I've got a home lab server and I can run my own DNS. I already have a pi-hole and I wanted to make a resolver also. Anyone got any setup tips?

my goal is to have a local DNS in case of DNS fuckery.

For instance - a resolver will only go to root servers, but are they likely to remain intact?

(points to tin foil hat and nods knowingly)

-edit for clarification

pi-hole with unbound is cool, and I'm considering that, but at the moment looking at DNS on windows server as a resolver not a forwarder.