I am currently running mine under 5353 and I have no issues with that so it is likely not a port conflict. What error are you getting in the DNSCrypt Genral log in the services section of the web GUI?
I had the same issue with it not starting, and it turned out to be that I did not have the Secure DNS servers listed in both sections of the GUI config. Here is how to add them.
1. Go to this list or other site and select the Secure DNS servers you want to use https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-resolvers/blob/master/v3/public-resolvers.md (I chose a few providers since DNSCrypt will select the fastest server)
2. In the Web GUI go to DNSCrypt Proxy section under services then select Configuration then the Servers Section
3. In the servers section you will want to add a new server, Type in a unique name for the the server and then paste the SDNS ID (you do not need the sdns://) then Save it. Repeat this for each server you wish to use. Make sure you note the names of the servers since you will need it for the next step
4. Go to the general tab of the configuration page and scroll down to the Server List section and add the names of the servers you created in the previous and save.
5, Try starting the service and see what the log says.
I had the same issue with it not starting, and it turned out to be that I did not have the Secure DNS servers listed in both sections of the GUI config. Here is how to add them.
1. Go to this list or other site and select the Secure DNS servers you want to use https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-resolvers/blob/master/v3/public-resolvers.md (I chose a few providers since DNSCrypt will select the fastest server)
2. In the Web GUI go to DNSCrypt Proxy section under services then select Configuration then the Servers Section
3. In the servers section you will want to add a new server, Type in a unique name for the the server and then paste the SDNS ID (you do not need the sdns://) then Save it. Repeat this for each server you wish to use. Make sure you note the names of the servers since you will need it for the next step
4. Go to the general tab of the configuration page and scroll down to the Server List section and add the names of the servers you created in the previous and save.
5, Try starting the service and see what the log says.
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