diff --git a/scripts/app/app_update_specifics.sh b/scripts/app/app_update_specifics.sh
index fafaa74..4a796d3 100755
--- a/scripts/app/app_update_specifics.sh
+++ b/scripts/app/app_update_specifics.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ appUpdateSpecifics()
     	if [[ $CFG_REQUIREMENT_DNS_UPDATER == "true" ]]; then
             updateDNS $app_name install;
         fi
+        # Split-horizon local DNS: app subdomains resolve to the box on the LAN.
+        declare -F setupLocalDnsRewrites >/dev/null 2>&1 && setupLocalDnsRewrites
     fi
 
     if [[ $app_name == "libreportal" ]]; then
diff --git a/scripts/app/containers/adguard/adguard_apply_dns_updater.sh b/scripts/app/containers/adguard/adguard_apply_dns_updater.sh
index 92154ed..1e1f79a 100644
--- a/scripts/app/containers/adguard/adguard_apply_dns_updater.sh
+++ b/scripts/app/containers/adguard/adguard_apply_dns_updater.sh
@@ -9,4 +9,6 @@ appAdguardApplyDnsUpdater()
     fi
     updateDNS "adguard" "manual"
     isSuccessful "/etc/resolv.conf updated to use AdGuard as the host DNS resolver."
+    # Split-horizon: make app subdomains resolve to the box on the LAN.
+    declare -F setupLocalDnsRewrites >/dev/null 2>&1 && setupLocalDnsRewrites
 }
diff --git a/scripts/app/containers/pihole/pihole_apply_dns_updater.sh b/scripts/app/containers/pihole/pihole_apply_dns_updater.sh
index 1946416..11fc175 100644
--- a/scripts/app/containers/pihole/pihole_apply_dns_updater.sh
+++ b/scripts/app/containers/pihole/pihole_apply_dns_updater.sh
@@ -9,4 +9,6 @@ appPiholeApplyDnsUpdater()
     fi
     updateDNS "pihole" "manual"
     isSuccessful "/etc/resolv.conf updated to use Pi-hole as the host DNS resolver."
+    # Split-horizon: make app subdomains resolve to the box on the LAN.
+    declare -F setupLocalDnsRewrites >/dev/null 2>&1 && setupLocalDnsRewrites
 }
diff --git a/scripts/network/dns/setup_dns_ip.sh b/scripts/network/dns/setup_dns_ip.sh
index 8afd95e..205bcbb 100755
--- a/scripts/network/dns/setup_dns_ip.sh
+++ b/scripts/network/dns/setup_dns_ip.sh
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@ setupDNSIP()
         fi
     fi
 
-    # Build variable names based on app_name
-    dns_host_name_var="CFG_${app_name^^}_HOST_NAME"
-
-    # Access the variables using variable indirection
-    dns_host_name="${!dns_host_name_var}"
-
-    # UNFINISHED
+    # STUB: meant to resolve the reachable IP of the given resolver
+    # (adguard/pihole) into $dns_ip_setup for updateDNS. Not implemented yet,
+    # so updateDNS falls back to CFG_DNS_SERVER_* upstreams. (Previously read
+    # CFG_<APP>_HOST_NAME here, which is unused — removed during the per-port
+    # subdomain refactor so HOST_NAME has no remaining DNS dependency.)
+    :
 }
diff --git a/scripts/network/dns/setup_local_dns.sh b/scripts/network/dns/setup_local_dns.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4da40bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/network/dns/setup_local_dns.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Split-horizon ("local") DNS.
+#
+# Points every configured domain at the LibrePortal server's LAN IP inside the
+# self-hosted resolver, so app subdomains resolve to the box on the local
+# network and hit Traefik directly — with valid Let's Encrypt certs — instead
+# of bouncing out to the public IP (which most home routers can't hairpin).
+#
+# Domain-level, single-host model: every domain -> the one server IP. Traefik
+# sorts out which app by Host header. Adding apps/domains later is covered
+# automatically (AdGuard wildcard) or on the next run (Pi-hole host list).
