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Happy #FOSSFriday! Today, we're going to talk about another piece of software that I've used for a few years. Pi-hole.

Pi-hole is a free and open-source DNS sinkhole that helps to block ads and trackers on your network. It works by intercepting DNS requests from your devices and redirecting them to a local server that has been configured to block ads. This can significantly improve the performance and privacy of your network.

Pi-hole is a software application that can be installed on a Raspberry Pi or other compatible device. You can even install it via certain "node" OS platforms like Umbrel. It is very easy to set up and use, and there are many tutorials available online.

To use Pi-hole, you will need to configure your devices to use it as their DNS server. This can be done on most devices by going to the network settings and changing the DNS server to the IP address of your Pi-hole device or by simply configuring your router's LAN's DHCP settings to use the Pi-Hole.

https://pi-hole.net

Keysa - Simplest Bitcoin Edu 2y ago

Thanks Derek, seen it on Umbrel but haven’t looked into it.

A clearly non-tech savvy question: Can you use pi-hole with a VPN?

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armstrys 2y ago

The internet makes it seem like some VPN providers may allow you to specify your own local DNS resolution. Otherwise you might be stuck with alternative solutions. If you’re willing to run a VPS server and use it like a VPN you can do achieve similar outcomes using Tailscale and pihole together.

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Derek Ross 2y ago

it's not easy to do or not easily supported as by default a VPN provider has you using their DNS servers for requests. some VPN providers come with these types of services built in to block trackers and ads though.

₿lack Swan 2y ago

You can, but you would want to be careful. If using a VPN client on a client device (PC / Phone), this would leak DNS queries and make analysis far easier to conduct.

Alternatively, you could configure your router so that all egress traffic traverses the VPN. This would mean that DNS queries to external resolvers would also go out over the VPN link!