I ditched my Pi-hole but still block ads with NextDNS
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Re: I ditched my Pi-hole but still block ads with NextDNS
#2I've just been dumping ad blocking hosts files into /etc/hosts.d/ on my router since long before pi-hole was a thing.
Re: I ditched my Pi-hole but still block ads with NextDNS
#3I've just been dumping ad blocking hosts files into /etc/hosts.d/ on my router since long before pi-hole was a thing.
How do you keep them updated?
Re: I ditched my Pi-hole but still block ads with NextDNS
#4Re: I ditched my Pi-hole but still block ads with NextDNS
#5I've just been dumping ad blocking hosts files into /etc/hosts.d/ on my router since long before pi-hole was a thing.
Works great for PCs, but my pi-hole doubles as a VPN and lets me block ads on my iPhone too.
Re: I ditched my Pi-hole but still block ads with NextDNS
#6Is this a paid article (ad)?
Re: I ditched my Pi-hole but still block ads with NextDNS
#7Is this a paid article (ad)?
No, I just wanted to put everything in the title so it didn't sound like clickbait. I laid out my experience with Pi-hole and why I chose a different service instead
Re: I ditched my Pi-hole but still block ads with NextDNS
#8This is, almost verbatim, my exact same experience. Used pi-hole as an excuse to get a Raspberry Pi. Used it for a long time but got tired of troubleshooting. Discovered NextDNS (from this site), and have been a happy customer since. NextDNS has not been perfect (it looks like they abandoned their app(s)), but it has the added benefit of working outside of my home network.
Re: I ditched my Pi-hole but still block ads with NextDNS
#9Have to say I've never had a single issue with pihole unlike the OP. It's literally been "install and forget" - not a single outage in maybe 3 years of use. When I use the Internet elsewhere I see what a good job it does when I'm at home...