This is a translation of an excerpt adapted from my review of GL.iNet Convexa-B (GL-B1300) router. As of writing, I'm using the official GL.iNet firmware version 3.104 (pre-release). This tutorial might work on other GL.iNet routers. I don't guarantee anything, so do this at your own risk.
If you already use GL.iNet Convexa-B (GL-B1300) router, you might already be aware that on the GL.iNet’s Admin Panel (not the LuCI version), there’s a toggle to activate DNS over TLS from Cloudflare.
MORE SETTINGS > Custom DNS ServerBut what if I want to use other DNS provider such as NextDNS? I personally prefer NextDNS because it can also act as a DNS sinkhole. I’ve also paid for NextDNS Pro subscription. It’d be a shame if I don’t use it to its full potential 😛
Can we use NextDNS instead of Cloudflare? Yes, we can. It’s much easier if you’re on the latest version of vanilla OpenWrt, I believe you can just install luci-app-nextdns. If you want to stay on the official GL.iNet version (which is still using OpenWrt 15.05 as of July 2020), it’s a little more involved.
The way I use NextDNS is by modifying the configuration file to change the DNS server info from Cloudflare’s to NextDNS’. This way I can still toggle DNS over TLS easily from the Custom DNS Server menu.
