Block annoying ads: free your home network from internet advertisements with Pi-hole

Are you fed up with ads ruining your web browsing and slowing down your internet searches?

In this video we'll check out a network-wide, free and open source ad-blocking solution called Pi-hole; first taking a look at how it works, then going step-by-step through the installation and setup procedure.

For the purpose of this video, we'll be using a Raspberry Pi, which is ideal for the task due to its budget price and low power consumption, but the software will work on any computer running Linux.

We'll cover applying ad-blocking to your entire home network, or just to select devices. Plus, you'll see how to easily view graphs and lists revealing the traffic (website domains) being accessed on your local network.

As an added bonus, you'll discover how the software can even be used as a basic web filter - blocking websites you'd sooner weren't accessible at home.

Website links:

Static IP: Beginner's guide to setting up static (and reserved) IP addresses on a home network
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGUhSOBP4HM

Pi-hole website
https://pi-hole.net

Pi-hole installer (script)
https://install.pi-hole.net

Pi-hole documentation
https://docs.pi-hole.net/

Pi-hole privacy levels
https://docs.pi-hole.net/ftldns/privacylevels/

Pi-hole donation
https://pi-hole.net/donate/

Additional credits:

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