Config

The config is a json file named "nerve.json" in the same directory the executable is.

Quick example

Here is an example of a "nerve.json" config file:

{
    "Nerve": {
        "Ip": "0.0.0.0",
        "Port": 5333,
        "ForwarderMode": "https",
        "Forwarders": [
            "https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query"
        ],
        "Blocklists": [
            {
                "Ip": "0.0.0.0",
                "Lists": [
                    "C:\\Some\\Path\\my_blocklist.txt",
                    "https://example.com/domains.txt"
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "Logging": {
        "LogLevel": {
            "Default": "Debug",
            "System": "Warning",
            "Microsoft": "Warning"
        },
        "Console": {
            "LogLevel": {
                "Default": "Debug",
                "System": "Warning",
                "Microsoft": "Warning"
            }
        }
    }
}

Detailed explanation

Key	Default	Description
Ip	"127.0.0.1"	The IP address where nerve binds to.
Port	53	The port where nerve binds to.
ForwarderMode	"https"	In which forwarder mode to run ("https" = DNS over HTTPS, "udp" = DNS over UDP).
Forwarders	["https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query"]	An array of the IPs ("udp" mode) or URIs ("https" mode).
Blocklists	[]	An array of blocklist objects containing the IP and an array of blocklist file paths or urls.