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# Automated Install
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#### Designed For Raspberry Pi B, B+, 2,
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##### and Zero (with an Ethernet adapter)
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##### Designed For Raspberry Pi B, B+, 2, and Zero (with an Ethernet adapter)
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1. Install Raspbian
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2. Run the command below
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### ```curl -L install.pi-hole.net | bash```
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Once installed, [configure your router to have **DHCP clients use the Pi as their DNS server**](http://pi-hole.net/faq/can-i-set-the-pi-hole-to-be-the-dns-server-at-my-router-so-i-dont-have-to-change-settings-for-my-devices/) and then any device that connects to your network will have ads blocked without any further configuration. Alternatively, you can manually set each device to [use the Raspberry Pi as its DNS server](http://pi-hole.net/faq/how-do-i-use-the-pi-hole-as-my-dns-server/).
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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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## Pi-hole Is Free, But Powered By Your Donations
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[](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=3J2L3Z4DHW9UY "Donate")
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[](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=3J2L3Z4DHW9UY "Donate")
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# How Does It Work?
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## How Does It Work?
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**Watch the 60-second video below to get a quick overview**
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[](https://vimeo.com/135965232)
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[](https://vimeo.com/135965232)
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## Video Coverage
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## Pi-hole Projects
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- [Sky-Hole](http://dlaa.me/blog/post/skyhole)
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- [Pi-hole in the Cloud!](http://blog.codybunch.com/2015/07/28/Pi-Hole-in-the-cloud/)
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- [unRaid-hole](https://github.com/spants/unraidtemplates/blob/master/Spants/unRaid-hole.xml#L13)--[Repo and more info](http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=c0eae3e5ef7e521f7866034a3336489d&topic=38486.0)
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- [Pi-hole on/off button](http://thetimmy.silvernight.org/pages/endisbutton/)
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### TekThing
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Pi-hole is mentioned at the two minute mark
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[](https://youtu.be/8Co59HU2gY0?t=2m)
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### Security Now! Podcast
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Pi-hole is mentioned at 100 minutes and 26 seconds (the link brings you right there)
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[](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7-osq_y8i8&t=100m26s)
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### Tech Blogs
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Pi-hole has been written about on:
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- [Medium](https://medium.com/@robleathern/block-ads-on-all-home-devices-for-53-18-a5f1ec139693#.gj1xpgr5d)
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- [MakeUseOf](http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/adblock-everywhere-raspberry-pi-hole-way/)
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- [Lifehacker](http://lifehacker.com/turn-a-raspberry-pi-into-an-ad-blocker-with-a-single-co-1686093533)!
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## Coverage
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- [Medium: Block All Ads For $53](https://medium.com/@robleathern/block-ads-on-all-home-devices-for-53-18-a5f1ec139693#.gj1xpgr5d)
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- [MakeUseOf: Adblock Everywhere, The Pi-hole Way](http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/adblock-everywhere-raspberry-pi-hole-way/)
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- [Lifehacker: Turn Your Pi Into An Ad Blocker With A Single Command](http://lifehacker.com/turn-a-raspberry-pi-into-an-ad-blocker-with-a-single-co-1686093533)!
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- [Pi-hole on TekThing](https://youtu.be/8Co59HU2gY0?t=2m)
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- [Pi-hole on Security Now! Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7-osq_y8i8&t=100m26s)
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## Partnering With Optimal.com
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Pi-hole will be teaming up with [Rob Leathern's subscription service to avoid ads](https://medium.com/@robleathern/block-ads-on-all-home-devices-for-53-18-a5f1ec139693#.gj1xpgr5d). This service is unique and will help content-creators and publishers [still make money from visitors who are using an ad ablocker](http://techcrunch.com/2015/12/17/the-new-optimal/).
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## Technical Details
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The Pi-hole is an **advertising-aware DNS/Web server**. If an ad domain is queried, a small Web page or GIF is delivered in place of the advertisement.
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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).
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## Gravity
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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).
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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) (if you decide to use the [mahakala list](https://github.com/jacobsalmela/pi-hole/commit/963eacfe0537a7abddf30441c754c67ca1e40965)).
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## Whitelist and blacklist
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You can add a `whitelist.txt` or `blacklist.txt` in `/etc/pihole/` and the script will apply those files automatically.
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You can add a `whitelist.txt` or `blacklist.txt` in `/etc/pihole/` and the script will apply those files automatically. Put one domain per line.
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## Web Interface
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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:
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## Custom Config File
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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:
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```
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piholeDir=/var/run/pihole
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adList=/etc/dnsmasq.d/adList
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```
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See the [Wiki](https://github.com/jacobsalmela/pi-hole/wiki/Customization) entry for more details.
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### How It Works
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A technical and detailed description can be found [here](http://jacobsalmela.com/block-millions-ads-network-wide-with-a-raspberry-pi-hole-2-0)!
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## Help
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- See the [Wiki](https://github.com/jacobsalmela/pi-hole/wiki/Customization) entry for more details
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- There is also an [FAQ section on pi-hole.net](http://pi-hole.net)
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## Other Operating Systems
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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.
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### Examples Of The Pi-hole On Other Operating Systems
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- [Sky-Hole](http://dlaa.me/blog/post/skyhole)
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- [Pi-hole in the Cloud!](http://blog.codybunch.com/2015/07/28/Pi-Hole-in-the-cloud/)
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- [unRaid-hole](https://github.com/spants/unraidtemplates/blob/master/Spants/unRaid-hole.xml#L13)--[Repo and more info](http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=c0eae3e5ef7e521f7866034a3336489d&topic=38486.0)
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