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docker-pi-hole

The official Pi-hole Docker image from pi-hole.net

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The official Pi-hole Docker image from pi-hole.net

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I use WireGuard on my router (ER-L) and Pi-Hole on the router as well, with a primary DNS on my Synology which uses Pi-Hole's Docker image [1]. Docker runs on Raspberry Pi, so…

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2019	2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	3	1	2
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What Hacker News says

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ndsipa_pomu·Mar 9, 2025

My setup is on a nanopi running FriendlyWRT/OpenWRT with Docker installed. PiHole is easy to run from docker - have a look at https://github.com/pi-hole/docker-pi-hole/

In Stuff a Pi-hole in your router because your browser is about to betray you

FeistySkink·Jan 6, 2023

Pi-hole runs just fine in Docker [1]. You don't need a Pi to run it. [1]. https://github.com/pi-hole/docker-pi-hole/

In Ask HN: What's on your home server?

hoherd·Nov 29, 2022

I firmly agree, but would make an even more specific recommendation to use the docker-compose setup so that redeploying the same customizations is easy. I do this on two different hosts so I have redundant DNS, and it's been working great for several years. https://github.com/pi-hole/docker-pi-hole/blob/62ca934d07/ex...

In An extensive tutorial on how to setup a Pi-Hole

tkuraku·Nov 29, 2022

I think the best way to set pihole up is to use the docker image, https://github.com/pi-hole/docker-pi-hole/. run it on a pi or any other computer with docker. Upgrades are painless.

In An extensive tutorial on how to setup a Pi-Hole

makeworld·Oct 29, 2021Submission

Docker Pi-Hole

1 points · Open discussion

x87678r·Dec 5, 2020

I dont know much about macs, but googling this looks like it should work for you. https://pawelurbanek.com/pihole-local-computer, though I'd try to use the official compose instead of his version on github. https://github.com/pi-hole/docker-pi-hole

In 72% of smart TVs and 46% of game consoles hardcode DNS settings

hendry·May 11, 2020

Docker image broke for sometime back and its one of the projects that doesn't fix bugs before implementing new features: https://github.com/pi-hole/docker-pi-hole/issues/559 Good luck guys!

In Pi-hole 5.0

thecureforzits·May 11, 2020

FWIW, pihole is not tied to any particular hardware. For example: https://github.com/pi-hole/docker-pi-hole

In Pi-hole 5.0

drKarl·Feb 5, 2020

You can use some of those crowdsourced lists of hosts files to ban trackers, ad networks, and the like, i.e. https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts or https://github.com/notracking/hosts-blocklists, you can use pi-hole even as a docker container https://github.com/pi-hole/docker-pi-hole or install it in your router. You can use privacy plugins and extensions for browsers, like umatrix, etc. You can use Tails, which uses 2 VMs. You can use a VPN service (that's controversial since you then put your trust on the VPN provider), or roll your own with something like algo from trailofbits, or streisand. You can combine multiple VPNs an/or Tor, with VMs. Mirimir wrote some articles on that setup. If you want to go full in you can use QubesOS, although now Joanna Rutkowska left the team. I'm sure there are other options...

In Ask HN: How to take your privacy back?

djhworld·Jun 24, 2019

I've been using the docker version of pihole for a few years now https://github.com/pi-hole/docker-pi-hole It made the setup process really very simple for me

In Ask HN: What do you do with your Raspberry Pi?

jachee·May 30, 2019

You don't even have to dedicate a pi to it. If you've got Docker, you can run it in a container: https://github.com/pi-hole/docker-pi-hole

In Google to restrict modern ad blocking Chrome extensions to enterprise users

bjoko·Jan 7, 2019Submission

Pi-hole in a docker container

2 points · Open discussion

Fnoord·Dec 31, 2018Recommendation phrase

I use WireGuard on my router (ER-L) and Pi-Hole on the router as well, with a primary DNS on my Synology which uses Pi-Hole's Docker image [1]. Docker runs on Raspberry Pi, so I recommend you look into that route. Jessfraz wrote a howto on running WireGuard in Docker [2] [1] https://github.com/pi-hole/docker-pi-hole [2] https://blog.jessfraz.com/post/installing-and-using-wireguar...

In AdGuard DNS: A Privacy-Oriented DNS Server