Tried DNSCrypt-Proxy ... service not starting

[Chrome]

I am running version OPNsense 25.7.10 (which is the latest as of this post). I decide to try DNSCrypt version 1.16 for the first time. The service simply won't start. I've made sure the port is not in use. I am using port 5353. I have enabled DNSCrypt ... and when I try to start the service... the "please wait" bar just flashes and the service does not start.

The log/General, log/Queries and log/NX are empty.

System/Log files/General does not show any DNSCrypt error and neither does "backend".

The /var/log/dnscrypt-proxy directory is empty.

I am at a loss here.. maybe this plugin is not compatible with 25.7.10?

Any help or guidenance would be most appreciated!

[ChrisChros]

Hi, normally port 5353 is used for Multicast DNS (MDNS). I think this is the reason why the service will not start.

[Chrome]

I don't have mdns installed, but tried changing the port anyway... I tried 5354 and 53153 and there's no difference. The service still won't start.