Comment on Researching alcohol interventions for a friend. I’ve seen more ads for alcohol than ever in my life
HellAwaits@lemm.ee 1 year ago
That’s why I use NextDNS. It’s like Pi-Hole, but better IMO.
Comment on Researching alcohol interventions for a friend. I’ve seen more ads for alcohol than ever in my life
HellAwaits@lemm.ee 1 year ago
That’s why I use NextDNS. It’s like Pi-Hole, but better IMO.
hiramfromthechi@lemmy.world 1 year ago
What makes it better?
AstralWeekends@lemm.ee 1 year ago
NextDNS and similar services basically host the pi-hole on your behalf. Pi-hole setup involves installing packages on a device that will handle your ad content filtering and related network configuration; NextDNS involves getting a URL to copy-paste into your phone, computer, or network’s DNS configuration settings. The latter is far less labor-intensive. The trade-off is that you have less control over how things get blocked. Pi-hole is more of a local solution than NextDNS, but if you don’t want to fuss with the tech and just want to start blocking more ads, go with NextDNS (or similar).
Here is an article that covers info about how to set this up on an Android phone and several private DNS provider options: theupdatebox.com/how-to-enable-private-dns-on-and…
hiramfromthechi@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’m guessing you can’t run it alongside a VPN then, right?
tdp@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
You can, but you can’t use the app. Instead, you configure your DNS to target NextDNS IPs.