digest_len)?;
+                Ok(DnsRecord::DS {
+                    domain,
+                    key_tag,
+                    algorithm,
+                    digest_type,
+                    digest,
+                    ttl,
+                })
+            }
+            QueryType::RRSIG => {
+                let type_covered = buffer.read_u16()?;
+                let algorithm = buffer.read()?;
+                let labels = buffer.read()?;
+                let original_ttl = buffer.read_u32()?;
+                let expiration = buffer.read_u32()?;
+                let inception = buffer.read_u32()?;
+                let key_tag = buffer.read_u16()?;
+                let mut signer_name = String::with_capacity(64);
+                buffer.read_qname(&mut signer_name)?;
+                let rdata_end = rdata_start + data_len as usize;
+                let sig_len = rdata_end
+                    .checked_sub(buffer.pos())
+                    .ok_or("RRSIG data_len too short for fixed fields + signer_name")?;
+                let signature = buffer.get_range(buffer.pos(), sig_len)?.to_vec();
+                buffer.step(sig_len)?;
+                Ok(DnsRecord::RRSIG {
+                    domain,
+                    type_covered,
+                    algorithm,
+                    labels,
+                    original_ttl,
+                    expiration,
+                    inception,
+                    key_tag,
+                    signer_name,
+                    signature,
+                    ttl,
+                })
+            }
+            QueryType::NSEC => {
+                let rdata_end = rdata_start + data_len as usize;
+                let mut next_domain = String::with_capacity(64);
+                buffer.read_qname(&mut next_domain)?;
+                let bitmap_len = rdata_end
+                    .checked_sub(buffer.pos())
+                    .ok_or("NSEC data_len too short for type bitmap")?;
+                let type_bitmap = buffer.get_range(buffer.pos(), bitmap_len)?.to_vec();
+                buffer.step(bitmap_len)?;
+                Ok(DnsRecord::NSEC {
+                    domain,
+                    next_domain,
+                    type_bitmap,
+                    ttl,
+                })
+            }
+            QueryType::NSEC3 => {
+                let rdata_end = rdata_start + data_len as usize;
+                let hash_algorithm = buffer.read()?;
+                let flags = buffer.read()?;
+                let iterations = buffer.read_u16()?;
+                let salt_length = buffer.read()? as usize;
+                let salt = buffer.get_range(buffer.pos(), salt_length)?.to_vec();
+                buffer.step(salt_length)?;
+                let hash_length = buffer.read()? as usize;
+                let next_hashed_owner = buffer.get_range(buffer.pos(), hash_length)?.to_vec();
+                buffer.step(hash_length)?;
+                let bitmap_len = rdata_end
+                    .checked_sub(buffer.pos())
+                    .ok_or("NSEC3 data_len too short for type bitmap")?;
+                let type_bitmap = buffer.get_range(buffer.pos(), bitmap_len)?.to_vec();
+                buffer.step(bitmap_len)?;
+                Ok(DnsRecord::NSEC3 {
+                    domain,
+                    hash_algorithm,
+                    flags,
+                    iterations,
+                    salt,
+                    next_hashed_owner,
+                    type_bitmap,
+                    ttl,
+                })
+            }
            _ => {
+                // SOA, TXT, SRV, etc. — stored as opaque bytes until parsed natively
+                let data = buffer.get_range(buffer.pos(), data_len as usize)?.to_vec();
                buffer.step(data_len as usize)?;
-
                Ok(DnsRecord::UNKNOWN {
                    domain,
                    qtype: qtype_num,
-                    data_len,
+                    data,
                    ttl,
                })
            }
@@ -163,32 +348,19 @@ impl DnsRecord {
                ref addr,
                ttl,
            } => {
-                buffer.write_qname(domain)?;
-                buffer.write_u16(QueryType::A.to_num())?;
-                buffer.write_u16(1)?;
-                buffer.write_u32(ttl)?;
+                write_header(buffer, domain, QueryType::A.to_num(), ttl)?;
                buffer.write_u16(4)?;
-
-                let octets = addr.octets();
-                buffer.write_u8(octets[0])?;
-                buffer.write_u8(octets[1])?;
-                buffer.write_u8(octets[2])?;
-                buffer.write_u8(octets[3])?;
+                buffer.write_bytes(&addr.octets())?;
            }
            DnsRecord::NS {
                ref domain,
                ref host,
                ttl,
            } => {
-                buffer.write_qname(domain)?;
-                buffer.write_u16(QueryType::NS.to_num())?;
-                buffer.write_u16(1)?;
-                buffer.write_u32(ttl)?;
-
+                write_header(buffer, domain, QueryType::NS.to_num(), ttl)?;
                let pos = buffer.pos();
                buffer.write_u16(0)?;
                buffer.write_qname(host)?;
-
                let size = buffer.pos() - (pos + 2);
                buffer.set_u16(pos, size as u16)?;
            }
@@ -197,15 +369,10 @@ impl DnsRecord {
                ref host,
                ttl,
            } => {
-                buffer.write_qname(domain)?;
-                buffer.write_u16(QueryType::CNAME.to_num())?;
-                buffer.write_u16(1)?;
-                buffer.write_u32(ttl)?;
-
+                write_header(buffer, domain, QueryType::CNAME.to_num(), ttl)?;
                let pos = buffer.pos();
                buffer.write_u16(0)?;
                buffer.write_qname(host)?;
-
                let size = buffer.pos() - (pos + 2);
                buffer.set_u16(pos, size as u16)?;
            }
@@ -215,16 +382,11 @@ impl DnsRecord {
                ref host,
                ttl,
            } => {
-                buffer.write_qname(domain)?;
-                buffer.write_u16(QueryType::MX.to_num())?;
-                buffer.write_u16(1)?;
-                buffer.write_u32(ttl)?;
-
+                write_header(buffer, domain, QueryType::MX.to_num(), ttl)?;
                let pos = buffer.pos();
                buffer.write_u16(0)?;
                buffer.write_u16(priority)?;
                buffer.write_qname(host)?;
-
                let size = buffer.pos() - (pos + 2);
                buffer.set_u16(pos, size as u16)?;
            }
@@ -233,21 +395,259 @@ impl DnsRecord {
                ref addr,
                ttl,
            } => {
-                buffer.write_qname(domain)?;
-                buffer.write_u16(QueryType::AAAA.to_num())?;
-                buffer.write_u16(1)?;
-                buffer.write_u32(ttl)?;
+                write_header(buffer, domain, QueryType::AAAA.to_num(), ttl)?;
                buffer.write_u16(16)?;
-
                for octet in &addr.segments() {
                    buffer.write_u16(*octet)?;
                }
            }
-            DnsRecord::UNKNOWN { .. } => {
-                log::debug!("Skipping record: {:?}", self);
+            DnsRecord::DNSKEY {
+                ref domain,
+                flags,
+                protocol,
+                algorithm,
+                ref public_key,
+                ttl,
+            } => {
+                write_header(buffer, domain, QueryType::DNSKEY.to_num(), ttl)?;
+                buffer.write_u16((4 + public_key.len()) as u16)?;
+                buffer.write_u16(flags)?;
+                buffer.write_u8(protocol)?;
+                buffer.write_u8(algorithm)?;
+                buffer.write_bytes(public_key)?;
+            }
+            DnsRecord::DS {
+                ref domain,
+                key_tag,
+                algorithm,
+                digest_type,
+                ref digest,
+                ttl,
+            } => {
+                write_header(buffer, domain, QueryType::DS.to_num(), ttl)?;
+                buffer.write_u16((4 + digest.len()) as u16)?;
+                buffer.write_u16(key_tag)?;
+                buffer.write_u8(algorithm)?;
+                buffer.write_u8(digest_type)?;
+                buffer.write_bytes(digest)?;
+            }
+            DnsRecord::RRSIG {
+                ref domain,
+                type_covered,
+                algorithm,
+                labels,
+                original_ttl,
+                expiration,
+                inception,
+                key_tag,
+                ref signer_name,
+                ref signature,
+                ttl,
+            } => {
+                write_header(buffer, domain, QueryType::RRSIG.to_num(), ttl)?;
+                let rdlen_pos = buffer.pos();
+                buffer.write_u16(0)?; // RDLENGTH placeholder
+                buffer.write_u16(type_covered)?;
+                buffer.write_u8(algorithm)?;
+                buffer.write_u8(labels)?;
+                buffer.write_u32(original_ttl)?;
+                buffer.write_u32(expiration)?;
+                buffer.write_u32(inception)?;
+                buffer.write_u16(key_tag)?;
+                buffer.write_qname(signer_name)?;
+                buffer.write_bytes(signature)?;
+                let rdlen = buffer.pos() - (rdlen_pos + 2);
+                buffer.set_u16(rdlen_pos, rdlen as u16)?;
+            }
+            DnsRecord::NSEC {
+                ref domain,
+                ref next_domain,
+                ref type_bitmap,
+                ttl,
+            } => {
+                write_header(buffer, domain, QueryType::NSEC.to_num(), ttl)?;
+                let rdlen_pos = buffer.pos();
+                buffer.write_u16(0)?;
+                buffer.write_qname(next_domain)?;
+                buffer.write_bytes(type_bitmap)?;
+                let rdlen = buffer.pos() - (rdlen_pos + 2);
+                buffer.set_u16(rdlen_pos, rdlen as u16)?;
+            }
+            DnsRecord::NSEC3 {
+                ref domain,
+                hash_algorithm,
+                flags,
+                iterations,
+                ref salt,
+                ref next_hashed_owner,
+                ref type_bitmap,
+                ttl,
+            } => {
+                write_header(buffer, domain, QueryType::NSEC3.to_num(), ttl)?;
+                let rdlen =
+                    1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + salt.len() + 1 + next_hashed_owner.len() + type_bitmap.len();
+                buffer.write_u16(rdlen as u16)?;
+                buffer.write_u8(hash_algorithm)?;
+                buffer.write_u8(flags)?;
+                buffer.write_u16(iterations)?;
+                buffer.write_u8(salt.len() as u8)?;
+                buffer.write_bytes(salt)?;
+                buffer.write_u8(next_hashed_owner.len() as u8)?;
+                buffer.write_bytes(next_hashed_owner)?;
+                buffer.write_bytes(type_bitmap)?;
+            }
+            DnsRecord::UNKNOWN {
+                ref domain,
+                qtype,
+                ref data,
+                ttl,
+            } => {
+                write_header(buffer, domain, qtype, ttl)?;
+                buffer.write_u16(data.len() as u16)?;
+                buffer.write_bytes(data)?;
            }
        }

