• 9point6@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Run a pihole or similar

    Your web browser is just one piece of software on your network capable of displaying ads and collecting data

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      4 months ago

      Network-level adblock cannot replace browser-level adblock and vice versa

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      4 months ago

      I’m a bit clueless when it comes to that but certainly interested. Could you maybe go into more detail as to which hardware and software is needed to set that up?

      Thanks much in advance!

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        So the main software is here https://pi-hole.net/ (and they have good documentation, so I’m not going to repeat the nitty-gritty here)

        You obviously need something to run it on, which could be some existing computer that’s always on, but (as the name might suggest) a lot of people use some form of Raspberry Pi (or similar) single-board computer.

        Pihole will run on basically anything, so you can get an ancient pi and it will still run fine

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      4 months ago

      I thought this requires permission to a router. Can you do this say at a dorm or an apartment where internet is provided for you through a portal

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        You can always configure the DNS manually on a device you own to ignore the DHCP settings sent from the router and just go directly to the pihole, obviously not as good as it happening automatically, but a good workaround if that’s not possible