AdGuard Home

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Ran across some people talking about this and comparing it to Pi-hole. They offer quite a range of installation methods. But this one is for running on a Rasberry Pi, similar to Pi-hole. Might give it a try to test it out.

AdGuard Home | Network-wide software for any OS: Windows, macOS, Linux

AdGuard Home is a network-wide software for blocking ads & tracking. After you set it up, it’ll cover ALL your home devices, and you don’t need any client-side software for that.

adguard.com

Introducing AdGuard Home

As many of you probably know, AdGuard provides a lot of ways to block ads in form of various apps and browser extensions. Some even heard about AdGuard DNS, a way to block ads without installing anything on your device. And today we are announcing the official release of a completely new product...

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AdGuard Home: In-depth overview

Introduction

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Installation guide:

AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome

Network-wide ads & trackers blocking DNS server. Contribute to AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

 

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So I took this on as a little project tonight. It was fairly easy to setup, more than I thought it would be and was way easier than setting up Pi-hole. I am really enjoying it. I will run for awhile and report back what I think. But at this time I think it will replace my Pi-hole. Also supports DoH out of the box, which in Pi-hole you have to setup separately. Also has great parental controls.

 

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Really enjoy this program. Installed their mobile version on my phone as well, and went ahead and purchased a family lifetime license. If you are going to check out StackSocial they have great deals on their lifetime licenses.

 

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So I am running this full time, and am no longer running my Pi-hole. Does about the same and actually brings more to the table in an easier to install/upgrade/configure package. It's also great for you that have kids at home.

 

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For anyone running this I recommend adding this block list to your DNS blocklist.

oisd | domain blocklist

The oisd domain blocklist; designed to be the best domain blocklist. Manual whitelisting should be a thing of the past.

oisd.nl

 

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I have been monitoring this since I have installed it and I am averaging about 30%-35% blocking daily. That just shows you how much nasty stuff is out there clogging your network up. Most of this is from IoT devices and streaming services. This is even easy to setup than Pi-hole so there is no excuse not to run this on your home network.