I cannot understand how some people are living with this. It is unbearable

  • Orionza@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Hi, butting in here, hope you don’t mind a question - is there a place to go with basic I instructions on how I can set this up too? Thanks!

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      1 year ago

      Yeah for sure. I’m no expert by any means, but I can talk through what I did.

      I used the instructions directly from their code repository: https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/#one-step-automated-install (I used option 1, the automated install). I did this on an old RPi2B that I had laying around.

      After I set up the pi, I got its MAC address. I used this to set a static IP address in my router settings. This is important to make sure the pi keeps the same IP at all times. Then, also in my router settings, I set the DNS server to be the pi’s static IP address.

      After all that was done, I just plugged the pi into a dedicated power supply and rebooted the router.