{"id":1207,"date":"2020-05-26T10:10:06","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T10:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blacklab.net\/?p=1207"},"modified":"2020-08-09T15:03:43","modified_gmt":"2020-08-09T19:03:43","slug":"pi-hole-what-is-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blacklab.net\/pi-hole-what-is-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Pi-hole – What Is It?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"\" What is a Pi-hole and why should I have one<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pi-hole<\/a>\u00a0is network-based ad-blocking software, and a custom DNS server for Raspberry Pi devices running Raspbian. It blocks ads from being displayed on the devices on your network. It uses\u00a0DNS sinkholing<\/a>\u00a0and blocklists as a way of stopping internet ads, malware, malvertising, etc. It’s similar to the popular browser extensions Adblock Plus and uBlock Origin, however it does it for all your devices on your network. It can block YouTube ads and some in-app advertisements on mobile devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adblock Plus and uBlock Origin are browser plugins that you don’t control, thus you don’t know what they may or may not block. Ad blockers have been termed by some as \u2018de-facto ad networks\u2019 for the way some are paid to whitelist their sites, for instance Adblock Plus is reportedly paid by Google<\/a> to display their ads, which may explain why this category of ad blocker will not be outlawed completely in the new Chrome update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike browser extensions, Pi-hole blocks ads for every device connected to it. You have full control of what lists you subscribe to and untimely block. There\u2019s usually no need to do any additional configuration on the device itself. For example, you could buy a new tablet and, as soon as it is connected to your wifi, it will immediately stop displaying ads in the web browser and most apps. Pi-hole stops ads before they are downloaded, so your network will perform better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Pi-hole is:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n