


Both can run on a variety of platforms, but I wanted something pretty cheap, small, and easy. I wanted a home network wide ad and malware blocker and fully encrypted DNS.Īfter doing some research, I quickly found that Pi-hole was a very common, robust, and free (software wise) solution for DNS filtering, and that DNSCrypt is great for keeping your DNS queries private. Or your ISP spying on all the sites you visit via plaintext DNS queries.

Recently I've become more and more aware of the lack of privacy on the internet, not to mention sites brimming with ads or malware. Note: Updated for Anonymized DNS configuration, added Raspberry Pi 4 firmware update procedure, and apt package removal to free up more space. Note: Updated to optionally use the NextDNS.io DNS filtering and analytics service. Note: Updated to include Gravity-sync and MacOS/iOS Pi-hole control apps.
