diff --git a/files/technitium_download.sh b/files/technitium_download.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+dotnetDir="/opt/dotnet"
+dotnetVersion="10.0"
+dotnetRuntime="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 10.0."
+dotnetUrl="https://dot.net/v1/dotnet-install.sh"
+
+if [ -d "/etc/dns/config" ]
+then
+    dnsDir="/etc/dns"
+else
+    dnsDir="/opt/technitium/dns"
+fi
+
+dnsConfig="/etc/dns"
+dnsLog="/var/log/technitium/dns"
+dnsTar="$dnsDir/DnsServerPortable.tar.gz"
+dnsUrl="https://download.technitium.com/dns/DnsServerPortable.tar.gz"
+
+serviceUser="dns-server"
+installLog="$dnsDir/install.log"
+
+echo ""
+echo "==============================="
+echo "Technitium DNS Server Installer"
+echo "==============================="
+echo ""
+
+mkdir -p $dnsDir
+mkdir -p $dnsConfig
+
+echo "" > $installLog
+
+if dotnet --list-runtimes 2> /dev/null | grep -q "$dotnetRuntime";
+then
+    dotnetFound="yes"
+else
+    dotnetFound="no"
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d $dotnetDir ] && [ "$dotnetFound" = "yes" ]
+then
+    echo "ASP.NET Core Runtime is already installed."
+else
+    if [ -d $dotnetDir ] && [ "$dotnetFound" = "yes" ]
+    then
+        dotnetUpdate="yes"
+        echo "Updating ASP.NET Core Runtime..."
+    else
+        dotnetUpdate="no"
+        echo "Installing ASP.NET Core Runtime..."
+    fi
+
+    curl -sSL $dotnetUrl | bash /dev/stdin -c $dotnetVersion --runtime aspnetcore --no-path --install-dir $dotnetDir --verbose >> $installLog 2>&1
+
+    # On Alpine Linux dotnet requires libstdc++
+    if command -v apk >/dev/null 2>&1
+    then
+        echo "Installing ASP.NET Core Runtime dependencies..."
+        apk add --no-cache libstdc++ >> $installLog 2>&1
+    fi
+
+    if [ ! -f "/usr/bin/dotnet" ]
+    then
+        ln -s $dotnetDir/dotnet /usr/bin >> $installLog 2>&1
+    fi
+
+    if dotnet --list-runtimes 2> /dev/null | grep -q "$dotnetRuntime";
+    then
+        if [ "$dotnetUpdate" = "yes" ]
+        then
+            echo "ASP.NET Core Runtime was updated successfully!"
+        else
+            echo "ASP.NET Core Runtime was installed successfully!"
+        fi
+    else
+        echo "Failed to install ASP.NET Core Runtime. Please check '$installLog' for details."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "Downloading Technitium DNS Server..."
+
+if ! curl -o $dnsTar --fail $dnsUrl >> $installLog 2>&1
+then
+    echo "Failed to download Technitium DNS Server from: $dnsUrl"
+    echo "Please check '$installLog' for details."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -d $dnsConfig ]
+then
+    echo "Updating Technitium DNS Server..."
+else
+    echo "Installing Technitium DNS Server..."
+fi
+
+tar -zxf $dnsTar -C $dnsDir >> $installLog 2>&1
+
+echo ""
+
+if $( dotnet $dnsDir/DnsServerApp.dll --icu-test >> $installLog 2>&1 ) >/dev/null 2>&1;
+then
+    echo "ICU package is already installed."
+else
+    echo "Checking for required ICU package..."
+
+    if command -v apt-get >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        # Debian/Ubuntu based
+        if ! dpkg -l | grep -q "libicu"; then
+            echo "Installing required ICU package..."
+            apt-get update >> $installLog 2>&1
+
+            # Try to install the most common package name
+            if apt-cache show libicu74 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                echo "Installing libicu74 package..."
+                apt-get install -y libicu74 >> $installLog 2>&1
+            elif apt-cache show libicu72 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                echo "Installing libicu72 package..."
+                apt-get install -y libicu72 >> $installLog 2>&1
+            elif apt-cache show libicu70 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                echo "Installing libicu70 package..."
