Gosh I'm sure that this will be some dangerously delicate process that will be too hard for me…
pihole -up
Oh. Cool.
Yup, and can confirm, it upgraded smoothly with no hiccups.
We’ve integrated a new REST API and embedded web server directly into the pihole-FTL binary. This eliminates the need for lighttpd and PHP, reducing the installation footprint and boosting performance.
Very nice!
Nice!
Upgrade went smoothly on docker, with some neat new additions. There's new filter options in the query log. There's a bunch of new metrics under Settings > System (enable 'advanced' in the top right). And overall there seems to be many more settings available under System > All Settings. For example you can easily set the TTL for blocked responses (this was a setting burried in config files before, I was looking for it like 2 weeks ago).
If you don't use/set a password in pihole, or you set one via .env variables; you'll probably have to reset it with the command:
sudo docker exec <container_name> sudo pihole setpassword <your password here>
(empty for no password)
/edit; seems that was a temporary solution.
These env variables have changed:
Was:
webpassword=<your password>
DNS1=<upstream1>
DNS2=<upstream2>
Now:
FTLCONF_dns_upstream=<upstream1;upstream2>
FTLCONF_webserver_api_password=<your password here>
Hey, having all of this inside a docker-compose.yml file is even better.
Would anyone be willing to offer their opinion on a comparison with Adguard Home?
Last week I was upgrading an old pi hole installation and ultimately decided to switch for awhile. Found the wild card blocking on Adguard to be quite nice for the pop ups that point out you're using an ad blocker.
But really the more technical details are a bit out of my wheel house, so if anyone could weigh in perhaps if with this new version one of them has clearly pulled ahead or they are so similar it doesn't really matter?
I used them in parallel for a while before switching to AdGuard. The key features that mattered to me were support for upstream DNS servers via DoH, detailed query logs, and wildcard domain rewriting. Also a better looking UI is a plus.
Does Adguard work on “smart devices” like a TV?
The version I'm specifically using is Adhuard Home, which runs on a raspberry pi that sits between your home network and the internet. Basically just like Pi Hole. So it will filter the DNS queries on your devices, including smart TV.
One of the options for a blocklist was specifically labeled as Smart TVs, so I'm presuming that one would take the fuss out of watching the logs and choosing which requests to block. This list is likely available for pi hole too, so that feature wouldn't be unique. I know sometimes these will also block firmware updates, so that's something to watch for.
https://github.com/Perflyst/PiHoleBlocklist/blob/master/SmartTV-AGH.txt
Thanks! I’ve only known the on-device installable Adguard apps until now (which obviously won’t work for something like roommate’s Apple TV, for example), so this is new stuff to me. Interesting!
@stetech @Xraygoggles there was a good article i read a couple of weeks ago about a guy who fired up a factory reset iPhone, opted out of all the crap but logged all connections it made (on his router). remind me tomorrow and i'll try and dig it out. i reckon you'd like it
Reminder. :P
@stetech Thanks for the nudge. This is the one https://timsh.org/tracking-myself-down-through-in-app-ads/
Damn. Thanks for the link!
@stetech @Xraygoggles yes if you're able to either configure your router to tell tge tv to use it (DHCP), or you can set your TV's network settings directly. adguard probably have guides on how to do it
The exception to this is environment variables. You can start the container with the old variables in place but don’t expect them to work! It is recommended to read the docker section of our docs page before upgrading.
Important to know
Welp here's hoping something pops up to replace gravity sync soon, can't really upgrade until it does.
I just found https://github.com/mattwebbio/orbital-sync but it's not apparent if it's compatible with v6 yet
I'm using orbital-sync, it's not currently compatible with v6; but that's what they're working on now.
Hopefully not too long.
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