Pi-hole Has a Free Network-Wide Ad Blocker

Pi-hole is a free, open-source network-level ad blocker that blocks ads on ALL devices on your network — without installing anything on individual devices.

What Is Pi-hole?

Pi-hole is a DNS sinkhole that blocks ads and trackers at the network level. Set it as your DNS server and every device is ad-free.

Key features:

• Blocks ads on ALL devices (TV, phone, tablet, IoT)
• No per-device setup needed
• Web admin dashboard
• Query logging and statistics
• Regex and wildcard filtering
• Customizable blocklists
• DHCP server
• API for automation
• Runs on Raspberry Pi ($5 hardware)

Quick Start

curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash

Or Docker:

docker run -d \
  --name pihole \
  -p 53:53/tcp -p 53:53/udp \
  -p 80:80 \
  -e WEBPASSWORD=admin \
  pihole/pihole:latest

Set your router DNS to Pi-hole IP. Done.

What Gets Blocked

• Banner ads on websites
• Video pre-roll ads
• Mobile app ads
• Smart TV ads
• IoT device telemetry
• Tracking pixels
• Malware domains

All without browser extensions.

Statistics

Typical Pi-hole blocks 15-30% of all DNS queries:

• Average home: 50K+ queries/day
• 15K+ blocked = 15K fewer ads and trackers

Pi-hole vs Browser Ad Blockers

Feature	uBlock	Pi-hole
Browsers	Yes	Yes
Smart TV	No	Yes
Mobile apps	No	Yes
IoT devices	No	Yes
Per-device install	Yes	No
Network-wide	No	Yes

With 50K+ GitHub stars. Ad blocking for your entire network.

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