# Multiple DNS servers in resolver directive

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-dns-servers-in-resolver-directive/246463>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [October 15, 2013, 8:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-dns-servers-in-resolver-directive/246463 "2013-10-15T08:03:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sadaf_N)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 8:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-dns-servers-in-resolver-directive/246463/1 "2013-10-15T08:03:41Z")

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The documentation is not clear. Can I provide two IP addresses in the  
resolver config directive?

Example:

resolver 208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220;

Posted at Nginx Forum:

> **[Multiple DNS servers in resolver directive](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,243692,243692#msg-243692)**
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> The documentation is not clear. Can I provide two IP addresses in the resolver config directive? Example: resolver 208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220;

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**Author:** ![justin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/3ab097/32.png) [@justin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/justin)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 8:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-dns-servers-in-resolver-directive/246463/2 "2013-10-15T08:49:15Z")

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On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 02:03:10AM -0400, justin wrote:

> The documentation is not clear. Can I provide two IP addresses in the  
> resolver config directive?
> 
> Example:
> 
> resolver 208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220;

Please use official docs, not Wiki:

> **[Module ngx\_http\_core\_module](http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_core_module.html#resolver)**
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> This directive appeared in version 1.11.8.