The latest version of DNScrypt-proxy does not use anymore a single configuration file (/etc/conf.d/dnscrypt-proxy) but instead completely relies on systemd. Configuration is now split in two different files. [root@arch ~]# cat /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/dnscrypt-proxy.service --- [Unit] Description=DNSCrypt client proxy Requires=dnscrypt-proxy.socket [Install] Also=dnscrypt-proxy.socket WantedBy=multi-user.target [Service] Type=simple NonBlocking=true ExecStart=/usr/bin/dnscrypt-proxy \ --resolver-address=185.97.7.7:27015 \ --provider-name=2.dnscrypt-cert.fvz-rec-de-fra-01.dnsrec.meo.ws \ --provider-key=9FCC:EB74:6856:238D:AC57:428B:DE4F:D9C6:E736:5370:E9F9:5415:3BD3:6EBE:A8C2:FAFE \ --user=nobody …and… [root@arch ~]# cat /etc/systemd/system/dnscrypt-proxy.socket --- [Unit] Description=dnscrypt-proxy listening socket After=network.target [Socket] ListenStream=127.0.0.2:53 ListenDatagram=127.0.0.2:53 [Install] WantedBy=sockets.target

I have this Arch Linux based ODROID-U3 I use as DLNA server, local web server…etc…and also as local DNS caching server. For some strange reason pdnsd doesn’t seem to start correctly on Arch Linux. [root@server ~]# systemctl status pdnsd -l ● pdnsd.service - proxy name server Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/pdnsd.service; enabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sat 2000-01-01 20:02:07 CET; 14 years 7 months ago Process: 182 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pdnsd (code=exited, status=3) Main PID: 182 (code=exited, status=3) Jan 01 20:02:06 server systemd[1]: Starting proxy name server. …