+                apt-get install -y libicu70 >> $installLog 2>&1
+            else
+                # Fallback to a generic approach
+                echo "No specific libicu package was found, trying generic installation..."
+                apt-get install -y libicu* >> $installLog 2>&1
+            fi
+        fi
+    elif command -v dnf >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        # Fedora/RHEL based
+        if ! rpm -qa | grep -q "libicu"; then
+            echo "Installing required ICU package..."
+            dnf install -y libicu >> $installLog 2>&1
+        fi
+    elif command -v yum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        # Older RHEL/CentOS systems
+        if ! rpm -qa | grep -q "libicu"; then
+            echo "Installing required ICU package..."
+            yum install -y libicu >> $installLog 2>&1
+        fi
+    elif command -v zypper >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        # openSUSE based
+        if ! rpm -qa | grep -q "libicu"; then
+            echo "Installing required ICU package..."
+            zypper install -y libicu >> $installLog 2>&1
+        fi
+    elif command -v pacman >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        # Arch based
+        if ! pacman -Q | grep -q "icu"; then
+            echo "Installing required ICU package..."
+            pacman -S --noconfirm icu >> $installLog 2>&1
+        fi
+    elif command -v apk >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        # Alpine Linux
+        if ! apk list --installed | grep -q "icu"; then
+            echo "Installing required ICU package..."
+            apk add --no-cache icu >> $installLog 2>&1
+        fi
+    else
+        echo "Failed to install Technitium DNS Server: could not determine package manager to install ICU package. Please install ICU package manually and try again."
+        echo "Please read the 'Missing ICU Package' section in this blog post to understand how to manually install the ICU package for your distro: https://blog.technitium.com/2017/11/running-dns-server-on-ubuntu-linux.html"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    #test again to confirm
+    if $( dotnet $dnsDir/DnsServerApp.dll --icu-test >> $installLog 2>&1 ) >/dev/null 2>&1;
+    then
+        echo "ICU package was installed successfully!"
+    else
+        echo "Failed to install Technitium DNS Server: failed to install ICU package. Please install ICU package manually and try again."
+        echo "Please read the 'Missing ICU Package' section in this blog post to understand how to manually install the ICU package for your distro: https://blog.technitium.com/2017/11/running-dns-server-on-ubuntu-linux.html"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+echo ""
+
+if [ "$(ps --no-headers -o comm 1 | tr -d '\n')" = "systemd" ]
+then
+    if [ -f "/etc/systemd/system/dns.service" ]
+    then
+        echo "Configuring permissions..."
+        chown -R $serviceUser:$serviceUser $dnsDir $dnsConfig $dnsLog >> $installLog 2>&1
+
+        echo "Restarting systemd service..."
+        systemctl restart dns.service >> $installLog 2>&1
+    else
+        mkdir -p $dnsLog
+
+        echo "Configuring user and permissions..."
+        useradd --system -M --shell /usr/sbin/nologin --user-group $serviceUser >> $installLog 2>&1
+        chown -R $serviceUser:$serviceUser $dnsDir $dnsConfig $dnsLog >> $installLog 2>&1
+
+        echo "Configuring systemd service..."
+        cp $dnsDir/systemd.service /etc/systemd/system/dns.service
+        systemctl enable dns.service >> $installLog 2>&1
+
+        systemctl stop systemd-resolved >> $installLog 2>&1
+        systemctl disable systemd-resolved >> $installLog 2>&1
+
+        systemctl start dns.service >> $installLog 2>&1
+
+        if [ -f "/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf" ]
+        then
+            currentVal=$(grep -F "dns=" /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf)
+
+            if [ "$currentVal" = "" ]
+            then
+                printf "\n[main]\ndns=none\n" >> /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf 2>> $installLog
+            elif [ "$currentVal" != "dns=none" ]
+            then
+                sed -i "s/$currentVal/dns=none/g" /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf 2>> $installLog
+            fi
+        fi
+    fi
+elif [ -x "/sbin/rc-service" ]
+then
+    if [ -f "/etc/init.d/dns" ]
+    then
+        echo "Configuring permissions..."