        Ok(buffer.pos() - start_pos)
    }
 }
+
+fn write_header(buffer: &mut BytePacketBuffer, domain: &str, qtype: u16, ttl: u32) -> Result<()> {
+    buffer.write_qname(domain)?;
+    buffer.write_u16(qtype)?;
+    buffer.write_u16(1)?; // class IN
+    buffer.write_u32(ttl)?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn round_trip(record: &DnsRecord) -> DnsRecord {
+        let mut buf = BytePacketBuffer::new();
+        record.write(&mut buf).unwrap();
+        buf.seek(0).unwrap();
+        DnsRecord::read(&mut buf).unwrap()
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn unknown_preserves_raw_bytes() {
+        let rec = DnsRecord::UNKNOWN {
+            domain: "example.com".into(),
+            qtype: 99,
+            data: vec![0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF],
+            ttl: 300,
+        };
+        let parsed = round_trip(&rec);
+        if let DnsRecord::UNKNOWN { data, .. } = &parsed {
+            assert_eq!(data.len(), 4);
+            assert_eq!(data, &[0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF]);
+        } else {
+            panic!("expected UNKNOWN");
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn dnskey_round_trip() {
+        let rec = DnsRecord::DNSKEY {
+            domain: "example.com".into(),
+            flags: 257, // KSK
+            protocol: 3,
+            algorithm: 13, // ECDSAP256SHA256
+            public_key: vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8],
+            ttl: 3600,
+        };
+        let parsed = round_trip(&rec);
+        assert_eq!(rec, parsed);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn ds_round_trip() {
+        let rec = DnsRecord::DS {
+            domain: "example.com".into(),
+            key_tag: 12345,
+            algorithm: 8,
+            digest_type: 2,
+            digest: vec![0xAA, 0xBB, 0xCC, 0xDD],
+            ttl: 86400,
+        };
+        let parsed = round_trip(&rec);
+        assert_eq!(rec, parsed);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn rrsig_round_trip() {
+        let rec = DnsRecord::RRSIG {
+            domain: "example.com".into(),
+            type_covered: 1, // A
+            algorithm: 13,
+            labels: 2,
+            original_ttl: 300,
+            expiration: 1700000000,
+            inception: 1690000000,
+            key_tag: 54321,
+            signer_name: "example.com".into(),
+            signature: vec![0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05],
+            ttl: 300,
+        };
+        let parsed = round_trip(&rec);
+        assert_eq!(rec, parsed);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn query_type_method() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            DnsRecord::DNSKEY {
+                domain: String::new(),
+                flags: 0,
+                protocol: 3,
+                algorithm: 8,
+                public_key: vec![],
+                ttl: 0,
+            }
+            .query_type(),
+            QueryType::DNSKEY
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            DnsRecord::DS {
+                domain: String::new(),
+                key_tag: 0,
+                algorithm: 0,
+                digest_type: 0,
+                digest: vec![],
+                ttl: 0,
+            }
+            .query_type(),
+            QueryType::DS
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn nsec_round_trip() {
+        let rec = DnsRecord::NSEC {
+            domain: "alpha.example.com".into(),
+            next_domain: "gamma.example.com".into(),
+            type_bitmap: vec![0, 2, 0x40, 0x01], // A(1), MX(15)
+            ttl: 3600,
+        };
+        let parsed = round_trip(&rec);
+        assert_eq!(rec, parsed);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn nsec3_round_trip() {
+        let rec = DnsRecord::NSEC3 {
+            domain: "abc123.example.com".into(),
+            hash_algorithm: 1,
+            flags: 0,
+            iterations: 10,
+            salt: vec![0xAB, 0xCD],
+            next_hashed_owner: vec![0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05],
+            type_bitmap: vec![0, 1, 0x40], // A(1)
+            ttl: 3600,
+        };
+        let parsed = round_trip(&rec);
+        assert_eq!(rec, parsed);
+    }
+}
--- a/src/recursive.rs
+++ b/src/recursive.rs
--- a/src/service_store.rs
+++ b/src/service_store.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::path::PathBuf;

 use log::{info, warn};
@@ -8,12 +8,56 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 pub struct ServiceEntry {
    pub name: String,
    pub target_port: u16,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub routes: Vec<RouteEntry>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct RouteEntry {
+    pub path: String,
+    pub port: u16,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub strip: bool,
+}
+
+impl ServiceEntry {
+    /// Resolve backend port and (possibly rewritten) path for a request
+    pub fn resolve_route(&self, request_path: &str) -> (u16, String) {
+        // Longest prefix match
+        let matched = self
+            .routes
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|r| {
+                request_path == r.path
+                    || (request_path.starts_with(&r.path)
+                        && (r.path.ends_with('/')
+                            || request_path.as_bytes().get(r.path.len()) == Some(&b'/')))
+            })
+            .max_by_key(|r| r.path.len());
+
+        match matched {
+            Some(route) => {
+                let path = if route.strip {
+                    let stripped = &request_path[route.path.len()..];
+                    if stripped.is_empty() || !stripped.starts_with('/') {
+                        format!("/{}", stripped.trim_start_matches('/'))
+                    } else {
+                        stripped.to_string()
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    request_path.to_string()
+                };
+                (route.port, path)
+            }
+            None => (self.target_port, request_path.to_string()),
+        }
+    }
 }

 pub struct ServiceStore {
    entries: HashMap<String, ServiceEntry>,
    /// Services defined in numa.toml (not persisted to user file)
-    config_services: std::collections::HashSet<String>,
+    config_services: HashSet<String>,
    persist_path: PathBuf,
 }

@@ -28,13 +72,13 @@ impl ServiceStore {
        let persist_path = dirs_path();
        ServiceStore {
            entries: HashMap::new(),
-            config_services: std::collections::HashSet::new(),
+            config_services: HashSet::new(),
            persist_path,
        }
    }

