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Documentation-based Pi-hole guides: what a DNS sinkhole can and cannot block, how to size a host, why it stops blocking, and how it compares.
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Pi-hole vs pfSense pfBlockerNG: A Pi-hole Decision Guide
Choose Pi-hole alongside pfSense for separate DNS filtering, client groups and router independence, with pfBlockerNG reserved for IP policy.
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How to Set Up Pi-hole on Raspberry Pi (v6, Step by Step)
Set up Pi-hole on a Raspberry Pi under v6: prerequisites, a fixed IP, the installer, upstream choice, DHCP option 6, and the tests that prove it works.
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Pi-hole System Requirements: RAM, Storage, OS & Ports
Pi-hole's minimum is 512 MB RAM and 2 GB free disk. Learn which Raspberry Pi or mini PC fits, which ports must be free, and why storage endurance matters.
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Pi-hole vs AdGuard Home: How They Differ
Pi-hole vs AdGuard Home compares encrypted DNS, packaging, privileges, configuration, parental controls, and the shared limits of DNS blocking.
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Pi-hole Not Blocking Ads: How to Diagnose It
A step-by-step diagnostic order for a Pi-hole that stopped blocking, from checking whether queries arrive at all to clients that encrypt DNS and bypass it.
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What a Pi-hole DNS Sinkhole Can and Cannot Block
How DNS-level blocking works, why some ads still get through, and the network decisions that determine whether Pi-hole ever sees your traffic at all.