Live Stats
Service health, capacity, and usage statistics for Cutline's DNS resolvers.
Privacy
No query-name logging. We do not log which domains you request. Source IPs are counted for capacity planning only.
Technical Details
- DNS Software: Blocky
- Block List: StevenBlack hosts (porn-only) + overlay corrections
- Upstream: Cloudflare 1.1.1.1
- Locations: US East (Newark) and US West (Los Angeles)
Privacy and Logging
Cutline collects no personal data. Query names are not stored. The only retained data is source IP for 7 days (for rate limits and public usage stats), then deleted.
Technical Stack
DNS Software
Blocky
Open source DNS resolver with automatic list refresh and minimal overhead.
GitHub →Block List Source
StevenBlack hosts
MIT-licensed community-maintained host list, plus overlay corrections for the Narge definition.
GitHub →Upstream DNS
Cloudflare 1.1.1.1
Non-blocked queries are resolved through Cloudflare's public DNS for speed and reliability.
Infrastructure
US East (EWR), US West (LAX)
Hosted on VPS infrastructure in Newark and Los Angeles for coverage across the United States.
List Updates
The block list automatically refreshes every 24 hours from upstream sources:
- StevenBlack hosts list (MIT license)
- Overlay corrections from
overlay/block.txtandoverlay/allow.txtin thenarge-spec repository
No manual VPS access or service restart is needed. Changes to the overlay files are picked up automatically.
Transparency
Everything about Cutline is public:
You can verify exactly what is being blocked and how the resolver is configured.