    /// Insert a service from numa.toml config (not persisted)
-    pub fn insert_from_config(&mut self, name: &str, target_port: u16) {
+    pub fn insert_from_config(&mut self, name: &str, target_port: u16, routes: Vec<RouteEntry>) {
        let key = name.to_lowercase();
        self.config_services.insert(key.clone());
        self.entries.insert(
@@ -42,6 +86,7 @@ impl ServiceStore {
            ServiceEntry {
                name: key,
                target_port,
+                routes,
            },
        );
    }
@@ -54,11 +99,37 @@ impl ServiceStore {
            ServiceEntry {
                name: key,
                target_port,
+                routes: Vec::new(),
            },
        );
        self.save();
    }

+    pub fn add_route(&mut self, service: &str, path: String, port: u16, strip: bool) -> bool {
+        let key = service.to_lowercase();
+        if let Some(entry) = self.entries.get_mut(&key) {
+            entry.routes.retain(|r| r.path != path);
+            entry.routes.push(RouteEntry { path, port, strip });
+            self.save();
+            true
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn remove_route(&mut self, service: &str, path: &str) -> bool {
+        let key = service.to_lowercase();
+        if let Some(entry) = self.entries.get_mut(&key) {
+            let before = entry.routes.len();
+            entry.routes.retain(|r| r.path != path);
+            if entry.routes.len() < before {
+                self.save();
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        false
+    }
+
    pub fn lookup(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&ServiceEntry> {
        self.entries.get(&name.to_lowercase())
    }
@@ -72,12 +143,26 @@ impl ServiceStore {
        removed
    }

+    /// Names are always stored lowercased, so callers must pass lowercase keys.
+    pub fn is_config_service(&self, name: &str) -> bool {
+        self.config_services.contains(name)
+    }
+
    pub fn list(&self) -> Vec<&ServiceEntry> {
        let mut entries: Vec<_> = self.entries.values().collect();
        entries.sort_by(|a, b| a.name.cmp(&b.name));
        entries
    }

