SDsdwisely·Dec 31, 2018
it doesn't seem like they have mentioned it but this is an alternative to their existing self-hosted dns solution.
https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome
In AdGuard DNS: A Privacy-Oriented DNS ServerAdguardTeam
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AdGuardHome
Network-wide ads & trackers blocking DNS server
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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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3 sourcesYou might want to checkout AdGuard Home if you want to run it on your own server or in your own network:
https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome
Notable differences between it and Pi-Hole:
1. Easy to set up and use. It's just a single binary, everything you need is inside.
2. Supports every DNS encryption protocol out-of-the-box: DNS-over-HTTPS, DNS-over-TLS, DNSCrypt.
3. Can run on any platform (even on Windows since today).
In AdGuard DNS: A Privacy-Oriented DNS ServerHere is a short FAQ
1. Where is the code?
Here it is:
https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome
2. Pi-hole?
Pi-hole is awesome! Actually, before AdGuard Home launch it was the only viable option. Now you have a choice.
Also, we named this version "0.9" for a reason. It is just the beginning, and a lot of new features are going to be implemented in the nearest future.
Notable features/differences of the current version:
* AdGuard Home has the same software under the hood as we use for our public AdGuard DNS servers (which are quite popular) so it is ready for the heavy load.
* Simple UI, configure malware/phishing blocking, blocking adult websites or enforcing safe search, all in a couple of clicks.
* It understands adblock rules syntax, so you don't need 10k lines hosts files to block doubleclick subdomains.
* It shows you some metadata
Read the rest
about domains, and it's quite interesting to see who really tracks you.
* AdGuard is built on modern tech and written entirely in golang, which makes the further development easier. It is not a set of different tools (like pi-hole), but a single binary - easy to deploy and manage, and it can be compiled for whatever platform you want.
3. Future plans?
It always annoyed me in pi-hole that setting it up as I wish required time and considerable technical expertise. You cannot get a private VPN+pi-hole in one click.
What I want is a simple and easy-to-configure software (or even hardware) that will cover all the basic needs including easy deploy and configuration and one-click set up of a private VPN to use on your mobile devices.
Ideally, in some not-very-distant future, I want my mom to use AG Home, but I can't tell her "hey mom, get an RPi and read this manual about configuring AG Home." I want to be able to give her a device, and say "plug it in and voila" :)