Running Pi Hole Ad Blocker in a VirtualBox VM
476#PiHole #VirtualBox #AdBlocker
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0107.html
Creating the VM
01. Download Raspberry Pi OS https://downloads.raspberrypi.org/rpd_x86_latest
02. Launch Virtualbox
03. Create a New VM by selecting Machine ≫ New
Name: Raspberry Pi-Hole
Machine Folder: C:\VMs
Type: Linux
Version: Debian (32-bit)
Memory Size: 1024 MB
Hard disk: Create a virtual hard disk now
04. Click Create
05. On the Create Virtual Hard Disk dialog
Name the virtual disk image Raspberry Pi-Hole.vdi
File size: 12-16 GB
Hard disk file type: VDI
Storage on physical hard disk: Dynamically Allocated
06. Click Create
07. Select the VM and Click Settings
08. Select System ≫ Processor
09. Give the VM at least 2 processors
10. Select Display
11. Slide the Video Memory to 128 MB
12. Select Network
13. Set the attached to dropdown to Bridged Adapter
14. Select Storage
15. Click on the CD-ROM drive
16. Select the disc dropdown to the right ≫ Choose a virtual optical disc file...
17. Browse to and select the Raspberry Pi desktop .iso file
18. Click OK
19. Make sure the Raspberry Pi-Hole VM is selected and click Start ≫ Normal
20. Select Graphical Install
21. Select a keyboard map ≫ click Continue
22. Select Guided - use entire disk ≫ click Continue
23. Click Continue, Continue, Continue
24. Select Yes to confirm writing the changes to disk ≫ click Continue
25. Wait while Debian and the Raspberry Pi Desktop are installed
26. Select Yes to install GRUB on the master boot record ≫ click Continue
27. Select /dev/sda ≫ click Continue
28. Click Continue to reboot the VM
29. Click Next on the welcome dialog
30. Set the Country, Language and Time Zone ≫ click Next
31. Enter and confirm a password for the pi user ≫ click Next
32. Click Skip to updating software
33. Click Finish to reboot the VM and complete setup
Installing Updates and Pi-Hole
01. Click the Applications button ≫ Accessories ≫ Terminal
02. Run the following commands to install updates
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt clean
sudo reboot now
03. Select Devices ≫ Insert Guest Additions CD image...
04. If the installation autoruns, select Run
05. On the desktop, Right click on the Guest Additions disc ≫ Open in Terminal
06. In the Terminal window run the following commands
sudo sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
sudo reboot now
07. The VM will reboot
08. Upon rebooting, you can now full screen the VM and the internal resolution will automatically change to match the window size
09. Click the Applications button ≫ Accessories ≫ Terminal
10. Run the following command to install Pi-Hole
curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash
11. Press Enter until the DNS selection is displayed
12. Select a DNS provider and press Enter
13. Press Enter through the rest of the Pi-Hole installer, selecting the defaults
14. Copy the randomly generated admin password (just in case)
15. Press Enter to complete the installation
16. Run the following command to change the Pi-Hole admin password
sudo pihole -a -p
17. Enter and confirm the new password
18. Click the Applications button ≫ Internet ≫ Chromium Web Browser
19. Navigate to http://DNSorIP/admin
20. Click Login
21. Authenticate with the admin password
Testing Pi-Hole
01. Right click the VM network connection ≫ Wireless & Wired Network Settings
02. Select eth0 from the interface dropdown
03. Clear out the DNS servers and input the VM IP address
04. Click Apply
05. Click Devices ≫ Network ≫ Connect Network Adapter to disable networking
06. Click Devices ≫ Network ≫ Connect Network Adapter to re-enable networking
07. In Chromium, open a new tab and navigate to https://yahoo.com
08. Go back to the Pi-Hole tab and see that some DNS queries have been blocked
Setting Up From Windows Client
01. Click the Start button ≫ Type control panel ≫ press Enter
02. Click View By ≫ Small Icons
03. Click Network and Sharing Center
04. Click Change adapter settings
05. Right click on the network connection ≫ Properties
06. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) ≫ Properties
07. Select the radio option next to Use the following DNS server addresses
08. Input the IP address of the Pi-Hole VM
09. Click OK on both of the open dialog windows
10. Right click the Start button ≫ Command Prompt (Admin)
....Full steps can be found on GitHub [link at the top]
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