# DNS Queries with Discourse - Huge Volume **URL:** \ **Category:** Self-hosting\ **Tags:** hosting\ **Created:** [6 oktober 2014 om 21:59 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dns-queries-with-discourse-huge-volume/20849 "2014-10-06T21:59:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BCHK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/bchk/32/3268_2.png) [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\ **Post date:** [6 oktober 2014 om 21:59 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dns-queries-with-discourse-huge-volume/20849/1 "2014-10-06T21:59:30Z")
In the last 3 or 4 months my DNS queries seem to have gone through the roof - and now I’m getting charged $70/month from DynDNS (3.5 million queries a month, they tell me). My traffic as measured by [Quantcast.com](http://Quantcast.com) and Google Analytics is actually down over the same period, but my forum usage is way up - so the only thing I can figure is the increased used on my Discourse forums is driving the DNS overage that I’m now paying. Can anything be done to reduce the DNS load that Discourse seems to be driving? ---
**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Post date:** [6 oktober 2014 om 22:03 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dns-queries-with-discourse-huge-volume/20849/2 "2014-10-06T22:03:14Z")
70 dollars a month for DNS sounds crazy. Why not just use digital ocean free dns? If you are already hosting on them. Or perhaps something like dns simple [Pricing for domain management and DNS hosting services - DNSimple](https://dnsimple.com/pricing) that is not going to charge you per query. ---
**Author:** ![BCHK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/bchk/32/3268_2.png) [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\ **Post date:** [6 oktober 2014 om 22:29 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dns-queries-with-discourse-huge-volume/20849/3 "2014-10-06T22:29:51Z")
Sam - thanks - I like your DNSsimple idea - I’ll move there. The issue is that forums are just a (small) part of my site - and the hosting I have on Rackspace seems to be working well. ---
**Author:** ![DeanMarkTaylor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/deanmarktaylor/32/102462_2.png) [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\ **Post date:** [6 oktober 2014 om 23:54 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dns-queries-with-discourse-huge-volume/20849/4 "2014-10-06T23:54:59Z")
I believe Rackspace also provide free DNS if you are hosted with them. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [7 oktober 2014 om 00:04 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dns-queries-with-discourse-huge-volume/20849/5 "2014-10-07T00:04:06Z")
DynDNS is pretty expensive for what you get. > **[New DNS Provider - Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.blog/2009/09/11/new-dns-provider/)** And I know because we used to use them. $70 per month just for DNS, unless you’re doing something extra fancy and complex with DNS, seems like a lot to me. ---
**Author:** ![lidel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lidel/32/115991_2.png) [@lidel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lidel)\ **Post date:** [7 oktober 2014 om 06:06 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dns-queries-with-discourse-huge-volume/20849/6 "2014-10-07T06:06:16Z")
Another option is CloudFlare, which provides free DNS service with no query limits: > **[Cloudflare DNS - World's Fastest DNS](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/dns/)** > > The world's fastest and most reliable DNS — for free. Authoritative DNS with massive global network, DDoS resiliency, and fully-featured API. ---
**Author:** ![BCHK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/bchk/32/3268_2.png) [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\ **Post date:** [7 oktober 2014 om 16:59 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dns-queries-with-discourse-huge-volume/20849/7 "2014-10-07T16:59:16Z")
Thanks! This is what I’ve done - moved to use the Rackspace DNS - really appreciate the suggestion as it just saved me $18 to $70 a month. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [11 augustus 2018 om 08:07 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dns-queries-with-discourse-huge-volume/20849/8 "2018-08-11T08:07:37Z")
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**Author:** ![j.jaffeux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/j.jaffeux/32/60297_2.png) [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux)\ **Post date:** [11 augustus 2018 om 09:42 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dns-queries-with-discourse-huge-volume/20849/9 "2018-08-11T09:42:22Z")