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.
The Pi-hole is a DNS/Web server that will **block ads for any device on your network**.
## Coverage
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)!
## Automated Install
### 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)
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)!
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.
## 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).
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).
@ -29,7 +38,11 @@ The [gravity.sh](https://github.com/jacobsalmela/pi-hole/blob/master/gravity.sh)
You can add a `whitelist.txt` or `blacklist.txt` in `/etc/pihole/` and the script will apply those files automatically.
## Web Interface
I am also working on a [Web interface](https://github.com/jacobsalmela/AdminLTE#pi-hole-admin-dashboard) so you can view stats and change settings.
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:
@ -47,4 +60,7 @@ A technical and detailed description can be found [here](http://jacobsalmela.com
## 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