+    pub fn names(&self) -> Vec<String> {
+        self.entries.keys().cloned().collect()
+    }
+
+    /// Returns true if the name is new (not already registered).
+    pub fn has_name(&self, name: &str) -> bool {
+        self.entries.contains_key(&name.to_lowercase())
+    }
+
    /// Load user-defined services from ~/.config/numa/services.json
    pub fn load_persisted(&mut self) {
        if !self.persist_path.exists() {
@@ -133,3 +218,157 @@ impl ServiceStore {
 fn dirs_path() -> PathBuf {
    crate::config_dir().join("services.json")
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+    fn entry(port: u16, routes: Vec<RouteEntry>) -> ServiceEntry {
+        ServiceEntry {
+            name: "app".into(),
+            target_port: port,
+            routes,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn route(path: &str, port: u16, strip: bool) -> RouteEntry {
+        RouteEntry {
+            path: path.into(),
+            port,
+            strip,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn test_store() -> ServiceStore {
+        ServiceStore {
+            entries: HashMap::new(),
+            config_services: HashSet::new(),
+            persist_path: PathBuf::from("/dev/null"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    // --- resolve_route ---
+
+    #[test]
+    fn no_routes_returns_default_port() {
+        let e = entry(3000, vec![]);
+        assert_eq!(e.resolve_route("/anything"), (3000, "/anything".into()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn exact_match() {
+        let e = entry(3000, vec![route("/api", 4000, false)]);
+        assert_eq!(e.resolve_route("/api"), (4000, "/api".into()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn prefix_match() {
+        let e = entry(3000, vec![route("/api", 4000, false)]);
+        assert_eq!(e.resolve_route("/api/users"), (4000, "/api/users".into()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn segment_boundary_rejects_partial() {
+        let e = entry(3000, vec![route("/api", 4000, false)]);
+        // /apiary must NOT match /api — different segment
+        assert_eq!(e.resolve_route("/apiary"), (3000, "/apiary".into()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn segment_boundary_rejects_apikey() {
+        let e = entry(3000, vec![route("/api", 4000, false)]);
+        assert_eq!(e.resolve_route("/apikey"), (3000, "/apikey".into()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn longest_prefix_wins() {
+        let e = entry(
+            3000,
+            vec![route("/api", 4000, false), route("/api/v2", 5000, false)],
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            e.resolve_route("/api/v2/users"),
+            (5000, "/api/v2/users".into())
+        );
+        // shorter prefix still works for non-v2 paths
+        assert_eq!(
+            e.resolve_route("/api/v1/users"),
+            (4000, "/api/v1/users".into())
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn strip_removes_prefix() {
+        let e = entry(3000, vec![route("/api", 4000, true)]);
+        assert_eq!(e.resolve_route("/api/users"), (4000, "/users".into()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn strip_exact_path_gives_root() {
+        let e = entry(3000, vec![route("/api", 4000, true)]);
+        assert_eq!(e.resolve_route("/api"), (4000, "/".into()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn trailing_slash_route_matches() {
+        let e = entry(3000, vec![route("/app/", 4000, false)]);
+        assert_eq!(
+            e.resolve_route("/app/dashboard"),
+            (4000, "/app/dashboard".into())
+        );
+    }
+
+    // --- ServiceStore: add_route / remove_route ---
+
+    #[test]
+    fn add_route_to_existing_service() {
+        let mut store = test_store();
+        store.insert_from_config("app", 3000, vec![]);
+        assert!(store.add_route("app", "/api".into(), 4000, false));
+        let entry = store.lookup("app").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(entry.routes.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(entry.routes[0].path, "/api");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn add_route_to_missing_service_returns_false() {
+        let mut store = test_store();
+        assert!(!store.add_route("ghost", "/api".into(), 4000, false));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn add_route_deduplicates_by_path() {
+        let mut store = test_store();
+        store.insert_from_config("app", 3000, vec![]);
+        store.add_route("app", "/api".into(), 4000, false);
+        store.add_route("app", "/api".into(), 5000, true);
+        let entry = store.lookup("app").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(entry.routes.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(entry.routes[0].port, 5000);
+        assert!(entry.routes[0].strip);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn remove_route_returns_true_when_found() {
+        let mut store = test_store();
+        store.insert_from_config("app", 3000, vec![route("/api", 4000, false)]);
+        assert!(store.remove_route("app", "/api"));
+        assert!(store.lookup("app").unwrap().routes.is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn remove_route_returns_false_when_missing() {
+        let mut store = test_store();
+        store.insert_from_config("app", 3000, vec![]);
+        assert!(!store.remove_route("app", "/nope"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn lookup_is_case_insensitive() {
+        let mut store = test_store();
+        store.insert_from_config("MyApp", 3000, vec![]);
+        assert!(store.lookup("myapp").is_some());
+        assert!(store.lookup("MYAPP").is_some());
+    }
+}
--- a/src/srtt.rs
+++ b/src/srtt.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,327 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr};
+use std::time::Instant;
+
+const INITIAL_SRTT_MS: u64 = 200;
+const FAILURE_PENALTY_MS: u64 = 5000;
+const TCP_PENALTY_MS: u64 = 100;
+const DECAY_AFTER_SECS: u64 = 300;
+const MAX_ENTRIES: usize = 4096;
+const EVICT_BATCH: usize = 64;
+
+struct SrttEntry {
+    srtt_ms: u64,
+    updated_at: Instant,
+}
+
+pub struct SrttCache {
+    entries: HashMap<IpAddr, SrttEntry>,
+    enabled: bool,
+}
+
+impl Default for SrttCache {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new(true)
+    }
+}
+
+impl SrttCache {
+    pub fn new(enabled: bool) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            entries: HashMap::new(),
+            enabled,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_enabled(&self) -> bool {
+        self.enabled
+    }
+
+    /// Get current SRTT for an IP, applying decay if stale. Returns INITIAL for unknown.
+    pub fn get(&self, ip: IpAddr) -> u64 {
+        match self.entries.get(&ip) {
+            Some(entry) => Self::decayed_srtt(entry),
+            None => INITIAL_SRTT_MS,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Apply time-based decay: each DECAY_AFTER_SECS period halves distance to INITIAL.
+    fn decayed_srtt(entry: &SrttEntry) -> u64 {
+        let age_secs = entry.updated_at.elapsed().as_secs();
+        if age_secs > DECAY_AFTER_SECS {
+            let periods = (age_secs / DECAY_AFTER_SECS).min(8);
+            let mut srtt = entry.srtt_ms;
+            for _ in 0..periods {
+                srtt = (srtt + INITIAL_SRTT_MS) / 2;
+            }
+            srtt
+        } else {
+            entry.srtt_ms
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Record a successful query RTT. No-op when disabled.
+    pub fn record_rtt(&mut self, ip: IpAddr, rtt_ms: u64, tcp: bool) {
+        if !self.enabled {
+            return;
+        }
+        let effective = if tcp { rtt_ms + TCP_PENALTY_MS } else { rtt_ms };
+        self.maybe_evict();
+        let entry = self.entries.entry(ip).or_insert(SrttEntry {
+            srtt_ms: effective,
+            updated_at: Instant::now(),
+        });
+        // Apply decay before EWMA so recovered servers aren't stuck at stale penalties
+        let base = Self::decayed_srtt(entry);
+        // BIND EWMA: new = (old * 7 + sample) / 8
+        entry.srtt_ms = (base * 7 + effective) / 8;
+        entry.updated_at = Instant::now();
+    }
+
+    /// Record a failure (timeout or error). No-op when disabled.
+    pub fn record_failure(&mut self, ip: IpAddr) {
+        if !self.enabled {
+            return;
+        }
+        self.maybe_evict();
+        let entry = self.entries.entry(ip).or_insert(SrttEntry {
+            srtt_ms: FAILURE_PENALTY_MS,
+            updated_at: Instant::now(),
+        });
+        entry.srtt_ms = FAILURE_PENALTY_MS;
+        entry.updated_at = Instant::now();
+    }
+
+    /// Sort addresses by SRTT ascending (lowest/fastest first). No-op when disabled.
+    pub fn sort_by_rtt(&self, addrs: &mut [SocketAddr]) {
+        if !self.enabled {
+            return;
+        }
+        addrs.sort_by_key(|a| self.get(a.ip()));
+    }
+
+    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.entries.len()
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.entries.is_empty()
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(test)]
+    fn set_updated_at(&mut self, ip: IpAddr, at: Instant) {
+        if let Some(entry) = self.entries.get_mut(&ip) {
+            entry.updated_at = at;
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn maybe_evict(&mut self) {
+        if self.entries.len() < MAX_ENTRIES {
+            return;
+        }
+        // Batch eviction: remove the oldest EVICT_BATCH entries at once
+        let mut by_age: Vec<IpAddr> = self.entries.keys().copied().collect();
+        by_age.sort_by_key(|ip| self.entries[ip].updated_at);
+        for ip in by_age.into_iter().take(EVICT_BATCH) {
+            self.entries.remove(&ip);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::net::Ipv4Addr;
+
+    fn ip(last: u8) -> IpAddr {
+        IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::new(192, 0, 2, last))
+    }
+
+    fn sock(last: u8) -> SocketAddr {
+        SocketAddr::new(ip(last), 53)
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn unknown_returns_initial() {
+        let cache = SrttCache::new(true);
+        assert_eq!(cache.get(ip(1)), INITIAL_SRTT_MS);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn ewma_converges() {
+        let mut cache = SrttCache::new(true);
+        for _ in 0..20 {
+            cache.record_rtt(ip(1), 100, false);
+        }
+        let srtt = cache.get(ip(1));
+        assert!(srtt >= 98 && srtt <= 102, "srtt={}", srtt);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn failure_sets_penalty() {
+        let mut cache = SrttCache::new(true);
+        cache.record_rtt(ip(1), 50, false);
+        cache.record_failure(ip(1));
+        assert_eq!(cache.get(ip(1)), FAILURE_PENALTY_MS);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn tcp_penalty_added() {
+        let mut cache = SrttCache::new(true);
+        for _ in 0..20 {
+            cache.record_rtt(ip(1), 50, true);
+        }
+        let srtt = cache.get(ip(1));
+        assert!(srtt >= 148 && srtt <= 152, "srtt={}", srtt);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn sort_by_rtt_orders_correctly() {
+        let mut cache = SrttCache::new(true);
+        for _ in 0..20 {
+            cache.record_rtt(ip(1), 500, false);
+            cache.record_rtt(ip(2), 100, false);
+            cache.record_rtt(ip(3), 10, false);
+        }
+        let mut addrs = vec![sock(1), sock(2), sock(3)];
+        cache.sort_by_rtt(&mut addrs);
+        assert_eq!(addrs, vec![sock(3), sock(2), sock(1)]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn unknown_servers_sort_equal() {
+        let cache = SrttCache::new(true);
+        let mut addrs = vec![sock(1), sock(2), sock(3)];
+        let original = addrs.clone();
+        cache.sort_by_rtt(&mut addrs);
+        assert_eq!(addrs, original);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn disabled_is_noop() {
+        let mut cache = SrttCache::new(false);
+        cache.record_rtt(ip(1), 50, false);
+        cache.record_failure(ip(2));
+        assert_eq!(cache.len(), 0);
+
+        let mut addrs = vec![sock(2), sock(1)];
+        let original = addrs.clone();
+        cache.sort_by_rtt(&mut addrs);
+        assert_eq!(addrs, original);
+    }
+
+    fn age(secs: u64) -> Instant {
+        Instant::now() - std::time::Duration::from_secs(secs)
+    }
+
+    /// Cache with ip(1) saturated at FAILURE_PENALTY_MS
+    fn saturated_penalty_cache() -> SrttCache {
+        let mut cache = SrttCache::new(true);
+        for _ in 0..30 {
+            cache.record_rtt(ip(1), FAILURE_PENALTY_MS, false);
+        }
+        cache
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn no_decay_within_threshold() {
+        let mut cache = SrttCache::new(true);
+        cache.record_rtt(ip(1), 5000, false);
+        cache.set_updated_at(ip(1), age(DECAY_AFTER_SECS));
+        assert_eq!(cache.get(ip(1)), cache.entries[&ip(1)].srtt_ms);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn one_decay_period() {
+        let mut cache = saturated_penalty_cache();
+        let raw = cache.entries[&ip(1)].srtt_ms;
+        cache.set_updated_at(ip(1), age(DECAY_AFTER_SECS + 1));
+        let expected = (raw + INITIAL_SRTT_MS) / 2;
+        assert_eq!(cache.get(ip(1)), expected);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn multiple_decay_periods() {
+        let mut cache = saturated_penalty_cache();
+        let raw = cache.entries[&ip(1)].srtt_ms;
+        cache.set_updated_at(ip(1), age(DECAY_AFTER_SECS * 4 + 1));
+        let mut expected = raw;
+        for _ in 0..4 {
+            expected = (expected + INITIAL_SRTT_MS) / 2;
+        }
+        assert_eq!(cache.get(ip(1)), expected);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn decay_caps_at_8_periods() {
+        // 9 periods and 100 periods should produce the same result (capped at 8)
+        let mut cache_a = saturated_penalty_cache();
+        let mut cache_b = saturated_penalty_cache();
+        cache_a.set_updated_at(ip(1), age(DECAY_AFTER_SECS * 9 + 1));
+        cache_b.set_updated_at(ip(1), age(DECAY_AFTER_SECS * 100));
+        assert_eq!(cache_a.get(ip(1)), cache_b.get(ip(1)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn decay_converges_toward_initial() {
+        let mut cache = saturated_penalty_cache();
+        cache.set_updated_at(ip(1), age(DECAY_AFTER_SECS * 100));
+        let decayed = cache.get(ip(1));
+        let diff = decayed.abs_diff(INITIAL_SRTT_MS);
+        assert!(
+            diff < 25,
+            "expected near INITIAL_SRTT_MS, got {} (diff={})",
+            decayed,
+            diff
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn record_rtt_applies_decay_before_ewma() {
+        let mut cache = saturated_penalty_cache();
+        cache.set_updated_at(ip(1), age(DECAY_AFTER_SECS * 8));
+        cache.record_rtt(ip(1), 50, false);
+        let srtt = cache.get(ip(1));
+        // Without decay-before-EWMA, result would be ~(5000*7+50)/8 ≈ 4381
+        assert!(srtt < 500, "expected decay before EWMA, got srtt={}", srtt);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn decay_reranks_stale_failures() {
+        let mut cache = saturated_penalty_cache();
+        for _ in 0..30 {
+            cache.record_rtt(ip(2), 300, false);
+        }
+        let mut addrs = vec![sock(1), sock(2)];
+        cache.sort_by_rtt(&mut addrs);
+        assert_eq!(addrs, vec![sock(2), sock(1)]);
+
+        // Age server 1 so it decays toward INITIAL (200ms) — below server 2's 300ms
+        cache.set_updated_at(ip(1), age(DECAY_AFTER_SECS * 100));
+        let mut addrs = vec![sock(1), sock(2)];
+        cache.sort_by_rtt(&mut addrs);
+        assert_eq!(addrs, vec![sock(1), sock(2)]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn eviction_removes_oldest() {
+        let mut cache = SrttCache::new(true);
+        for i in 0..MAX_ENTRIES {
+            let octets = [
+                10,
+                ((i >> 16) & 0xFF) as u8,
+                ((i >> 8) & 0xFF) as u8,
+                (i & 0xFF) as u8,
+            ];
+            cache.record_rtt(
+                IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::new(octets[0], octets[1], octets[2], octets[3])),
+                100,
+                false,
+            );
+        }
+        assert_eq!(cache.len(), MAX_ENTRIES);
+        cache.record_rtt(ip(1), 100, false);
+        // Batch eviction removes EVICT_BATCH entries
+        assert!(cache.len() <= MAX_ENTRIES - EVICT_BATCH + 1);
+    }
+}
--- a/src/stats.rs
+++ b/src/stats.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ use std::time::Instant;
 pub struct ServerStats {
    queries_total: u64,
    queries_forwarded: u64,
+    queries_recursive: u64,
+    queries_coalesced: u64,
    queries_cached: u64,
    queries_blocked: u64,
    queries_local: u64,
@@ -11,11 +13,13 @@ pub struct ServerStats {
    started_at: Instant,
 }

