Wait hold on, I’m just now learning how to operate my raspberry pi, what is pi-hole?
I installed Rvnc on it last week, is pi-hole similar?
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RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 9 months agoCries in iphone…
(But you can install pihole on a raspberry pi, install it on your home LAN, set up a VPN on your home LAN, and connect to that VPN and enjoy a lot less ads!)
BallsInTheShredder@lemmy.world 9 months ago
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 9 months ago
VNC is remote desktop.
This is PiHole, network-wide ad scrubbing. I’ve been running it for years, highly recommend. It’s not perfect, but in conjunction with things like ublock origin on a desktop, it’s a whole different internet.
oopy_soup@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Is this as difficult as it sounds?
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 9 months ago
The difficulty is getting the LAN settings right because each router has different setups, especially if you’re not familiar with somewhat more advanced settings like making the Pi/PiHole the DNS for devices on the LAN, then getting the VPN to do the same - I run the VPN on the Pi as well with OVPN. Once done though, other than an occasional update, you never really need to touch it again. I’m only modestly tech savvy, FWIW, but it’s been worth it to install the PiHole.
piskertariot@lemmy.world 9 months ago
No. You can install PiHole on basically any computer. Old laptop, existing PC, RaspberryPi, etc.
Establish that device as your DNS server inside your router.
Tada.
themz@lemmy.world 9 months ago
No crying required, you can use something like NextDNS for DNS level ad blocking on iOS, and there are plenty of Safari extensions to help with this stuff.
I use 1Blocker for ads, Hush to block cookie notices, and Unobstruct to remove persistent overlays as needed. While we’re at it, Noir adds dark mode support to every webpage, StopTheMadness prevents websites doing hostile things (such as preventing copy and paste), and PiPifier for making every web video support picture in picture mode.