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Re: Pi-hole 5.0

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Post by matt-attack »

fomine3 wrote: post #140

I prefer blocking ads by browser extension for PC/iOS and device local MiTM solution (like AdGuard) for Android because these solutions can block more precisely and easier to unblock things permanently or temporary, compared to DNS server solution like Pi-hole or NextDNS. Why choose DNS solution? I suspect the reasons are maybe like for lower resource usage (especially for smartphones), works for smart device like TV…

Content Blockers only work in Safari. There are a host of other apps that I use that are susceptible to ads and tracking. (e.g. Apple News, Apollo (reddit app), hacker news apps, etc. )

Re: Pi-hole 5.0

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Post by neurostimulant »

sneak wrote: post #106
neurostimulant wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Too bad in my country all ISPs are required by the government to intercept (or block) all dns requests except their own dns server to block any domain listed in the national domain blocklist database. DNS on port other than 53 is still working though, so I have set up my pihole to use an upstream dns server that accept connection on a higher port and a cloudflare DoH server as a fallback (not sure why but DoH is real…

Out of curiosity, which country is that (if you're comfortable sharing)? That's a surprising policy I'd not heard of before.

Indonesia. The blocklist mostly contains porn sites, but the government often use it to force foreign companies to comply with their requests (e.g. putting whatsapp on the block list until they comply with the new censorship rule, etc), and also used to censor any websites that offend the government (mostly communist and anti-islamist sites). Even websites that remotely contains nsfw contents end up getting blocked. Reddit and Vimeo is still blocked, tumblr was blocked (until they banned nsfw content recently), and most surprisingly, readthedocs.org was blocked for quite a while before (I'm not even sure why it was blocked in the first place).

The block list database can be accessed here, you can query a domain to see if they're blocked in Indonesia: https://trustpositif.kominfo.go.id/

Re: Pi-hole 5.0

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Post by 411111111111111 »

Waterluvian wrote: post #109
pfundstein wrote: post #102

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Why not use a client based content filter such as uBlock Origin?

Also maybe they use their phone and many combinations of PhoneType + BrowserType don't support the same quality of adblocking as PiHole.

Mobile Firefox Supports ublock Origin nowadays.

I'd encourage anyone to try that out

Re: Pi-hole 5.0

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Post by jereees »

matt-attack wrote: post #141
fomine3 wrote: post #140

I prefer blocking ads by browser extension for PC/iOS and device local MiTM solution (like AdGuard) for Android because these solutions can block more precisely and easier to unblock things permanently or temporary, compared to DNS server solution like Pi-hole or NextDNS. Why choose DNS solution? I suspect the reasons are maybe like for lower resource usage (especially for smartphones), works for smart device like TV…

Content Blockers only work in Safari. There are a host of other apps that I use that are susceptible to ads and tracking. (e.g. Apple News, Apollo (reddit app), hacker news apps, etc. )

MiTM solutions work for other apps too.

Re: Pi-hole 5.0

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Post by croon »

surround wrote: post #3

Pi-hole is very easy to set up, and it works so well you can basically forget about it from that point on. Blocking ads is nice, but it’s also a huge boon for privacy. I run uBlock origin on all my browsers, but Pi-hole still blocks 30-50% of requests on my network. It’s also really nice to be able to glance at the logs and get an idea of what’s going on on your network, or if there’s any unusual activity. I’m especi…

It was really easy to set-up, but on first day it actually broke an Android TV-app on default settings (meaning it blocked some call that stopped the app from loading through).

Ironically, after disabling it for a minute and then loading through the app, it didn't block the video ads (not rendered into the video).

YMMV of course, but it wasn't usable for me since everyone in the household needs to understand/solve any issues.

Re: Pi-hole 5.0

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Post by meitham »

411111111111111 wrote: post #143
Waterluvian wrote: post #109

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also maybe they use their phone and many combinations of PhoneType + BrowserType don't support the same quality of adblocking as PiHole.

Mobile Firefox Supports ublock Origin nowadays. I'd encourage anyone to try that out

On iOS too?

Re: Pi-hole 5.0

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Post by 8589934591 »

Can someone please explain how exactly does this work? So I have an ubuntu system. Is it ok to just install it in my local system alone and use it? Or should I be doing something to connect to a modem or something? I currently use my phone as the hotspot for my computer.

If I install it say in a remote server in digital ocean, how can I use my phone/computer to use pi hole?

Still a noob when it comes to networking so any help is appreciated thanks :)

Re: Pi-hole 5.0

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Post by dnzm »

GekkePrutser wrote: post #132
domoritz wrote: post #49

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I just noticed that the home assistant addon has been deprecated: https://github.com/hassio-addons/addon-pi-hole . I hope that it comes back eventually.

They recommend the AdGuard Home one now... That's why they have replaced it. I also don't like it as AdGuard is a commercial company, and I have zero need for the added features like parental control. But I don't really care, I run all the dockers that have nothing to do with home assistant outside of hassio anyway.

To be fair, AdGuard Home is an open source project under GPL, so there's that.
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