-#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum QueryPath {
    Local,
    Cached,
    Forwarded,
+    Recursive,
+    Coalesced,
    Blocked,
    Overridden,
    UpstreamError,
@@ -27,6 +31,8 @@ impl QueryPath {
            QueryPath::Local => "LOCAL",
            QueryPath::Cached => "CACHED",
            QueryPath::Forwarded => "FORWARD",
+            QueryPath::Recursive => "RECURSIVE",
+            QueryPath::Coalesced => "COALESCED",
            QueryPath::Blocked => "BLOCKED",
            QueryPath::Overridden => "OVERRIDE",
            QueryPath::UpstreamError => "SERVFAIL",
@@ -40,6 +46,10 @@ impl QueryPath {
            Some(QueryPath::Cached)
        } else if s.eq_ignore_ascii_case("FORWARD") {
            Some(QueryPath::Forwarded)
+        } else if s.eq_ignore_ascii_case("RECURSIVE") {
+            Some(QueryPath::Recursive)
+        } else if s.eq_ignore_ascii_case("COALESCED") {
+            Some(QueryPath::Coalesced)
        } else if s.eq_ignore_ascii_case("BLOCKED") {
            Some(QueryPath::Blocked)
        } else if s.eq_ignore_ascii_case("OVERRIDE") {
@@ -63,6 +73,8 @@ impl ServerStats {
        ServerStats {
            queries_total: 0,
            queries_forwarded: 0,
+            queries_recursive: 0,
+            queries_coalesced: 0,
            queries_cached: 0,
            queries_blocked: 0,
            queries_local: 0,
@@ -78,6 +90,8 @@ impl ServerStats {
            QueryPath::Local => self.queries_local += 1,
            QueryPath::Cached => self.queries_cached += 1,
            QueryPath::Forwarded => self.queries_forwarded += 1,
+            QueryPath::Recursive => self.queries_recursive += 1,
+            QueryPath::Coalesced => self.queries_coalesced += 1,
            QueryPath::Blocked => self.queries_blocked += 1,
            QueryPath::Overridden => self.queries_overridden += 1,
            QueryPath::UpstreamError => self.upstream_errors += 1,
@@ -98,6 +112,8 @@ impl ServerStats {
            uptime_secs: self.uptime_secs(),
            total: self.queries_total,
            forwarded: self.queries_forwarded,
+            recursive: self.queries_recursive,
+            coalesced: self.queries_coalesced,
            cached: self.queries_cached,
            local: self.queries_local,
            overridden: self.queries_overridden,
@@ -113,10 +129,12 @@ impl ServerStats {
        let secs = uptime.as_secs() % 60;

        log::info!(
-            "STATS | uptime {}h{}m{}s | total {} | fwd {} | cached {} | local {} | override {} | blocked {} | errors {}",
+            "STATS | uptime {}h{}m{}s | total {} | fwd {} | recursive {} | coalesced {} | cached {} | local {} | override {} | blocked {} | errors {}",
            hours, mins, secs,
            self.queries_total,
            self.queries_forwarded,
+            self.queries_recursive,
+            self.queries_coalesced,
            self.queries_cached,
            self.queries_local,
            self.queries_overridden,
@@ -130,6 +148,8 @@ pub struct StatsSnapshot {
    pub uptime_secs: u64,
    pub total: u64,
    pub forwarded: u64,
+    pub recursive: u64,
+    pub coalesced: u64,
    pub cached: u64,
    pub local: u64,
    pub overridden: u64,
--- a/src/system_dns.rs
+++ b/src/system_dns.rs
@@ -24,13 +24,25 @@ pub fn discover_system_dns() -> SystemDnsInfo {
    {
        discover_macos()
    }
-    #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
    {
        SystemDnsInfo {
            default_upstream: detect_upstream_linux_or_backup(),
            forwarding_rules: Vec::new(),
        }
    }
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    {
+        discover_windows()
+    }
+    #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "linux", windows)))]
+    {
+        log::debug!("no conditional forwarding rules discovered");
+        SystemDnsInfo {
+            default_upstream: None,
+            forwarding_rules: Vec::new(),
+        }
+    }
 }

 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
@@ -156,7 +168,7 @@ fn make_rule(domain: &str, nameserver: &str) -> Option<ForwardingRule> {

 /// Detect upstream from /etc/resolv.conf, falling back to backup file if resolv.conf
 /// only has loopback (meaning numa install already ran).
-#[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 fn detect_upstream_linux_or_backup() -> Option<String> {
    // Try /etc/resolv.conf first
    if let Some(ns) = read_upstream_from_file("/etc/resolv.conf") {
@@ -177,7 +189,7 @@ fn detect_upstream_linux_or_backup() -> Option<String> {
    None
 }

-#[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 fn read_upstream_from_file(path: &str) -> Option<String> {
    let text = std::fs::read_to_string(path).ok()?;
    for line in text.lines() {
@@ -193,6 +205,103 @@ fn read_upstream_from_file(path: &str) -> Option<String> {
    None
 }

+/// Detect DNS server from DHCP lease — fallback when scutil/resolv.conf only shows 127.0.0.1.
+/// On macOS: parses `ipconfig getpacket en0` for domain_name_server.
+/// On Linux/Windows: returns None (not implemented yet).
+pub fn detect_dhcp_dns() -> Option<String> {
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    {
+        detect_dhcp_dns_macos()
+    }
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
+    {
+        None
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+fn detect_dhcp_dns_macos() -> Option<String> {
+    // Try common interfaces
+    for iface in &["en0", "en1"] {
+        let output = std::process::Command::new("ipconfig")
+            .args(["getpacket", iface])
+            .output()
+            .ok()?;
+        let text = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+        for line in text.lines() {
+            if line.contains("domain_name_server") {
+                // Format: "domain_name_server (ip_mult): {213.154.124.25, 1.0.0.1}"
+                if let Some(braces) = line.split('{').nth(1) {
+                    let inner = braces.trim_end_matches('}').trim();
+                    // Take the first non-loopback DNS server
+                    for addr in inner.split(',') {
+                        let addr = addr.trim();
+                        if !addr.is_empty()
+                            && addr != "127.0.0.1"
+                            && addr != "0.0.0.0"
+                            && addr.parse::<std::net::Ipv4Addr>().is_ok()
+                        {
+                            log::info!("detected DHCP DNS: {}", addr);
+                            return Some(addr.to_string());
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+// --- Windows implementation ---
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+fn discover_windows() -> SystemDnsInfo {
+    use log::{debug, warn};
+
+    let output = match std::process::Command::new("ipconfig").arg("/all").output() {
+        Ok(o) => o,
+        Err(e) => {
+            warn!("failed to run ipconfig /all: {}", e);
+            return SystemDnsInfo {
+                default_upstream: None,
+                forwarding_rules: Vec::new(),
+            };
+        }
+    };
+
+    let text = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+    let mut upstream = None;
+
+    for line in text.lines() {
+        let trimmed = line.trim();
+        // Match "DNS Servers" line (English) or similar localized variants
+        if trimmed.contains("DNS Servers") || trimmed.contains("DNS-Server") {
+            if let Some(ip) = trimmed.split(':').next_back() {
+                let ip = ip.trim();
+                if !ip.is_empty() && ip != "127.0.0.1" && ip != "::1" {
+                    upstream = Some(ip.to_string());
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        // Continuation lines (indented IPs after DNS Servers line)
+        if upstream.is_none() && trimmed.chars().next().is_some_and(|c| c.is_ascii_digit()) {
+            // Skip continuation lines — we only need the first DNS server
+        }
+    }
+
+    if let Some(ref ns) = upstream {
+        info!("detected Windows upstream: {}", ns);
+    } else {
+        debug!("no DNS servers found in ipconfig output");
+    }
+
+    SystemDnsInfo {
+        default_upstream: upstream,
+        forwarding_rules: Vec::new(),
+    }
+}
+
 /// Find the upstream for a domain by checking forwarding rules.
 /// Returns None if no rule matches (use default upstream).
 /// Zero-allocation on the hot path — dot_suffix is pre-computed.
@@ -422,13 +531,15 @@ pub fn uninstall_service() -> Result<(), String> {

