diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c40a134f..3feef11d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -3,11 +3,6 @@ Network-wide ad blocking via your own Linux hardware

-# Core: Command Line Interface - - - -## Summary The Pi-hole blocks ads via a [DNS sinkhole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNS_Sinkhole), so all your devices are protected without the need to install client-side software. - **Easy-to-install**: our versatile installer walks you through the process, and [takes less than ten minutes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKWjx1AQYgs) @@ -22,6 +17,9 @@ The Pi-hole blocks ads via a [DNS sinkhole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNS_Si - **Free**: open source software which helps ensure _you_ are the sole person in control of your privacy ----- + + + ## One-Step Automated Install 1. Install a [supported operating system](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/hardware-software-requirements/273/1) @@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ The Pi-hole blocks ads via a [DNS sinkhole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNS_Si #### `curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash` ## Alternative Install Methods -[Piping to `bash` can be dangerous](https://pi-hole.net/2016/07/25/curling-and-piping-to-bash/), so we understand the importance of giving people the option to review our code! Our installer is [found here](https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/blob/master/automated%20install/basic-install.sh), if you wish to read it before running. +[Piping to `bash` _can_ be dangerous](https://pi-hole.net/2016/07/25/curling-and-piping-to-bash/), so we understand the importance of giving people the option to review our code! Our installer is [found here](https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/blob/master/automated%20install/basic-install.sh), if you wish to read it before running. You can install Pi-hole via one of the two alternative methods: @@ -58,15 +56,15 @@ As a last resort, you can always manually set each device to use Pi-hole as thei ----- ## Pi-hole is free, but powered by your support -There are many reoccuring costs involved with maintaining free, open source and privacy respecting software; expenses which [our volunteers](https://github.com/orgs/pi-hole/people) pitch in to cover out-of-pocket. This is just one example of how strongly we feel about our software, as well as the importance of keeping it maintained. +There are many reoccurring costs involved with maintaining free, open source, and privacy-respecting software; expenses which [our volunteers](https://github.com/orgs/pi-hole/people) pitch in to cover out-of-pocket. This is just one example of how strongly we feel about our software, as well as the importance of keeping it maintained. Make no mistake: **your support is absolutely vital to help keep us innovating!** ### Donations -Sending a donation using our links below is **extremely helpful** in offset a portion of our monthly costs: +Sending a donation using our links below is **extremely helpful** in offsetting a portion of our monthly expenses: - ![Paypal](https://assets.pi-hole.net/static/paypal.png) [Donate via PayPal](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=3J2L3Z4DHW9UY) -- ![Bitcoin](https://assets.pi-hole.net/static/Bitcoin.png) Bitcoin Address: 1GKnevUnVaQM2pQieMyeHkpr8DXfkpfAtL +- ![Bitcoin](https://assets.pi-hole.net/static/Bitcoin.png) 1GKnevUnVaQM2pQieMyeHkpr8DXfkpfAtL ### Alternative support If you'd rather not donate (_which is okay!_), there are other ways you can help support us: @@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ If you'd rather not donate (_which is okay!_), there are other ways you can help - Spreading the word about our software, and how you have benefited from it ### Contributing via GitHub -We welcome everyone to contribute to issue reports, suggest new features and create pull requests. +We welcome _everyone_ to contribute to issue reports, suggest new features, and create pull requests. If you have something to add - anything from a typo through to a whole new feature, we're happy to check it out! Just make sure to fill out our template when submitting your request; the questions that it asks will help the volunteers quickly understand what you're aiming to achieve. @@ -102,7 +100,7 @@ Word-of-mouth continues to help our project grow immensely, and we'd like to hel ----- -## Features +## Breakdown Of Features ### The Command Line Interface The `pihole` command has all the functionality necessary to be able to fully administer the Pi-hole. @@ -112,7 +110,7 @@ Some of the features include: * [Whitelisting, Blacklisting and Wildcards](https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/wiki/Core-Function-Breakdown#whitelisting-blacklisting-and-wildcards) * [Debugging utility](https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/wiki/Core-Function-Breakdown#debugger) * [Viewing the live log file](https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/wiki/Core-Function-Breakdown#tail) -* [Real-time Statistics via `ssh`](https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/wiki/Core-Function-Breakdown#chronometer) or [your TFT LCD screen](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00ID39LM4/pihole09-20) +* [Real-time Statistics via `ssh`](https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/wiki/Core-Function-Breakdown#chronometer) or [your TFT LCD screen](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HN0LL2A/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=pihole09-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01HN0LL2A&linkId=fb33e9efb10c1daba0dd1dd9fea72b1a) * [Updating Ad Lists](https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/wiki/Core-Function-Breakdown#gravity) * [Querying Ad Lists for matching domains](https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/wiki/Core-Function-Breakdown#query) * [Enabling and Disabling Pi-hole](https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/wiki/Core-Function-Breakdown#enable--disable) @@ -132,9 +130,9 @@ There are several ways to [access the dashboard](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t 3. `http://pi.hole/` (when using Pi-hole as your DNS server) ## The Faster-Than-Light Engine -The [FTL Engine](https://github.com/pi-hole/FTL) is a lightweight purpose-built daemon used to provide statistics needed for the Web Interface, and its API can be easily intergrated into your own projects. As the name implies, FTL does this all *very quickly*! +The [FTL Engine](https://github.com/pi-hole/FTL) is a lightweight, purpose-built daemon used to provide statistics needed for the Web Interface, and its API can be easily integrated into your own projects. As the name implies, FTL does this all *very quickly*! -Some of the statistics you can intergrate include: +Some of the statistics you can integrate include: * Total number of domains being blocked * Total number of DNS queries today * Total number of ads blocked today @@ -148,8 +146,8 @@ The API can be accessed via [`telnet`](https://github.com/pi-hole/FTL), the Web ----- -## Technical Details -To summarize into a short sentence, the Pi-hole is an **advertising-aware DNS/Web server**. While quite outdated at this point, [this original blog post about Pi-hole](https://jacobsalmela.com/2015/06/16/block-millions-ads-network-wide-with-a-raspberry-pi-hole-2-0/) goes into **great detail** about how it was setup and how it works. Syntactically, it's no longer accurate, but the same basic principles and logic still apply to Pi-hole's current state. +## The Origin Of Pi-hole +While quite outdated at this point, [this original blog post about Pi-hole](https://jacobsalmela.com/2015/06/16/block-millions-ads-network-wide-with-a-raspberry-pi-hole-2-0/) goes into **great detail** about how Pi-hole was originally setup and how it works. Syntactically, it's no longer accurate, but the same basic principles and logic still apply to Pi-hole's current state. ----- @@ -189,3 +187,4 @@ To summarize into a short sentence, the Pi-hole is an **advertising-aware DNS/We - [Adafruit: Raspberry Pi Quick Look at Pi Hole ad blocking server with Tony D](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg4u2j1HYlI) - [Devacron: OrangePi Zero as an Ad-Block server with Pi-Hole](http://www.devacron.com/orangepi-zero-as-an-ad-block-server-with-pi-hole/) - [CryptoAUSTRALIA Blog: How We Tried 5 Privacy Focused Raspberry Pi Projects](https://blog.cryptoaustralia.org.au/2017/10/05/5-privacy-focused-raspberry-pi-projects/) +- [CryptoAUSTRALIA Pi-hole Workshop](https://blog.cryptoaustralia.org.au/2017/11/02/pi-hole-network-wide-ad-blocker/)