pi-hole/README.md

# Automated Install

1. Install Raspbian 
2. Set a **static** IP address
3. Run the command below

```curl -L install.pi-hole.net | bash```

Once installed, **configure any device to use the Raspberry Pi as its DNS server and the ads will be blocked**.  You can also configure your router's DHCP options to assign the Pi as clients DNS server so they do not need to do it manually.  

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# Raspberry Pi Ad Blocker 
**A black hole for ads, hence Pi-hole**

![Pi-hole](http://i.imgur.com/wd5ltCU.png)

The Pi-hole is a DNS/Web server that will **block ads for any device on your network**.

## Coverage

### Security Now! Podcast
Pi-hole is mentioned at 100 minutes and 26 seconds (the link brings you right there)
[![Pi-hole on Security Now!](http://img.youtube.com/vi/p7-osq_y8i8/0.jpg)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7-osq_y8i8&t=100m26s)

### Tech Blogs

Featured on [MakeUseOf](http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/adblock-everywhere-raspberry-pi-hole-way/) and [Lifehacker](http://lifehacker.com/turn-a-raspberry-pi-into-an-ad-blocker-with-a-single-co-1686093533)!

## Technical Details

A more detailed explanation of the installation can be found [here](http://jacobsalmela.com/block-millions-ads-network-wide-with-a-raspberry-pi-hole-2-0).

## Gravity
The [gravity.sh](https://github.com/jacobsalmela/pi-hole/blob/master/gravity.sh) does most of the magic.  The script pulls in ad domains from many sources and compiles them into a single list of [over 1.6 million entries](http://jacobsalmela.com/block-millions-ads-network-wide-with-a-raspberry-pi-hole-2-0).

## Whitelist and blacklist
You can add a `whitelist.txt` or `blacklist.txt` in `/etc/pihole/` and the script will apply those files automatically.

## Web Interface
The [Web interface](https://github.com/jacobsalmela/AdminLTE#pi-hole-admin-dashboard) will be installed automatically so you can view stats and change settings.  You can find it at:

`http://192.168.1.x/admin/index.php`

![Web](http://i.imgur.com/m114SCn.png)

##  Custom Config File
If you want to use your own variables for the gravity script (i.e. storing the files in a different location) and don't want to have to change them every time there is an update to the script, create a file called `/etc/pihole/pihole.conf`. In it, you should add your own variables in a similar fashion as shown below:

```
origin=/var/run/pihole
adList=/etc/dnsmasq.d/adList
```

See [this PR](https://github.com/jacobsalmela/pi-hole/pull/20) for more details.

### How It Works
A technical and detailed description can be found [here](http://jacobsalmela.com/block-millions-ads-network-wide-with-a-raspberry-pi-hole-2-0)!

## Other Operating Systems
This script will work for other UNIX-like systems with some slight **modifications**.  As long as you can install `dnsmasq` and a Webserver, it should work OK.  The automated install only works for a clean install of Raspiban right now since that is how the project originated.

### Examples Of The Pi-hole On Other Operating Systems
- [Sky-Hole](http://dlaa.me/blog/post/skyhole)

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