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== Prerequisites == | == Prerequisites == | ||
* You should have a {{Pkg|dnsmasq}} (or another DHCP server) | * You should have a {{Pkg|dnsmasq}} (or another DHCP server/router) on your network as DHCP functions of Pi-hole is not used here. | ||
== Installation == | == Installation == | ||
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Once the above changes are made, [[Setting_up_unbound_DNS_server#Service_management|check the unbound config and restart the unbound service]]. | Once the above changes are made, [[Setting_up_unbound_DNS_server#Service_management|check the unbound config and restart the unbound service]]. | ||
Start the {{ic|pihole}} service as per command given in [[#Service management|Service management]] section. Once the {{ic|pihole}} service is started, connect to pihole | == Using web interface == | ||
Start the {{ic|pihole}} service as per command given in [[#Service management|Service management]] section. Once the {{ic|pihole}} service is started, connect to pihole web interface for further steps: '''https://192.168.1.3/admin/''' | |||
=== Enable recursive DNS === | === Enable recursive DNS === | ||
Revision as of 10:11, 5 November 2025
This page documents the steps to use Pi-hole with unbound as an All-Around DNS Solution along with ad-blocker functionality by using a publicly available blacklist.
Prerequisites
- You should have a dnsmasq (or another DHCP server/router) on your network as DHCP functions of Pi-hole is not used here.
Installation
Currently the pihole is available in the testing repository. It can be safely installed by following the guidelines for enabling the testing repo and for installing such packages with the use of the @testing tag.
The command below installs the Alpine Linux pihole package:
$ doas apk add pihole@testing
Configuration
Add your local user to the 'pihole' group as follows:
$ doas addgroup $USER pihole
Unbound configuration
Create a file /etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/pi-hole.conf based on the content given in unbound page of Pi-hole website.
Download root hints for the Unbound server.
Ensure that the /etc/unbound/unbound.conf file has only the following line uncommented:
Contents of /etc/unbound/unbound.conf
Once the above changes are made, check the unbound config and restart the unbound service.
Using web interface
Start the pihole service as per command given in Service management section. Once the pihole service is started, connect to pihole web interface for further steps: https://192.168.1.3/admin/
Enable recursive DNS
Add unbound to the Custom DNS servers section on the admin page: https://192.168.1.3/admin/settings/dns as follows:127.0.0.1#5335
Remember to Save&Apply to make the changes to Pi-hole permanent.
Add blocklist file
On the Subscribed lists group management page at https://192.168.1.3/admin/groups/lists, add stevenblack list by adding an entry http://sbc.io/hosts/hosts and Click Add blocklist button.
To load the blocklist, Update Gravity (list of blocked domains) by clicking Update on the page https://192.168.1.3/admin/gravity or running the command:
$ pihole -g
Ensure that your clients point their DNS to Pi-hole ip address:192.168.1.3
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Service management
Add the pihole service to auto-start using OpenRC:
$ doas rc-update add pihole default
pihole service can be managed using standard start|stop|restart OpenRC commands. To start the service immediately:
$ doas rc-service pihole start