[Dnsmasq-discuss] redundant/resiliant dnsmasq servers?

[Matthias Andree]

Am 25.03.2016 um 22:34 schrieb Kurt H Maier:
> On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 05:00:17PM -0400, Weedy wrote:
>> Considering dhcp typically runs on the router in a home, I think hardware
>> failure would cause you bigger issues then "oh crap I can't even DNS"
> 
> People use dnsmasq outside of home, as well.

Yes, but that's not the trigger for the original inquiry - it was
explicitly about a software crash:
<http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2016q1/010405.html>

Regarding failover or backups, be sure to check dhcp-authoritative. It
does not appear that dnsmasq has facilities to share its leases database
with other software.  You'd probably have to cook synchronization on
your own with scripts or lua scripts.