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Orbital Sync

Orbital Sync is an archived, Docker-based tool that synchronizes multiple Pi-hole instances for high availability by automating Pi-hole's teleporter backup…

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Orbital Sync is an archived, Docker-based tool that synchronizes multiple Pi-hole instances for high availability by automating Pi-hole's teleporter backup and restore between primary and secondary instances, helping homelab admins maintain redundant DNS and ad-blocking without manually copying lists.

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)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

26/100 Low

Maintained
0GitHub repository is archived
Popular
60961 GitHub stars
Easy to install
351 install platform, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 11 days ago

GitHub stars
961
Open issues
44
Last commit
2025-03-31
Latest release
v1.8.4
License
MIT
Activity
stale

Checked 5 days ago - source: GitHub (mattwebbio/orbital-sync)

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 14 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Archived status Orbital Sync was archived on March 31, 2025, so it is no longer actively maintained. Check the archived announcement before deploying. source
  • No web UI Orbital Sync has no web interface. Configure it with Docker Compose environment variables for the primary and secondary Pi-hole hosts. source
  • Archived setup docs Setup instructions remain available in the archived CONFIG.md file for reference, but the project is no longer maintained. source

Fetched 4 days ago - each note links to its source

Alternatives

No alternatives collected yet.

Common questions

How is Orbital Sync configured if it has no web UI?

Orbital Sync has no web interface. You configure it with Docker Compose environment variables for the primary and secondary Pi-hole hosts.

What should I expect if Orbital Sync connects to both Pi-holes but the second one still has no backup?

A user reported that it can log into both Pi-holes, fail to upload the backup to the second Pi-hole, and present no errors.

Which files preserve the original configuration documentation after archival?

The archived repository points to the previous README and configuration instructions for archival purposes.

What did the author say about Gravity Sync when introducing Orbital Sync?

The author introduced Orbital Sync as a new approach to synchronizing Pi-hole instances and noted problems the author had with Gravity Sync.

Answers sourced from deepwiki.com, github.com, www.reddit.com, www.reddit.com

Community

Collected 13 days ago - public community threads