About Easy HNS

A public-friendly front door into Handshake access.

Easy HNS is focused on one thing: making Handshake domains easier to reach for normal people. That means clear setup, plain English, honest operational context, and enough protocol context to explain why Handshake exists in the first place.

Global option

Use Easy HNS directly in London, or use the HNS DoH load balancer with hnsdoh.com and region-specific routes such as eu.hnsdoh.com. The Global Status App keeps both views close at hand.

External pool

The HNS DoH global pool is operated by the separate HNS DoH project, not by Easy HNS. Easy HNS terms, operational responsibility, support scope, and service commitments apply only to Easy HNS-operated services and do not extend to that external global pool.

Principles

The project is designed around clarity.

Easy HNS is not trying to sound mysterious or overbuilt. It is trying to be helpful.

Make Handshake access understandable for normal people.

Prefer the simplest accurate setup path on every platform.

Explain jargon immediately when it appears.

Stay honest about resolver scope, limits, and operational reality.

Treat status visibility and compatibility caveats as part of the product, not as hidden footnotes.

Resolver Facts

The operational details are part of the product story.

If you are configuring infrastructure, exact values matter. Easy HNS puts them in the open.

DoH

https://dns.easyhns.com/dns-query

Use in browsers and custom DoH fields.

DoT

dns.easyhns.com

Best mainstream path for Android Private DNS.

IPv4

51.24.7.1

Plain DNS fallback for routers and legacy fields.

IPv6

2a05:d01c:b4a:2900:945c:1a85:e537:cf80

Optional IPv6 endpoint.

Easy HNS helps standard browsers and devices reach Handshake domains more easily, but ordinary browsers may still show warnings for some Handshake websites because browser-native Handshake trust validation is limited.

Handshake context

Handshake is a decentralized, blockchain-based naming system built around more open ownership and stronger censorship resistance than traditional naming gatekeepers. HNS is the native Handshake token, but Easy HNS does not require you to hold HNS or use a wallet just to resolve names.

Ecosystem note

Easy HNS is part of the wider HNS DoH community ecosystem, which helps show it is connected to a broader Handshake resolver effort. But the Easy HNS website keeps the focus on its own public resolver and its own simpler setup experience.

Global Status App

status.easyhns.com is the Easy HNS Global Status App. It keeps the wider Handshake resolver picture visible, including the HNS DoH pool and other independent Handshake DNS providers. On supported devices it can be installed like a PWA, kept ready for quick setup values, and used for push notifications about uptime and outages.

Trust note

Easy HNS keeps its trust model explicit: encrypted DNS options where supported, clear resolver values, and plain limits about what a resolver can and cannot protect.

HNS DoH Setup

You can also connect through the global HNS DoH network.

HNS DoH is a community-run load balancer across multiple regions. Easy HNS is one of those nodes, so you can choose the dedicated London resolver or that separate HNS DoH route depending on what you want.

HNS DoH node map

Current public HNS DoH pool nodes from the official nodes list, with Easy HNS highlighted as the England / EU member.

6 public nodesAU / EU / NA / AS / AP

Globe pins use approximate country-level placements based on the official HNS DoH nodes list.

External HNS DoH pool

The HNS DoH global pool is operated by the separate HNS DoH project, not by Easy HNS. Easy HNS terms, operational responsibility, support scope, and service commitments apply only to Easy HNS-operated services and do not extend to that external global pool.

Current public nodes

The official HNS DoH nodes list currently shows these community-run locations and region memberships.

  • Nathan.Woodburn/

    Australia

    AU, AP
  • HNS Canada

    Canada

    NA
  • Marioo

    Netherlands

    EU
  • NameGuardian/

    Singapore

    AS, AP
  • Easy HNS

    England

    EU
  • Zorro

    United States

    NA

Global DoH

https://hnsdoh.com/dns-query

Use this in Secure DNS fields when you want the external HNS DoH global load balancer.

Global DoT

hnsdoh.com

Use this for Android Private DNS or other hostname-based DoT fields.

Regional format

{region}.hnsdoh.com

Available regions listed by HNS DoH include au, eu, na, as, and ap.

Note 01

Use https://hnsdoh.com/dns-query in browsers that support custom DNS over HTTPS providers.

Note 02

Use hnsdoh.com as the Private DNS hostname on Android or in other DNS over TLS hostname fields.

Note 03

If you want a regional route instead of the full load balancer, HNS DoH also supports region-specific values such as https://eu.hnsdoh.com/dns-query and eu.hnsdoh.com.

Note 04

Easy HNS is one of the HNS DoH community nodes and currently serves the England / EU side of that network.

Note 05

The Easy HNS Global Status App at status.easyhns.com keeps the wider Handshake resolver picture visible, including HNS DoH pool nodes and other independent Handshake DNS providers.

Note 06

The HNS DoH global pool is operated by the separate HNS DoH project, not by Easy HNS. Easy HNS terms, operational responsibility, support scope, and service commitments apply only to Easy HNS-operated services and do not extend to that external global pool.

Choose the route that fits how you want to browse.

Go straight to Easy HNS if you want the dedicated London resolver, or use the external HNS DoH route if you want the wider community load balancer.