RIripdog·Sep 4, 2026
https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome/releases
Trivial to self-host, and gives you full control of blocking.
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AdguardTeam / AdGuardHome
AdGuardHome
Network-wide ads & trackers blocking DNS server
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If you want an alternative to Pi-hole. I highly recommend AdGuard home. https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardHome. Every thing is way more intuitive and list management is a…
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51 sourcesIt's a self-hosted software under GPL3 license.
https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome
In Stuff a Pi-hole in your router because your browser is about to betray youI have been using AdGuardHome on two raspberry pi nodes and it is the best filter I ever had.
2,320,452 DNS Queries
117,334 Blocked by Filters (5.06%).
Top blocked domains:
eu-mobile.events.data.microsoft.com 45,3543 8.65%
euc-word-telemetry.officeapps.live.com 7,573 6.45%
metrics.icloud.com 6,475 5.52%
4...13.us-east-1.prod.service.minerva.devices.a2z.com 4,351 3.71%
euc-excel-telemetry.officeapps.live.com 4,141 3.53%
https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome
In uBlock Origin Has Been DisabledI've been using AdGuard Home, which does pretty much the same thing, but is slightly better polished, with things like support for DoH and OSs other than Linux.
https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome
In Pi-hole v6You can either set each up yourself, or there are a variety of containers available. A chatbot of your choice can likely guide you through it, since it'll depend on your specific network setup and how exactly you'd like it configured.
AdGuardHome is fairly straightforward: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome?tab=readme-ov-fil...
And here is a nice script to install wireguard: https://github.com/angristan/wireguard-install
And you'll likely need to forward the WireGuard port.
In Ads chew through half of mobile dataIf self-host is your thing, there are blocky [0] or Adguard Home [1].
I self-host DOH using blocky so my Android devices can use it via "Private DNS" that is active on both wifi and cellular.
[0] https://0xerr0r.github.io/blocky/latest/
[1] https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome
[2] https://adguard-dns.io/en/public-dns.html how to configure
In The global surveillance free-for-all in mobile ad dataTry AdGuardHome. https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome
I basically have all my devices use it when I am on my network, and when I am off my network, my Wireguard connection (or Tailscale depending...) uses my home DNS server.
In AdFlushAlso AdGuardhome will use optimistic caching, which is great.
https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome/discussions/4002#...
In Blocky – a DNS proxy and ad-blocker for the local networkLast I checked, AdGuard Home also did this.
https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome
In Go 1.22The main repo is GPLv3: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome
They already have many other commercials products and I guess also the default filter rules are very good because of their experience in the domain.
But I think you can use it completely without the AdGuard servers and use other filter list sources.
In AdGuard Home: Network-wide ad- and tracker-blocking DNS serverYes, it’s really awesome. The split-dns feature has all the options you would imagine.
I thought i would need a second dns server behind it, but i could add all the rules I need right into adguard home. It even supports DoT and DoH upstreams, which is still not a thing with many home routers.
Edit: here are the docs: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome/wiki/Configuratio...
In AdGuard Home: Network-wide ad- and tracker-blocking DNS serverAdGuard Home: Network-wide ad- and tracker-blocking DNS server
310 points · Open discussionHow it compares to let's say AdGuard Home? Seems similar https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome
In Technitium DNS Server: Self host a DNS server for privacy and securitypihole or adguard home[0]
[0]: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome#getting-started
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