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name: "Bug Report"
about: Report a bug you've encountered
title: ''
labels: ''
assignees: ''

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Thanks for taking the time to report a bug! Before filing, please note:

**Need help or have a question?** The issue tracker is for confirmed, reproducible bugs only. For installation help, configuration help, troubleshooting, or general questions, please read the [documentation](https://dnscrypt.info/doc) first. If you still need assistance, use our [Q&A Discussions](https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy/discussions/categories/q-a) instead - you'll likely get a faster response there.

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### Before submitting

Please make sure:

- You've read the [documentation](https://dnscrypt.info/doc) and this is not answered there already
- You're running the **latest version** of `dnscrypt-proxy` (precompiled binaries from this repository)
- The software is correctly installed and configured
- You can reliably reproduce the issue

If the bug requires specific steps to reproduce, please include detailed instructions that would work on a fresh install of macOS, Windows, OpenBSD, or Ubuntu Linux.

Not sure if it's a bug? Start a [discussion](https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy/discussions) first - we're happy to help figure it out.

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## Diagnostic output

Please run these commands and paste the output:

```
./dnscrypt-proxy -version
./dnscrypt-proxy -check
./dnscrypt-proxy -resolve example.com
```

- [ ] I read the documentation and this is not answered there
- [ ] Initially raised as discussion #...

## What's happening?

## When does this occur?

## Where does it happen?

## How do we replicate the issue?

<!-- Starting from a fresh OS install, what steps trigger this bug? -->

## Expected behavior

## Additional context

