Configuring Unraid's(?) dnsmasq

[ehawman]

Unraid 6.12.3

 

So I followed this guide and got dnsmasq set up on my server.

 

Except I couldn't install or launch dnsmasq because... it was already running.

 

Running `ps -feww | grep dnsmasq` yielded this:

 

UID PID PPID C STIME TTY TIME CMD
nobody 10470 1 0 22:34 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/dnsmasq --conf-file=/var/lib/libvirt/dnsmasq/default.conf --leasefile-ro --dhcp script=/usr/libexec/libvirt_leaseshelper
root 10471 10470 0 22:34 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/dnsmasq --conf-file=/var/lib/libvirt/dnsmasq/default.conf --leasefile-ro --dhcp-script=/usr/libexec/libvirt_leaseshelper

 

Ok so I'm guessing that in the intervening 14 years Unraid has added a dnsmasq instance. Printing the contents of the default.conf reveals that libvirt is generating these files automatically.

 

So all this to say: Can I use my Unraid tower as a DHCP/DNS server with dnsmasq or would attempting to do so break libvirt? If I can, what is the most correct way to go about that?

 

Edited July 24, 2023 by ehawman
manually added column headers to ps output

[catch44]

Anyone have an answer here. I'm keen to use the in-built dnsmasq to assist in setting up netboot.xyz on my local network.