 /// Restart the service (kill process, launchd/systemd auto-restarts with new binary).
 pub fn restart_service() -> Result<(), String> {
-    // Show version of the binary that will be running after restart
-    let version = match std::process::Command::new("/usr/local/bin/numa")
-        .arg("--version")
-        .output()
-    {
-        Ok(o) => String::from_utf8_lossy(&o.stderr).trim().to_string(),
-        Err(_) => "unknown".to_string(),
+    #[cfg(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "linux"))]
+    let version = {
+        match std::process::Command::new("/usr/local/bin/numa")
+            .arg("--version")
+            .output()
+        {
+            Ok(o) => String::from_utf8_lossy(&o.stderr).trim().to_string(),
+            Err(_) => "unknown".to_string(),
+        }
    };

    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
@@ -769,7 +880,7 @@ fn run_systemctl(args: &[&str]) -> Result<(), String> {
 // --- CA trust management ---

 fn trust_ca() -> Result<(), String> {
-    let ca_path = std::path::PathBuf::from("/usr/local/var/numa/ca.pem");
+    let ca_path = crate::data_dir().join("ca.pem");
    if !ca_path.exists() {
        return Err("CA not generated yet — start numa first to create certificates".into());
    }
@@ -809,14 +920,15 @@ fn trust_ca() -> Result<(), String> {

    #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "linux")))]
    {
-        return Err("CA trust not supported on this OS".into());
+        Err("CA trust not supported on this OS".into())
    }

+    #[cfg(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "linux"))]
    Ok(())
 }

 fn untrust_ca() -> Result<(), String> {
-    let ca_path = std::path::PathBuf::from("/usr/local/var/numa/ca.pem");
+    let ca_path = crate::data_dir().join("ca.pem");

    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
    {
--- a/src/tls.rs
+++ b/src/tls.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::Arc;

 use log::{info, warn};
+
+use crate::ctx::ServerCtx;
 use rcgen::{BasicConstraints, CertificateParams, DnType, IsCa, KeyPair, KeyUsagePurpose, SanType};
 use rustls::pki_types::{CertificateDer, PrivateKeyDer, PrivatePkcs8KeyDer};
 use rustls::ServerConfig;
@@ -10,14 +13,31 @@ use time::{Duration, OffsetDateTime};
 const CA_VALIDITY_DAYS: i64 = 3650; // 10 years
 const CERT_VALIDITY_DAYS: i64 = 365; // 1 year

-/// TLS certs use a fixed system path — both the daemon and `sudo numa install` must agree.
-pub const TLS_DIR: &str = "/usr/local/var/numa";
+/// Collect all service + LAN peer names and regenerate the TLS cert.
+pub fn regenerate_tls(ctx: &ServerCtx) {
+    let tls = match &ctx.tls_config {
+        Some(t) => t,
+        None => return,
+    };
+
+    let mut names: HashSet<String> = ctx.services.lock().unwrap().names().into_iter().collect();
+    names.extend(ctx.lan_peers.lock().unwrap().names());
+    let names: Vec<String> = names.into_iter().collect();
+
+    match build_tls_config(&ctx.proxy_tld, &names) {
+        Ok(new_config) => {
+            tls.store(new_config);
+            info!("TLS cert regenerated for {} services", names.len());
+        }
+        Err(e) => warn!("TLS regeneration failed: {}", e),
+    }
+}

 /// Build a TLS config with a cert covering all provided service names.
 /// Wildcards under single-label TLDs (*.numa) are rejected by browsers,
 /// so we list each service explicitly as a SAN.
 pub fn build_tls_config(tld: &str, service_names: &[String]) -> crate::Result<Arc<ServerConfig>> {
-    let dir = std::path::PathBuf::from(TLS_DIR);
+    let dir = crate::data_dir();
    let (ca_cert, ca_key) = ensure_ca(&dir)?;
    let (cert_chain, key) = generate_service_cert(&ca_cert, &ca_key, tld, service_names)?;

@@ -92,8 +112,15 @@ fn generate_service_cert(
        .distinguished_name
        .push(DnType::CommonName, format!("Numa .{} services", tld));

