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igorpecovnik committed Feb 6, 2025
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Pi-hole is a DNS sinkhole with web interface that will block ads for any device on your network.
Pi-hole is a network-wide ad blocker that acts as a DNS (Domain Name System) sinkhole. It works by blocking requests to known ad servers, trackers, and malicious websites across all devices connected to your home network. Here's how it works:

- DNS-Based Filtering: Pi-hole intercepts DNS requests from devices on your network. When a device tries to connect to a website, Pi-hole checks if the website's domain is on a blocklist. If it is, Pi-hole prevents the connection from being made, effectively blocking ads, trackers, and potentially harmful sites.

- Customizable Blocklists: Pi-hole allows you to choose from a variety of community-maintained blocklists or even add your own. These blocklists contain domains known to serve ads, trackers, and other unwanted content.

- Device and Network-Level Protection: Once set up, Pi-hole works across your entire network. This means all devices (smartphones, tablets, computers, smart TVs, etc.) that use your Pi-hole as their DNS server automatically benefit from ad-blocking without needing individual apps or browser extensions.

- Web Interface: Pi-hole offers an intuitive web interface where you can monitor statistics, review blocked domains, and tweak settings like adding custom blocklists or whitelisting certain sites.

- Privacy and Speed: By blocking unwanted content at the DNS level, Pi-hole not only improves browsing speed (since ads are not loaded), but also enhances privacy by preventing tracking scripts from running in the background.

Pi-hole is typically installed on a Armbian minimal, but it can also run on other systems. It's a great way to have ad-blocking and privacy protection across your entire network without needing to install anything on individual devices.
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**Command:**
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The web interface of Pi-hole can be accessed via:

- URL = `http://<your.IP>/admin`
- Password = 'Set / adjust from armbian-config'
- Password is set and adjust from `armbian-config`

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