I’ve been aware of pi-hole for a while now, but never bothered with it because I do most web browsing on a laptop where browser extensions like uBlock origin are good enough. However, with multiple streaming services starting to insert adds into my paid subscriptions, I’m looking to upgrade to a network blocker that will also cover the apps on my smart TV.

I run most of my self hosted services on a proxmox server, so I’d like something that’ll run as an LXC container or a VM. I’m also vaguely aware that various competing applications have come out since pi-hole first gained popularity. Is pi-hole still the best thing going, or are there better options?

  • Gooey0210@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    10 个月前

    Encryption, UI, probably a little bit more serious development

    But encryption is a big thing, DoT, DoH, Quic. And soon they will have ECH

      • Gooey0210@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        10 个月前

        Hold on, this is not the same encryption

        The encryption i was talking about is the encryption of your dns server

        The article you sent is talking about upstream dns server encryption

        • DefederateLemmyMl@feddit.nlEnglish
          1·
          10 个月前

          The encryption i was talking about is the encryption of your dns server

          You mean encryption between the client and your DNS server, on your local network?

          • Gooey0210@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            1·
            10 个月前

            You can do it on your local network, but this won’t make much sense

            I mean encryption between your phone or laptop outside of your house, and your dns server at your house

      • dan@upvote.auEnglish
        1·
        10 个月前

        That’s a bunch of extra manual work though - both the initial setup, plus keeping the extra software packages up-to-date. With AdGuard Home, it’s already configured to use DoH by default.

    • bdonvr@thelemmy.clubEnglish
      1·
      10 个月前

      That’s cool for certain applications but on my home network should I really be super concerned about DNS encryption?

      • Darkassassin07@lemmy.caEnglish
        4·
        10 个月前

        Not within the network, but translating regular dns to DoH before heading out to WAN keeps your browsing a little bit more private from your isp. Marginal, but it is a difference.

        • dan@upvote.auEnglish
          1·
          10 个月前

          It’s not just a little bit more private… It’s a lot more private. Some ISPs have been known to build advertising profiles using DNS data. It’s trivial for them to see all DNS lookups and even modify the responses, since it’s both unencrypted and unauthenticated by default.

      • Gooey0210@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        10 个月前

        Probably not, but anyway it’s pretty cool to have an option to do this kind of stuff

        You can set up this dns on your phone, laptop, without a need of vpn (although vpns are cool, especially tailscale)

        But, are you always connected to the vpn? Or even to connect to the vpn itself you probably need dns, why would not use your own