Hi LET,
We've been building AKDNS over at Akile and it's now in open beta — figured this crowd would actually get the point of it. It's a DNS-based unlock / routing service: point a box's resolver at AKDNS and it steers streaming and AI domains to unlock-capable nodes. No proxy client, no tunnel, and it leaves the rest of your traffic alone.
There's a free tier, so you can just try it on a spare box without committing to anything.
How it works
Routing happens at the DNS layer. When your server resolves, say,
Free / pricing
Locations (multi-region BGP)
Hong Kong, Japan, US, Singapore, Korea, Taiwan, Germany, UK. The setup script speed-tests them and picks the best one for you automatically.
Supported services (60+)
Setup
One command on a Linux box as root/sudo, drops you into an interactive menu:
Rough flow: add the IP in the console → run the unlock baseline test → DNS speed test → set as system DNS → tick the services to unlock for that IP → re-test. (The two middle steps have a combined "speed-test & set" option in the menu.)
If
The "set as system DNS" part — being upfront
This is LET, so I'll spell it out: that option doesn't just append a nameserver. To make sure lookups actually hit AKDNS regardless of your distro's resolver, it disables whatever is managing DNS (systemd-resolved / NetworkManager / resolvconf / netplan), writes a static
It backs everything up before touching anything, and "Restore DNS config" reverts the whole thing — unlocks the file, re-enables your original manager, puts you back where you were. The script only does connectivity checks + DNS config; it doesn't install a proxy and doesn't alter your traffic.
Links
It's beta — if something won't unlock or you want a service added, the TG group is the fastest line to us and turnaround is quick. Feedback welcome, including the critical kind.
(Disclosure: drafted with AI; let me know if anything reads wrong and I'll fix it.)
We've been building AKDNS over at Akile and it's now in open beta — figured this crowd would actually get the point of it. It's a DNS-based unlock / routing service: point a box's resolver at AKDNS and it steers streaming and AI domains to unlock-capable nodes. No proxy client, no tunnel, and it leaves the rest of your traffic alone.
There's a free tier, so you can just try it on a spare box without committing to anything.
How it works
Routing happens at the DNS layer. When your server resolves, say,
netflix.com, AKDNS hands back an unlock node in the matching region so that request egresses over a route that can unlock the service. Anything you haven't configured resolves normally and stays direct — so there's essentially no added latency on everything else, and nothing is proxied. Rules are per-IP, so each box is configured independently.Free / pricing
- Open beta, free right now.
- Sign in with an AKILE account (OAuth) → AKILE IPs are unlimited.
- Not on AKILE? You can still add 10 IPs for free.
Locations (multi-region BGP)
Hong Kong, Japan, US, Singapore, Korea, Taiwan, Germany, UK. The setup script speed-tests them and picks the best one for you automatically.
Supported services (60+)
- Streaming: Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, YouTube, Prime Video, Hulu, Paramount+, HotStar, DAZN…
- AI: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Sora, Copilot, Meta AI
- JP / TW / HK local: ABEMA, U-NEXT, TVer, Bahamut Anime (动画疯), KKTV, MyTVSuper, ViuTV…
- Plus TikTok, Instagram, Reddit, Spotify, etc.
Setup
One command on a Linux box as root/sudo, drops you into an interactive menu:
Code:
wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/akile-network/aktools/refs/heads/main/akdns.sh | bashRough flow: add the IP in the console → run the unlock baseline test → DNS speed test → set as system DNS → tick the services to unlock for that IP → re-test. (The two middle steps have a combined "speed-test & set" option in the menu.)
If
wget | bash makes you pause — good instinct. The script is public at akile-network/aktools, so read it before you run it.The "set as system DNS" part — being upfront
This is LET, so I'll spell it out: that option doesn't just append a nameserver. To make sure lookups actually hit AKDNS regardless of your distro's resolver, it disables whatever is managing DNS (systemd-resolved / NetworkManager / resolvconf / netplan), writes a static
/etc/resolv.conf pointed at the best node, and chattr +i locks it so dhclient / cloud-init can't clobber it on reboot.It backs everything up before touching anything, and "Restore DNS config" reverts the whole thing — unlocks the file, re-enables your original manager, puts you back where you were. The script only does connectivity checks + DNS config; it doesn't install a proxy and doesn't alter your traffic.
Links
- Site / console: https://dns.akile.ai
- Docs: https://dns.akile.ai/docs
- Telegram (feedback / request a service): https://t.me/+MEKKEBUkW6ZjMzBl
It's beta — if something won't unlock or you want a service added, the TG group is the fastest line to us and turnaround is quick. Feedback welcome, including the critical kind.
(Disclosure: drafted with AI; let me know if anything reads wrong and I'll fix it.)