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Pihole-DoT-DoH

A Docker image of Pi-hole bundled with DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS clients, so homelab users can keep ad blocking without sending their DNS queries in…

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A Docker image of Pi-hole bundled with DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS clients, so homelab users can keep ad blocking without sending their DNS queries in plain text.

Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

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Resources & Compatibility

Minimum requirements: 512 MB RAM, 2 GB disk. ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is not supported.

Checked today - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Have your Pi-hole address and password Put your Pi-hole web address (like https://pi.hole/) and admin password into the client. Without both, the app cannot talk to Pi-hole and every command will fail. source
  • Use the normal pip install Run pip install pihole6api instead of cloning the code, because that installs the finished package for daily use. The source/editable steps are for developers and can add avoidable setup problems. source
  • Close the client when finished Call client.close_session() when your script is done. This releases the open connection to Pi-hole, which can otherwise stay open and waste resources. source

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Alternatives (12)

  • AdAway - An ad blocker that uses the hosts file.
  • AdGuard - AdGuard is the best way to get rid of intrusive ads and online tracking, and to protect your computer from malware.
  • AdGuard Home - AdGuard Home is a self-hosted DNS server that blocks ads and trackers across your entire home network by re-routing tracking domains to a b…
  • Blokada - Blokada is the popular ad blocker and privacy app for Android and iOS.
  • Control D - Control D is a modern and customizable DNS service that blocks threats, unwanted content and ads - on all devices.
  • NextDNS - NextDNS protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps and provides a safe and supervised…
  • OpenSnitch - Firewall for Linux providing interactive outbound filtering, blocking ads and malware domains, configurable via GUI, with centralized node…
  • Portmaster - Free and open-source tool that monitors all network activity, blocks unwanted connections, uses filter lists for ads and malware, enforces…
  • Privoxy - Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data and HTTP headers, co…
  • RethinkDNS - An OpenSnitch-inspired firewall and network monitor + a pi-hole-inspired DNS over HTTPS client with blocklists.
  • Technitium DNS Server - Technitium DNS Server is an open source tool that can be used as a personal local DNS server for privacy & security.
  • simplewall - Simple tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) which can configure network activity on your computer.

Checked today - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

How can I self-diagnose a Pi-hole installation?

Use the diagnostic script to run tests against the software. It provides links to FAQ articles when a problem is detected.

How can I point Pi-hole to a local DoT or DoH upstream on a non-standard port?

Configure the DoT/DoH package for an alternative port, such as 53053, after consulting its documentation. Then point Pi-hole's Upstream DNS Servers to the local DoT/DoH endpoint.

What do the odd random character queries in Pi-hole query logs look like?

They appear as three queries containing only random strings, sometimes with the local domain suffix.

What warning does an iPhone show when it detects encrypted DNS traffic being blocked?

It says the network is blocking encrypted DNS traffic. It also warns that names of websites and other servers your device accesses may be monitored and recorded by other devices on the network.

Answers sourced from discourse.pi-hole.net, discourse.pi-hole.net, docs.pi-hole.net, www.reddit.com

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