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 If you have a Corefile without a port number specified it will, by default, use port 53, but you
 can override the port with the `-dns.port` flag:
 
-~~~ txt
-.: {
-    proxy . 8.8.8.8:53
-    log stdout
-}
-~~~
-
 `./coredns -dns.port 1053`, runs the server on port 1053.
 
 Start a simple proxy, you'll need to be root to start listening on port 53.