-    // Add each service as an explicit SAN: numa.numa, peekm.numa, api.numa, etc.
+    // Add a wildcard SAN so any .numa domain gets a valid cert (including
+    // unregistered services — lets the proxy show a styled 404 over HTTPS).
+    // Also add each service explicitly for clients that don't match wildcards.
    let mut sans = Vec::new();
+    let wildcard = format!("*.{}", tld);
+    match wildcard.clone().try_into() {
+        Ok(ia5) => sans.push(SanType::DnsName(ia5)),
+        Err(e) => warn!("invalid wildcard SAN {}: {}", wildcard, e),
+    }
    for name in service_names {
        let fqdn = format!("{}.{}", name, tld);
        match fqdn.clone().try_into() {
--- a/tests/integration.sh
+++ b/tests/integration.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,419 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Integration test suite for Numa
+# Runs a test instance on port 5354, validates all features, exits with status.
+# Usage: ./tests/integration.sh [release|debug]
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+MODE="${1:-release}"
+BINARY="./target/$MODE/numa"
+PORT=5354
+API_PORT=5381
+CONFIG="/tmp/numa-integration-test.toml"
+LOG="/tmp/numa-integration-test.log"
+PASSED=0
+FAILED=0
+
+# Colors
+GREEN="\033[32m"
+RED="\033[31m"
+DIM="\033[90m"
+RESET="\033[0m"
+
+check() {
+    local name="$1"
+    local expected="$2"
+    local actual="$3"
+
+    if echo "$actual" | grep -q "$expected"; then
+        PASSED=$((PASSED + 1))
+        printf "  ${GREEN}✓${RESET} %s\n" "$name"
+    else
+        FAILED=$((FAILED + 1))
+        printf "  ${RED}✗${RESET} %s\n" "$name"
+        printf "    ${DIM}expected: %s${RESET}\n" "$expected"
+        printf "    ${DIM}     got: %s${RESET}\n" "$actual"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Build if needed
+if [ ! -f "$BINARY" ]; then
+    echo "Building $MODE..."
+    cargo build --$MODE
+fi
+
+run_test_suite() {
+    local SUITE_NAME="$1"
+    local SUITE_CONFIG="$2"
+
+    cat > "$CONFIG" << CONF
+$SUITE_CONFIG
+CONF
+
+    echo "Starting Numa on :$PORT ($SUITE_NAME)..."
+    RUST_LOG=info "$BINARY" "$CONFIG" > "$LOG" 2>&1 &
+    NUMA_PID=$!
+    sleep 4
+
+    if ! kill -0 "$NUMA_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
+        echo "Failed to start Numa:"
+        tail -5 "$LOG"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    DIG="dig @127.0.0.1 -p $PORT +time=5 +tries=1"
+
+    echo ""
+    echo "=== Resolution ==="
+
+    check "A record (google.com)" \
+        "." \
+        "$($DIG google.com A +short)"
+
+    check "AAAA record (google.com)" \
+        ":" \
+        "$($DIG google.com AAAA +short)"
+
+    check "CNAME chasing (www.github.com)" \
+        "github.com" \
+        "$($DIG www.github.com A +short)"
+
+    check "MX records (gmail.com)" \
+        "gmail-smtp-in" \
+        "$($DIG gmail.com MX +short)"
+
+    check "NS records (cloudflare.com)" \
+        "cloudflare.com" \
+        "$($DIG cloudflare.com NS +short)"
+
+    check "NXDOMAIN" \
+        "NXDOMAIN" \
+        "$($DIG nope12345678.com A 2>&1 | grep status:)"
+
+    echo ""
+    echo "=== Ad Blocking ==="
+
+    if echo "$SUITE_CONFIG" | grep -q 'enabled = true'; then
+        check "Blocked domain → 0.0.0.0" \
+            "0.0.0.0" \
+            "$($DIG ads.google.com A +short)"
+    else
+        local ADS=$($DIG ads.google.com A +short 2>/dev/null)
+        if echo "$ADS" | grep -q "0.0.0.0"; then
+            check "Blocking disabled but domain blocked" "should-resolve" "0.0.0.0"
+        else
+            check "Blocking disabled — domain resolves normally" "." "$ADS"
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    echo ""
+    echo "=== Cache ==="
+
+    $DIG example.com A +short > /dev/null 2>&1
+    sleep 1
+    check "Cache hit returns result" \
+        "." \
+        "$($DIG example.com A +short)"
+
+    echo ""
+    echo "=== Connectivity ==="
+
+    # Apple captive portal can be slow/flaky on some networks
+    local CAPTIVE
+    CAPTIVE=$($DIG captive.apple.com A +short 2>/dev/null || echo "timeout")
+    if echo "$CAPTIVE" | grep -q "apple\|17\.\|timeout"; then
+        check "Apple captive portal" "." "$CAPTIVE"
+    else
+        check "Apple captive portal" "apple" "$CAPTIVE"
+    fi
+
+    check "CDN (jsdelivr)" \
+        "." \
+        "$($DIG cdn.jsdelivr.net A +short)"
+
+    echo ""
+    echo "=== API ==="
+
+    check "Health endpoint" \
+        "ok" \
+        "$(curl -s http://127.0.0.1:$API_PORT/health)"
+
+    check "Stats endpoint" \
+        "uptime_secs" \
+        "$(curl -s http://127.0.0.1:$API_PORT/stats)"
+
+    echo ""
+    echo "=== Log Health ==="
+
+    ERRORS=$(grep -c 'RECURSIVE ERROR\|PARSE ERROR\|HANDLER ERROR\|panic' "$LOG" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
+    check "No critical errors in log" \
+        "0" \
+        "$ERRORS"
+
+    kill "$NUMA_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+    wait "$NUMA_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+    sleep 1
+}
+
+# ---- Suite 1: Recursive mode + DNSSEC ----
+echo ""
+echo "╔══════════════════════════════════════════╗"
+echo "║  Suite 1: Recursive + DNSSEC + Blocking  ║"
+echo "╚══════════════════════════════════════════╝"
+
+run_test_suite "recursive + DNSSEC + blocking" "
+[server]
+bind_addr = \"127.0.0.1:5354\"
+api_port = 5381
+
+[upstream]
+mode = \"recursive\"
+
+[cache]
+max_entries = 10000
+min_ttl = 60
+max_ttl = 86400
+
+[blocking]
+enabled = true
+
+[proxy]
+enabled = false
+
+[dnssec]
+enabled = true
+"
+
+DIG="dig @127.0.0.1 -p $PORT +time=5 +tries=1"
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== DNSSEC (recursive only) ==="
+
+# Re-start for DNSSEC checks (suite 1 instance was killed)
+RUST_LOG=info "$BINARY" "$CONFIG" > "$LOG" 2>&1 &
+NUMA_PID=$!
+sleep 4
+
+check "AD bit set (cloudflare.com)" \
+    " ad" \
+    "$($DIG cloudflare.com A +dnssec 2>&1 | grep flags:)"
+
+check "EDNS DO bit echoed" \
+    "flags: do" \
+    "$($DIG cloudflare.com A +dnssec 2>&1 | grep 'EDNS:')"
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== TCP wire format (real servers) ==="
+
+# Microsoft's Azure DNS servers require length+message in a single TCP segment.
+# This test catches the split-write bug that caused early-eof SERVFAILs.
+check "Microsoft domain (update.code.visualstudio.com)" \
+    "NOERROR" \
+    "$($DIG update.code.visualstudio.com A 2>&1 | grep status:)"
+
+check "Office domain (ecs.office.com)" \
+    "NOERROR" \
+    "$($DIG ecs.office.com A 2>&1 | grep status:)"
+
+# Azure Application Insights — another strict TCP server
+check "Azure telemetry (eastus2-3.in.applicationinsights.azure.com)" \
+    "." \
+    "$($DIG eastus2-3.in.applicationinsights.azure.com A +short 2>/dev/null || echo 'timeout')"
+
+kill "$NUMA_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+wait "$NUMA_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+sleep 1
+
+# ---- Suite 2: Forward mode (backward compat) ----
+echo ""
+echo "╔══════════════════════════════════════════╗"
+echo "║  Suite 2: Forward (DoH) + Blocking       ║"
+echo "╚══════════════════════════════════════════╝"
+
+run_test_suite "forward DoH + blocking" "
+[server]
+bind_addr = \"127.0.0.1:5354\"
+api_port = 5381
+
+[upstream]
+mode = \"forward\"
+address = \"https://9.9.9.9/dns-query\"
+
+[cache]
+max_entries = 10000
+min_ttl = 60
+max_ttl = 86400
+
+[blocking]
+enabled = true
+
+[proxy]
+enabled = false
+"
+
+# ---- Suite 3: Forward UDP (plain, no DoH) ----
+echo ""
+echo "╔══════════════════════════════════════════╗"
+echo "║  Suite 3: Forward (UDP) + No Blocking    ║"
+echo "╚══════════════════════════════════════════╝"
+
+run_test_suite "forward UDP, no blocking" "
+[server]
+bind_addr = \"127.0.0.1:5354\"
+api_port = 5381
+
+[upstream]
+mode = \"forward\"
+address = \"9.9.9.9\"
+port = 53
+
+[cache]
+max_entries = 10000
+min_ttl = 60
+max_ttl = 86400
+
+[blocking]
+enabled = false
+
+[proxy]
+enabled = false
+"
+
+# Verify blocking is actually off
+RUST_LOG=info "$BINARY" "$CONFIG" > "$LOG" 2>&1 &
+NUMA_PID=$!
+sleep 3
