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Maza – Like Pi-hole but local and using your operating system

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Re: Maza – Like Pi-hole but local and using your operating system

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Post by woadwarrior01 »

donclark wrote: post #59
jlkuester7 wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I recently spent a bunch of time comparing NextDNS vs PiHole. The reality is their features-sets are pretty close, but I eventually settled on NextDNS and here were some of my takeaways: NextDNS Pros: * Can use NextDNS on any network (thanks to their apps or just regular DNS-over-HTTP/TLS). * (Could get similar functionality on PiHole with a remote hosted PiHole + VPN, but much more complex to setup) * NextDNS allows…

Another PiHole pro is that it can work for every device in your house (if you set it up that way).

You could also setup PiVPN[1] on the same Raspberry Pi running Pi-hole with Wireguard and setup all your mobile devices to automatically connect back home when they're off the home wifi.I've had this setup running for a couple of months now and couldn't be happier with it.

[1]: https://github.com/pivpn/pivpn

Re: Maza – Like Pi-hole but local and using your operating system

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Post by lonelappde »

huhtenberg wrote: post #36
swinglock wrote: post #29

Who is this for, what's the point? If you're using a computer on which installing this software is an alternative, you can install a web browser with an ad blocker, which performs much better than DNS based filters. If you're not using such a computer, Pi-Hole proves DNS filtering and this software doesn't. What's the use-case between these two that isn't already covered?

Just for the sake of argument - to block trackers that are built into other software, eg. chat clients and some such.

Pi-hole already does that. You can run pi-hole on your local OS with Docker. It's 5 minutes to install.

Re: Maza – Like Pi-hole but local and using your operating system

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Post by dmclamb »

I use pihole for my entire home network as primary DNS and opendns for secondary (long time user of opendns, since before Cisco bought it). I also have VPN setup for remote access (esp. for mobile). I use ublock origin at the browser level.

These are layers of protection from undesired content (ads, malware, porn, etc.). If one fails, hopefully the next layer will provide desired protection.

I have kids approaching teen years. There is no magic bullet, and we still monitor and limit their screen time.

How would you improve this setup? Just curious.

Re: Maza – Like Pi-hole but local and using your operating system

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Post by justanotherhn »

dmclamb wrote: post #74

I use pihole for my entire home network as primary DNS and opendns for secondary (long time user of opendns, since before Cisco bought it). I also have VPN setup for remote access (esp. for mobile). I use ublock origin at the browser level. These are layers of protection from undesired content (ads, malware, porn, etc.). If one fails, hopefully the next layer will provide desired protection. I have kids approaching t…

Are you trying to shield your teenage kids from seeing porn by accident or actively seeking it out? If it's the later you've already lost - presumably they have 4G.

Re: Maza – Like Pi-hole but local and using your operating system

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Post by alpaca128 »

amelius wrote: post #55

The point of Pi-Hole is that you can't hack it that easily compared to software installed on your local computer.

How is it supposed to be harder to hack? I thought the main point is to have the blocking enabled in the whole network, including devices like smartphones.

Re: Maza – Like Pi-hole but local and using your operating system

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Post by angott »

philliphaydon wrote: post #49
weego wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've been a user since it was first mentioned on HN and the major issue at the moment is the performance. I often have to turn it off to get sites to resolve at all, otherwise chrome hangs indefinitely. Having said that it's free (beta) right now so that's a statement of fact and by no means a complaint

I saw someone mention NextDNS on HN about 2 months and decided to try it. The only issue's I've had is: 1. Epic Game Store was blocked - not an issue now as I uninstalled it and bought Borderlands 3 on steam. Now EGS is blocked again. 2. Adverts display in Google now that I don't have an ad-block, but it prevents me clicking them so I'm not fussed. 3. raygun.io is blocked - not sure why as it doesn't track any inform…

You can solve issue #3 by whitelisting that hostname in the NextDNS dashboard.

Re: Maza – Like Pi-hole but local and using your operating system

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Post by philliphaydon »

angott wrote: post #77
philliphaydon wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I saw someone mention NextDNS on HN about 2 months and decided to try it. The only issue's I've had is: 1. Epic Game Store was blocked - not an issue now as I uninstalled it and bought Borderlands 3 on steam. Now EGS is blocked again. 2. Adverts display in Google now that I don't have an ad-block, but it prevents me clicking them so I'm not fussed. 3. raygun.io is blocked - not sure why as it doesn't track any inform…

You can solve issue #3 by whitelisting that hostname in the NextDNS dashboard.

Yup. Did that. The service is crazy simple to use and so effective. I wish there was an option to start paying now.

Re: Maza – Like Pi-hole but local and using your operating system

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Post by XelNika »

lonelappde wrote: post #73

Oh, this is a wrapper for running dnsmasq. It's lighter weight than pihole but less user firendly. Not sure why the readme tries to obscure that. https://github.com/tanrax/maza-ad-blocking/blob/master/maza

> Not sure why the readme tries to obscure that.

I don't think it does, dnsmasq is optional. It does configure dnsmasq regardless, but that configuration only applies if you install and enable dnsmasq. As far as I can see, the script does none of that nor does it change /etc/resolv.conf. The readme is very clear about needing dnsmasq for wildcard blocking.

The script also modifies the host file which will apply regardless.

Re: Maza – Like Pi-hole but local and using your operating system

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Post by XelNika »

wp381640 wrote: post #57

I have a docker-compose.yml locally with: dnsmasq -> pihole -> stubby The first dnsmasq is for local .test domains for dev. Works well for when i'm not on one of my networks.

Why not configure your local .test domains in your Pi-hole? That's also dnsmasq, you can use the same configuration options.
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