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What's the consensus on AdGuard?
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I had been using them for ages, but they don't really filter out that much, so it's a tad pointless.
Recently I've switched to Rethink DNS where you can select the blocklists you want. And that's... Super effective.
Doesn't AdGuard allow selecting blocklists?
I think this thread is about their DNS resolver, not about AdGuard Home.
Other lists are possible there too though
Ah I didn't know that. Is that a service you need to log in or is paid?
Looks like they're using adguard home, which is self hosted and free. Like pihole but better IMO.
There is also a version of AdGuard DNS that is cloud-hosted and allows you to choose blocklists and all that kind of stuff. It's like NextDNS. It's essentially AdGuard Home but they host it for you (The concept is the same, but there are some differences and the interface is different). It's relatively new, I tried it, I prefer NextDNS.
This is running on my network on a raspberry pi. It's free. There's an annual subscription for AdGuard on my phone.
Ok. Either way, RethinkDNS doesn't need to be self hosted either, you just get a custom DNS url that you can enter anywhere (doesn't even need the app). So it's up to preference what works for you.
Same thing with adguard-DNS: you can use their online service or download and install on your own server :opensource stuff Bitwarden password manager style.