+#
+# SAFE BY CONSTRUCTION: every action is idempotent, guarded by an "installed"
+# check, and cannot corrupt the resolver if a detail is off —
+#   * AdGuard goes through its REST API; a bad URL/cred just fails harmlessly.
+#   * Pi-hole writes ONLY to the supported, mounted /etc/pihole/custom.list,
+#     inside a clearly-marked managed block (never touches /etc/dnsmasq.d).
+# NOTE: the AdGuard API call and the Pi-hole reload need a live smoke-test —
+# they can't be exercised without the running containers.
+
+# The server's LAN IP (the source address used to reach the network).
+localDnsServerIp() {
+    local ip
+    ip=$(ip -4 route get 1.1.1.1 2>/dev/null | awk '{for (i=1;i<=NF;i++) if ($i=="src") {print $(i+1); exit}}')
+    [[ -z "$ip" ]] && ip="${public_ip_v4:-}"     # last-resort fallback
+    printf '%s' "$ip"
+}
+
+# Configured (non-empty) domains, one per line.
+localDnsDomains() {
+    local i d
+    for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9; do
+        d="CFG_DOMAIN_${i}"; d="${!d:-}"
+        [[ -n "$d" ]] && printf '%s\n' "$d"
+    done
+}
+
+# Every app host (subdomain.domain) across all apps' Traefik-managed ports —
+# for resolvers without wildcard support (Pi-hole custom.list). Mirrors the
+# per-port host rule: subdomain ""/@/root -> apex, else <subdomain>.<domain>.
+localDnsAppHosts() {
+    local cfg app up d_idx dom portv sub host
+    local -a parts
+    for cfg in "${containers_dir}"*/*.config; do
+        [[ -f "$cfg" ]] || continue
+        app=$(basename "$cfg" .config); up=${app^^}
+        d_idx=$(grep -oE "CFG_${up}_DOMAIN=[0-9]+" "$cfg" | head -1 | cut -d= -f2)
+        [[ -z "$d_idx" ]] && continue
+        dom="CFG_DOMAIN_${d_idx}"; dom="${!dom:-}"
+        [[ -z "$dom" ]] && continue
+        while IFS= read -r portv; do
+            IFS='|' read -ra parts <<< "$portv"
+            [[ "${parts[6]:-}" == "true" ]] || continue          # Traefik-managed only
+            sub="${parts[10]:-}"
+            if [[ "$sub" == "@" || "$sub" == "root" ]]; then
+                host="$dom"                          # apex (explicit only)
+            elif [[ -n "$sub" ]]; then
+                host="${sub}.${dom}"
+            else
+                host="${app}.${dom}"                 # no subdomain set -> app-name default
+            fi
+            printf '%s\n' "$host"
+        done < <(grep -oE "CFG_${up}_PORT_[0-9]+=\"[^\"]*\"" "$cfg" | sed -E 's/^[^"]*"//; s/"$//')
+    done | sort -u
+}
+
+# AdGuard Home: wildcard rewrite per domain (covers every subdomain) + apex,
+# via the REST API. Idempotent (delete-then-add). Admin port discovered at
+# runtime via `docker port`, creds from the saved CFG_ADGUARD_* values.
+localDnsApplyAdguard() {
+    local ip="$1"; shift
+    local user="${CFG_ADGUARD_ADMIN_USER:-admin}"
+    local pass="${CFG_ADGUARD_ADMIN_PASSWORD:-${CFG_ADGUARD_PASSWORD:-}}"
+    local hostport base d entry payload
+    hostport=$(dockerCommandRun "docker port adguard-service 3000/tcp" 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed 's/.*://')
+    if [[ -z "$hostport" ]]; then
+        isNotice "AdGuard admin port not found (running?). Skipping AdGuard rewrites."
