1. DIY HOME SERVER - PI-HOLE container preparation
This guide is my implementation of installing Pi-hole Network-wide Ad Blocking.
In Proxmox, select local (storage) → CT Templates → Templates.
In the dropdown, select the latest Ubuntu LTS (.04) template and click the Download button.
Click the Create CT button to create a new LXC.
On the General tab, specify the container name an set the password for the root user.
Click Next.
On the Template tab, select your local storage.
Then select the latest Ubuntu CT Template.
Click Next.
On the Root Disk tab, set a 4 GB Disk size.
Click Next.
On the CPU tab, there’s nothing to change.
Click Next.
On the Memory tab, there’s nothing to change.
Click Next.
On the Network tab, set a static IP address and specify the Gateway.
Click Next.
On the DNS tab, there’s nothing to change.
Click Next.
On the Confirm tab, check your settings.
Click Finish.
The container will be installed.
Select the container and click Options → Start at boot → Edit.
Set the Start at boot option and click OK.
2. DIY HOME SERVER - PI-HOLE installation
Start the newly created Pi-hole container.
Select the Console.
Log in as user root with the password set during the container creation.
apt update && apt upgrade -y
apt-get install curl -y
adduser piuser
usermod -aG sudo piuser
Enter the following command :
curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bashpihole -a -p
3. DIY HOME SERVER - PI-HOLE configuration
Go to your web browser and enter the address of your Pi-hole followed by /admin.
Enter the password and log in.
In pi-hole, select Settings → Adlist → group management pages.
https://dbl.oisd.nl/
Then open another browser tab en go to https://firebog.net/.
Do the same with all URLs except those that have a strike through. You can select all items in the bulleted list and copy them in one time into the Address field. Then click the Add button.
Do the same for each part :
- Suspicious Lists
- Advertising Lists
- Tracking & Telemetry Lists
- Malicious Lists
- Other Lists
After adding all items, click on the online link in the first hint.
Click the Update button.
Wait untill all items are imported.
Then check the dashboard.
Your Pi-hole is now up and running.
Don’t forget to set the DNS settings on your local network DHCP server (router or dedicated DHCP server) so Pi-hole will automatically be used by any DHCP network client.
Set :
- DNS 1 : your Pi-hole
- DNS 2 : 1.1.1.1 (Cloudflare DNS)
- DNS 3 : 8.8.8.8 (Google DNS)
That will assure proper DNS translation even when your Pi-Hole is not running.
4. DIY HOME SERVER - PI-HOLE DNS configuration
Go to your web browser and enter the address of your Pi-hole followed by /admin.
Enter the password and log in.
In the left hand menu, click Settings.
Then select the DNS tab and scroll down.
- your LAN subnet
- your router IP address
- your Local Domain name (optional)
5. DIY HOME SERVER - PI-HOLE updating
Open up a ssh session to the Pi-hole server, either from your computers terminal C:\>ssh piuser@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx or use Putty.
Log in as user piuser and enter the password.
Enter the following command :
pihole -upEnter the password (again).
Type :
exitto quit the session.
