diff --git a/internal/machine/dns/server.go b/internal/machine/dns/server.go
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+package dns
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/netip"
+)
+
+// Server provides a DNS server for service discovery and proxying to upstream DNS servers.
+type Server struct {
+	store RecordsStore
+}
+
+type RecordsStore interface {
+	Resolve(ctx context.Context, name string) ([]netip.Addr, error)
+}