+        chown -R $serviceUser:$serviceUser $dnsDir $dnsConfig $dnsLog >> $installLog 2>&1
+
+        echo "Restarting OpenRC service..."
+        rc-service dns stop >> $installLog 2>&1
+        rc-service dns start >> $installLog 2>&1
+    else
+        mkdir -p $dnsLog
+
+        echo "Configuring user and permissions..."
+        addgroup -S $serviceUser >> $installLog 2>&1
+        adduser -H -S -D -s /bin/false -G $serviceUser $serviceUser >> $installLog 2>&1
+        chown -R $serviceUser:$serviceUser $dnsDir $dnsConfig $dnsLog >> $installLog 2>&1
+
+        echo "Configuring OpenRC service..."
+        cp $dnsDir/openrc.service /etc/init.d/dns
+        chmod +x /etc/init.d/dns
+        rc-update add dns >> $installLog 2>&1
+        rc-service dns start >> $installLog 2>&1
+    fi
+else
+    echo "Failed to install Technitium DNS Server: systemd/openrc was not detected."
+    echo "Please read the 'Installing DNS Server Manually' section in this blog post to understand how to manually install the DNS server on your distro: https://blog.technitium.com/2017/11/running-dns-server-on-ubuntu-linux.html"
+    exit 1
+fi 2>/dev/null
+
+cp -a /etc/resolv.conf $dnsDir/resolv.conf.bak >> $installLog 2>&1    
+rm /etc/resolv.conf >> $installLog 2>&1    
+printf "# Generated by Technitium DNS Server Installer\n\nnameserver 127.0.0.1\n" > /etc/resolv.conf 2>> $installLog
+
+echo ""
+echo "Technitium DNS Server was installed successfully!"
+echo "Open http://$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/hostname):5380/ to access the web console."
+echo ""
+echo "Donate! Make a contribution by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/technitium"
+echo ""
diff --git a/playbooks/archlinux-servers.yml b/playbooks/archlinux-servers.yml
index c796a3d..d139dc2 100644
--- a/playbooks/archlinux-servers.yml
+++ b/playbooks/archlinux-servers.yml
@@ -33,4 +33,5 @@
     # - hostname
     # - sudoers
     # - sshd
-    - podman
+    # - podman
+    - technitium
diff --git a/playbooks/testing.yml b/playbooks/testing.yml
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+++ b/playbooks/testing.yml
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+# code: language=ansible
+
+- name: Configure ssh and firewall
+  hosts:
+    - localhost
+  gather_facts: false
+  become: false
+
+  roles:
+    - technitium
diff --git a/roles/technitium/tasks/main.yml b/roles/technitium/tasks/main.yml
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+++ b/roles/technitium/tasks/main.yml
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+# code: language=ansible
+
+- name: Get latest release of technitium from GitHub API
+  ansible.builtin.uri:
+    url: https://api.github.com/repos/TechnitiumSoftware/DnsServer/releases/latest
+  register: technitium_version_response
+
+- name: Parse version from GitHub API response
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    technitium_version: "{{ technitium_version_response.json.tag_name }}"
+    technitium_version_numeric: "{{ technitium_version_response.json.tag_name | regex_replace('^v', '') }}"
+
+- name: Debug technitium version
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: |
+      Latest Technitium release version is {{ technitium_version }} ({{ technitium_version_numeric }})
+
+- name: Get release hash
+  ansible.builtin.uri:
+    return_content: true
+    url: https://download.technitium.com/dns/archive/{{ technitium_version_numeric }}/DnsServerPortable.tar.gz.sha256
+  register: technitium_hash_response
+
+- name: Debug release hash
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: technitium_hash_response.content
+
+- name: Download release
+  ansible.builtin.get_url:
+    checksum: "sha256:{{ technitium_hash_response.content }}"
+    decompress: true
+    dest: /tmp/technitium_{{ technitium_version }}.tar
+    mode: '0644'
+    url: https://download.technitium.com/dns/archive/{{ technitium_version_numeric }}/DnsServerPortable.tar.gz
diff --git a/roles/technitium/vars/main.yml b/roles/technitium/vars/main.yml
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index 0000000..f4366fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/technitium/vars/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# code: language=ansible