Install Pi-Hole on Raspberry Pi 4
#PiHole #AdBlocking #RaspberryPi4
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0473.html
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Installing Pi-Hole
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01. Log into the Raspberry Pi
02. Run the following commands in a terminal window
# update software repositories
sudo apt update
# install available software updates
sudo apt upgrade -y
# clean up downloaded apt files
sudo apt clean
# install pi-hole
curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash
03. Press Enter until the DNS selection is displayed
04. Select a DNS provider and press Enter
05. Press Enter through the rest of the Pi-Hole installer, selecting the defaults
06. Copy the randomly generated admin password (just in case)
07. Press Enter to complete the installation
08. Run the following command to change the Pi-Hole admin password
sudo pihole -a -p
09. Enter and confirm the new password
10. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/admin to view the pi-hole admin interface
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Testing Pi-Hole
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01. Back in the terminal, run the following commands to use the local pi-hole instance for DNS
sudo nano /etc/resolv.conf
02. Add the following line at the top of the other nameservers
nameserver 127.0.0.1
03. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes to resolv.conf
04. Back in the web browser, open a new tab and navigate to a site that contains ads, like https://yahoo.com
05. Watch the Pi-Hole interface to see the ads being blocked
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