DNS
Pi-hole
Pi-hole LLC · SELF-HOSTED · since 2015-06
Network-wide ad blocker that runs on a $35 Raspberry Pi or any Linux box. Blocks at DNS level for every device on your LAN. Pair with Unbound for a full recursive resolver and you can stop using upstream DNS entirely.
Open sourceSelf-hostableMITFree
Pros
- + Free, runs forever on cheap hardware
- + Massive blocklist ecosystem
- + Network-level (works on smart TVs, IoT)
Cons
- − Doesn't follow you off Wi-Fi
- − Block lists need maintenance
- − Single point of failure for LAN DNS
Highlights
- ▸Blocks ads/trackers across all LAN devices
- ▸Web UI with query log
- ▸Pair with Unbound for full recursion
Specs at a glance
- License
- MIT
- Open source
- Yes
- E2EE
- N/A
- Audited
- Not yet
- Self-host
- Yes
- HQ
- self-hosted
- Pricing
- free
- Platforms
- 2 platforms