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Blocking disabled ==="
+ADS_RESULT=$($DIG ads.google.com A +short 2>/dev/null)
+if echo "$ADS_RESULT" | grep -q "0.0.0.0"; then
+    check "ads.google.com NOT blocked (blocking disabled)" "not-0.0.0.0" "0.0.0.0"
+else
+    check "ads.google.com NOT blocked (blocking disabled)" "." "$ADS_RESULT"
+fi
+
+kill "$NUMA_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+wait "$NUMA_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+sleep 1
+
+# ---- Suite 4: Local zones + Overrides API ----
+echo ""
+echo "╔══════════════════════════════════════════╗"
+echo "║  Suite 4: Local Zones + Overrides API    ║"
+echo "╚══════════════════════════════════════════╝"
+
+cat > "$CONFIG" << 'CONF'
+[server]
+bind_addr = "127.0.0.1:5354"
+api_port = 5381
+
+[upstream]
+mode = "forward"
+address = "9.9.9.9"
+port = 53
+
+[cache]
+max_entries = 10000
+
+[blocking]
+enabled = false
+
+[proxy]
+enabled = false
+
+[[zones]]
+domain = "test.local"
+record_type = "A"
+value = "10.0.0.1"
+ttl = 60
+
+[[zones]]
+domain = "mail.local"
+record_type = "MX"
+value = "10 smtp.local"
+ttl = 60
+CONF
+
+RUST_LOG=info "$BINARY" "$CONFIG" > "$LOG" 2>&1 &
+NUMA_PID=$!
+sleep 3
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Local Zones ==="
+
+check "Local A record (test.local)" \
+    "10.0.0.1" \
+    "$($DIG test.local A +short)"
+
+check "Local MX record (mail.local)" \
+    "smtp.local" \
+    "$($DIG mail.local MX +short)"
+
+check "Non-local domain still resolves" \
+    "." \
+    "$($DIG example.com A +short)"
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Overrides API ==="
+
+# Create override
+HTTP_CODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" -X POST http://127.0.0.1:$API_PORT/overrides \
+    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+    -d '{"domain":"override.test","target":"192.168.1.100","duration_secs":60}')
+check "Create override (HTTP 200/201)" \
+    "20" \
+    "$HTTP_CODE"
+
+sleep 1
+
+check "Override resolves" \
+    "192.168.1.100" \
+    "$($DIG override.test A +short)"
+
+# List overrides
+check "List overrides" \
+    "override.test" \
+    "$(curl -s http://127.0.0.1:$API_PORT/overrides)"
+
+# Delete override
+curl -s -X DELETE http://127.0.0.1:$API_PORT/overrides/override.test > /dev/null
+
+sleep 1
+
+# After delete, should not resolve to override
+AFTER_DELETE=$($DIG override.test A +short 2>/dev/null)
+if echo "$AFTER_DELETE" | grep -q "192.168.1.100"; then
+    check "Override deleted" "not-192.168.1.100" "$AFTER_DELETE"
+else
+    check "Override deleted" "." "deleted"
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Cache API ==="
+
+check "Cache list" \
+    "domain" \
+    "$(curl -s http://127.0.0.1:$API_PORT/cache)"
+
+# Flush cache
+curl -s -X DELETE http://127.0.0.1:$API_PORT/cache > /dev/null
+check "Cache flushed" \
+    "0" \
+    "$(curl -s http://127.0.0.1:$API_PORT/stats | grep -o '"entries":[0-9]*' | grep -o '[0-9]*')"
+
+kill "$NUMA_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+wait "$NUMA_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Summary
+echo ""
+TOTAL=$((PASSED + FAILED))
+if [ "$FAILED" -eq 0 ]; then
+    printf "${GREEN}All %d tests passed.${RESET}\n" "$TOTAL"
+    exit 0
+else
+    printf "${RED}%d/%d tests failed.${RESET}\n" "$FAILED" "$TOTAL"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Log: $LOG"
+    exit 1
+fi
--- a/tests/network-probe.sh
+++ b/tests/network-probe.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Network probe: tests which DNS transports are available on the current network.
+# Run on a problematic network to diagnose what's blocked.
+# Usage: ./tests/network-probe.sh
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+GREEN="\033[32m"
+RED="\033[31m"
+DIM="\033[90m"
+RESET="\033[0m"
+
+PASSED=0
+FAILED=0
+
+probe() {
+    local name="$1"
+    local cmd="$2"
+    local expect="$3"
+
+    local result
+    result=$(eval "$cmd" 2>&1) || true
+
+    if echo "$result" | grep -q "$expect"; then
+        PASSED=$((PASSED + 1))
+        printf "  ${GREEN}✓${RESET} %-45s ${DIM}%s${RESET}\n" "$name" "$(echo "$result" | head -1 | cut -c1-60)"
+    else
+        FAILED=$((FAILED + 1))
+        printf "  ${RED}✗${RESET} %-45s ${DIM}blocked/timeout${RESET}\n" "$name"
+    fi
+}
+
+echo ""
+echo "Network DNS Transport Probe"
+echo "==========================="
+echo "Network: $(networksetup -getairportnetwork en0 2>/dev/null | sed 's/Current Wi-Fi Network: //' || echo 'unknown')"
+echo "Local IP: $(ipconfig getifaddr en0 2>/dev/null || echo 'unknown')"
+echo "Gateway:  $(route -n get default 2>/dev/null | grep gateway | awk '{print $2}' || echo 'unknown')"
+echo ""
+
+echo "=== UDP port 53 (recursive resolution) ==="
+probe "Root server a (198.41.0.4)" \
+    "dig @198.41.0.4 . NS +short +time=5 +tries=1" \
+    "root-servers"
+
+probe "Root server k (193.0.14.129)" \
+    "dig @193.0.14.129 . NS +short +time=5 +tries=1" \
+    "root-servers"
+
+probe "Google DNS (8.8.8.8)" \
+    "dig @8.8.8.8 google.com A +short +time=5 +tries=1" \
+    "\."
+
+probe "Cloudflare (1.1.1.1)" \
+    "dig @1.1.1.1 cloudflare.com A +short +time=5 +tries=1" \
+    "\."
+
+probe ".com TLD (192.5.6.30)" \
+    "dig @192.5.6.30 google.com NS +short +time=5 +tries=1" \
+    "google"
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== TCP port 53 ==="
+probe "Google DNS TCP (8.8.8.8)" \
+    "dig @8.8.8.8 google.com A +short +tcp +time=5 +tries=1" \
+    "\."
+
+probe "Root server TCP (198.41.0.4)" \
+    "dig @198.41.0.4 . NS +short +tcp +time=5 +tries=1" \
+    "root-servers"
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== DoT port 853 (DNS-over-TLS) ==="
+probe "Quad9 DoT (9.9.9.9:853)" \
+    "echo Q | openssl s_client -connect 9.9.9.9:853 -servername dns.quad9.net 2>&1 | grep 'verify return'" \
+    "verify return"
+
+probe "Cloudflare DoT (1.1.1.1:853)" \
+    "echo Q | openssl s_client -connect 1.1.1.1:853 -servername cloudflare-dns.com 2>&1 | grep 'verify return'" \
+    "verify return"
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== DoH port 443 (DNS-over-HTTPS) ==="
+probe "Quad9 DoH (dns.quad9.net)" \
+    "curl -s -m 5 -H 'accept: application/dns-json' 'https://dns.quad9.net:443/dns-query?name=google.com&type=A'" \
+    "Answer"
+
+probe "Cloudflare DoH (1.1.1.1)" \
+    "curl -s -m 5 -H 'accept: application/dns-json' 'https://1.1.1.1/dns-query?name=google.com&type=A'" \
+    "Answer"
+
+probe "Google DoH (dns.google)" \
+    "curl -s -m 5 'https://dns.google/resolve?name=google.com&type=A'" \
+    "Answer"
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== ISP DNS ==="
+# Detect system DNS
+SYS_DNS=$(scutil --dns 2>/dev/null | grep "nameserver\[0\]" | head -1 | awk '{print $3}' || echo "unknown")
+if [ "$SYS_DNS" != "unknown" ] && [ "$SYS_DNS" != "127.0.0.1" ]; then
+    probe "ISP DNS ($SYS_DNS)" \
+        "dig @$SYS_DNS google.com A +short +time=5 +tries=1" \
+        "\."
+else
+    printf "  ${DIM}– System DNS is $SYS_DNS (skipped)${RESET}\n"
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "==========================="
+TOTAL=$((PASSED + FAILED))
+printf "Results: ${GREEN}%d passed${RESET}, ${RED}%d blocked${RESET} / %d total\n" "$PASSED" "$FAILED" "$TOTAL"
+
+echo ""
+echo "Recommendation:"
+if [ "$FAILED" -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "  All transports available. Recursive mode will work."
+elif dig @198.41.0.4 . NS +short +time=5 +tries=1 2>&1 | grep -q "root-servers"; then
+    echo "  UDP:53 works. Recursive mode will work."
+else
+    echo "  UDP:53 blocked — recursive mode will NOT work on this network."
+    if curl -s -m 5 'https://dns.quad9.net:443/dns-query?name=test.com&type=A' 2>&1 | grep -q "Answer"; then
+        echo "  DoH (port 443) works — use mode = \"forward\" with DoH upstream."
+    elif echo Q | openssl s_client -connect 9.9.9.9:853 2>&1 | grep -q "verify return"; then
+        echo "  DoT (port 853) works — DoT upstream would work (not yet implemented)."
+    else
+        echo "  Only ISP DNS available. Use mode = \"forward\" with ISP auto-detect."
+    fi
+fi