🚫 Pi-hole

Network-wide Ad-Blocking, suitable to run on a raspberry Pi. Chances are you've heard of it.

Features:

• Full web interface
• Doesn't just block ads within browsers, can work with apps and devices too
• Can run as a DHCP Server if required
• Custom DNS management
• Cached DNS queries (= faster browsing)
• Lightweight

Web Link: https://pi-hole.net/

Personal Thoughts: One of the first things I installed and consider an essential. I am an avid ad-blocker and advocate for it, not to punish creators, but to stop tracking, unsolicited code, performance drops and just a general attention-grabbing annoyance. I'm all for tips though!

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