How to Set Up Pi-hole on Docker — Complete Ad-Blocking Guide

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. ...

February 14, 2026 · 11 min · SelfHostWise