Ad-Blocking

AdGuard Home is a network-wide ad blocker and DNS privacy solution that works at the DNS level. Unlike browser extensions that only block ads in your browser, AdGuard Home protects every device on your network — including smart TVs, IoT devices, and mobile apps. It’s a powerful alternative to Pi-hole with a modern interface, built-in encryption (DNS-over-HTTPS, DNS-over-TLS), and advanced filtering capabilities. 💡 This article contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Learn more. In this guide, I’ll show you how to set up AdGuard Home on Docker, configure DNS settings, add blocklists, and leverage advanced features like parental controls, safe search enforcement, and DNS rewrites. Whether you’re running it on a mini PC homelab, a Raspberry Pi, or a dedicated server, this setup will give you complete control over your network’s DNS traffic. ...

Pi-hole is one of the most popular self-hosted tools in the homelab community — and for good reason. It blocks ads, trackers, and malicious domains at the network level, protecting every device on your network without installing anything on individual devices. Smart TVs, smartphones, game consoles — they all benefit automatically. In this guide, you’ll learn how to run Pi-hole in Docker, configure it properly, set up custom DNS records, and squeeze every last bit of blocking power out of it. ...