Install Pi-Hole on Windows 11 Via WSL

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Installing WSL
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   01. Log into the Windows 11 device
   02. Launch PowerShell as administator by right clicking the Start button ≫ search power ≫ Right click on Windows PowerShell ≫ Run as Administrator
   03. Run the following command to install WSL
         # enable WSL feature
         dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
         # enable virtual machine platform
         dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all
   04. Type Y to reboot the system
   05. Launch Powershell as administrator and run the following additional commands to use WSL 2
         # enable virtualization platform
         Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName VirtualMachinePlatform
         # enable wsl2
         wsl --set-default-version 2
         # download the wsl kernel update
         $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'; Invoke-WebRequest https://wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/wsl_update_x64.msi -OutFile .\wsl_update_x64.msi
         # reset progress preference
         $ProgressPreference = 'Continue'
         # install the downloaded file
         .\wsl_update_x64.msi
   06. Download the PiHole for WSL installer script  https://github.com/DesktopECHO/Pi-Hole-for-WSL1/raw/master/PH4WSL1.cmd
   07. Navigate to the Downloads directory ≫ Right click the downloaded .cmd file ≫ Run as Administrator
   08. Press Enter to accept the default install location (C:\Program Files)
   09. Press Enter to continue with the installation
   10. If prompted, allow network access for lighttpd and sshd
   11. When prompted, enter and confirm a Pi-Hole admin password
   12. After the Pi-Hole installation script completes, right click the Start button ≫ run ≫ type cmd ≫ Press Enter
   13. Run the following commands in command prompt
         # enter wsl prompt
         wsl
         # edit resolv.conf
         sudo nano /etc/resolv.conf
   14. Add the following line
         nameserver 127.0.0.1
   15. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes to resolv.conf
   16. Run the following command to update the Pi-Hole blocklist
         # update pihole
         sudo pihole -g
   17. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/admin
   18. Click Login
   19. Authenticate with the admin password set earlier
 
Special thanks to the developer of this installation script  https://github.com/DesktopECHO/Pi-Hole-for-WSL1
 


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