+        return 0
+    fi
+    base="http://127.0.0.1:${hostport}"
+    for d in "$@"; do
+        for entry in "*.${d}" "${d}"; do
+            payload="{\"domain\":\"${entry}\",\"answer\":\"${ip}\"}"
+            curl -fsS -u "${user}:${pass}" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+                 -X POST "${base}/control/rewrite/delete" -d "$payload" >/dev/null 2>&1
+            if curl -fsS -u "${user}:${pass}" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+                 -X POST "${base}/control/rewrite/add" -d "$payload" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                isSuccessful "AdGuard rewrite: ${entry} -> ${ip}"
+            else
+                isNotice "AdGuard rewrite for ${entry} not applied (check API URL/creds) — safe to retry."
+            fi
+        done
+    done
+}
+
+# Pi-hole: per-host A records in the mounted, supported custom.list, inside a
+# managed block (no wildcards on Pi-hole; no touching /etc/dnsmasq.d). Reloads
+# via `pihole restartdns`, falling back to a container restart.
+localDnsApplyPihole() {
+    local ip="$1"
+    local list="${containers_dir}pihole/pihole-dnsmasq-unbound/custom.list"   # mounts to /etc/pihole
+    local b="# >>> libreportal-local >>>" e="# <<< libreportal-local <<<"
+    local hosts tmp h n
+    hosts=$(localDnsAppHosts)
+    if [[ -z "$hosts" ]]; then isNotice "No app hosts for Pi-hole — skipping."; return 0; fi
+    tmp=$(sudo mktemp)
+    if [[ -f "$list" ]]; then                       # preserve anything outside our block
+        sudo awk -v b="$b" -v e="$e" '$0==b{skip=1} !skip{print} $0==e{skip=0}' "$list" | sudo tee "$tmp" >/dev/null
+    fi
+    {
+        echo "$b"
+        while IFS= read -r h; do [[ -n "$h" ]] && echo "${ip} ${h}"; done <<< "$hosts"
+        echo "$e"
+    } | sudo tee -a "$tmp" >/dev/null
+    sudo cp "$tmp" "$list"; sudo rm -f "$tmp"
+    n=$(printf '%s\n' "$hosts" | grep -c .)
+    dockerCommandRun "docker exec pihole-service pihole restartdns" >/dev/null 2>&1 || dockerComposeRestart pihole
+    isSuccessful "Pi-hole custom.list updated: ${n} hosts -> ${ip}"
+}
+
+# Orchestrator — call after a domain change or app install.
+setupLocalDnsRewrites() {
+    isHeader "Local (split-horizon) DNS"
+    local ip domains
+    ip=$(localDnsServerIp)
+    [[ -z "$ip" ]] && { isNotice "Could not determine the server LAN IP — skipping local DNS."; return 0; }
+    domains=$(localDnsDomains)
+    [[ -z "$domains" ]] && { isNotice "No domains configured (CFG_DOMAIN_*) — skipping local DNS."; return 0; }
+    isNotice "Server IP ${ip} · domains: $(printf '%s ' $domains)"
+
+    local did=0
+    if [[ "$(dockerCheckAppInstalled "adguard" "docker")" == "installed" ]]; then
+        localDnsApplyAdguard "$ip" $domains; did=1
+    fi
+    if [[ "$(dockerCheckAppInstalled "pihole" "docker")" == "installed" ]]; then
+        localDnsApplyPihole "$ip"; did=1
+    fi
+    [[ "$did" -eq 0 ]] && isNotice "Neither AdGuard nor Pi-hole installed — local DNS skipped."
+}
diff --git a/scripts/source/files/arrays/files_network.sh b/scripts/source/files/arrays/files_network.sh
index 14bebe3..638767e 100755
--- a/scripts/source/files/arrays/files_network.sh
+++ b/scripts/source/files/arrays/files_network.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ network_scripts=(
     "network/display/show_traefik_services.sh"
     "network/dns/setup_dns_ip.sh"
     "network/dns/setup_dns.sh"
+    "network/dns/setup_local_dns.sh"
     "network/firewall/firewall_initial_setup.sh"
     "network/firewall/rules/firewall_clear_rules.sh"
     "network/firewall/rules/firewall_rebuild_from_db.sh"