Homelab Pi-hole DNS

Pi-hole is a network-wide DNS ad blocker that runs on a Raspberry Pi or any Linux host. Every device on your network gets ad and malware domain blocking automatically — no browser extension needed.

When to Use

• Installing Pi-hole on a Raspberry Pi or Linux host
• Configuring Pi-hole as the DNS server for a home network
• Adding or managing blocklists
• Setting up DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) upstream resolvers
• Creating local DNS records (e.g. nas.home.lan, pi.home.lan)
• Troubleshooting devices that lose internet access after Pi-hole is installed
• Running Pi-hole alongside or instead of DHCP

How Pi-hole Works