Solved Pi-hole alternative

[jdb]

Hey guys

I am currently searching a Pi-hole alternative...

Are there any alternatives supporting FreeBSD?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Lamia]

You will have to configure a couple of pkgs to function like Pi-hole. The pkgs include unbound, dnscrypt and so on. Tkae a look at https://github.com/lepiaf/adblock-unbound .

 

[MarcoB]

I'm using dns/void-zones-tools for quite some time now. Works great.

 

[jdb]

Thank you! Lamia & MarcoB

 

[QuarzSnoopy]

it is posible, that dns/dns2blackhole is doing the ame job as pi-hole?

 

[QuarzSnoopy]

...or dns/unbound?

 

[Phishfry]

This exact question was on HackerNews today. I will quote here some of the conversation:

Remove almost all online garbage using Dnsmasq | Hacker News

news.ycombinator.com

GitHub - notracking/hosts-blocklists: Automatically updated, moderated and optimized lists for blocking ads, trackers, malware and other garbage

Automatically updated, moderated and optimized lists for blocking ads, trackers, malware and other garbage - notracking/hosts-blocklists

github.com

"pihole is essentially this (dnsmasq + banlist), but with a pretty UI and admin page"
dns/dnsmasq is in ports and above is a banlist.

 

[obsigna]

...or dns/unbound?

Yes, see https://github.com/cyclaero/void-zones-tools, this made it into the ports - dns/void-zones-tools, and there is also a fork wich include more black lists.

 

[QuarzSnoopy]

Thank you!

 

[ciokan]

I just launched dnsadblock in case you're looking a hosted variant (with some extra features). Let me know if you have any questions.

 

[DutchDaemon]

I just launched dnsadblock in case you're looking a hosted variant (with some extra features). Let me know if you have any questions.

Perfectly fine and entirely free service: https://adguard.com/

Specifically DNS-based: https://adguard.com/en/adguard-dns/overview.html

DNS 176.103.130.130
DNS 176.103.130.131

 

[Crivens]

And for the android users, there is "dns666". It uses the DNS servers provided by the CCC, which filter pretty well.

 

[aimeec1995]

When I use a dns like this it does not block ads in something like say, youtube. Anyone know why?

 

[ugly-051]

When I use a dns like this it does not block ads in something like say, youtube. Anyone know why?

It doesn't work well with embedded ads into videos like YT does.

 

[arampak]

Adguard Home installs/builds on FreeBSD, is open-source and is a good match for PiHole feature-wise.

 

[squidbones]

I recently found this project which I may switch to. It's a single binary written in Go and uses configuration file(s).

I'm still using pi-hole on debian on bhyve which was a good learning experience, but blocky definitely looks simpler with less moving parts.

GitHub - blocky

and it is in the ports tree already and so there's a package

dns/blocky

 

[Phishfry]

I use dnsmasq.d and I really like the notracking list. No need for software. 3 commands to update.

Custom resolv.conf location not working

I am a dnsmasq user that had a setup working the way I want under 13.0-RELEASE. Since upgrading to 13.0-RELEASE-p11 I have noticed a problem. I have a resolvconf.conf file with a single line: resolv.conf=/etc/resolv.conf.dhcp I have a real static /etc/resolv.conf file that tells the box to...

forums.freebsd.org

 

[Charlie_]

I use dnsmasq.d and I really like the notracking list.

Is it this one?
notracking/hosts-blocklists

The NoTracking blocklist will be shutting down soon. Please read #900 for more details.

 

[Professor_Fate]

Blocking with ad server and tracking server hostnames

pgl.yoyo.org

They actively maintain a list of thousands of ad servers. All the address records point to 127.0.0.1 and you can download them in the format of your DNS server of choice (We use Unbound). Been doing this for years.

 

[Phishfry]

Here is where I switched to.

GitHub - hagezi/dns-blocklists: DNS-Blocklists: For a better internet - keep the internet clean!

DNS-Blocklists: For a better internet - keep the internet clean! - GitHub - hagezi/dns-blocklists: DNS-Blocklists: For a better internet - keep the internet clean!

github.com

 

[valerkav]

I found "AdGuard Home", have web dashboard. There is also a plugin for "Truenas". Here is a comparison with "Pi Hole":

 

[gotnull]

Following few posts on the forum and this thread, I am currently using "oisd" with dnsmasq.
To summarize it's a set of known block lists that are divided in 4 categories (big, small, nsfw, nsfw-small).
It works with a lot of different "ads blockers/tools".
Personally I selected the big & the nfsw list, also added a list from elsewhere (to block some domains that I am not fan of), and it works pretty good so far.

Check the FAQ there are few information you might want to know.

oisd | domain blocklist

oisd domain blocklist official homepage

oisd.nl

That being said I might try one day the one listed by Phishfry just above (post #20) because this seems very detailed.