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SWITCHHOSTS BLOCK ADS HOW TO
SWITCHHOSTS BLOCK ADS INSTALL

I am using a Raspberry pi zero so I am going to download the Raspberry Pi OS (32-bit) Lite.

SWITCHHOSTS BLOCK ADS INSTALL

To set up a raspberry, you need to download the Raspberry Pi OS from the official Raspberry PI website and prepare the SD card and install Raspberry PI OS on it. Setting up your raspberry pi is very easy and requires very few steps. If you are new to Raspberry pi, fall back to your Getting Started with Raspberry Pi tutorial.

Step 3: Installing Pi-Hole on Raspberry Pi.

Assign a Static IP Address in the Router.

Connect to your Router in Headless Mode.

If you want to do it in any other ways, you can always attach a monitor and a keyboard but you have to need a separate USB hub for that and its Messi. Keep in mind that I am going to use the headless setup method to set up the Raspberry Pi.

A Power Brick can deliver sufficient current.

A Wi-Fi adapter or a USB to Ethernet Adapter (I am going to use the Wi-Fi adapter).

A Raspberry Pi (I am using a Raspberry PI Zero).

What You'll Need for Raspberry Pi- Pi Hole Setup? A video demonstration is given at the end of this article. This means the website you are looking for will load normally but without ads.Įnough intro, let's build the Pi-hole and see it in action. Pi-hole stands in between known ad-services and response back with 0.0.0.0 so the ads do not get downloaded. For many users, this service is running in the IPv4 setting in the windows.īut the windows cannot determine which IP address is for Ad services and which are for the actual content - but the Pi-hole does. When you type in an address to your browser like, the DNS server is responsible for taking that name and converting it into an IP address.

Pi-hole acts as a private DNS server for your network. Raspberry pi is a pocket sized computer and is suitable for creating many types of web based servers like: it can block Ads swiftly and efficiently for your entire network.

Meaning it will work for only that browser, but some devices do not allow ad-blockers, for example, mobile games, your smart TV, Spotify, and more. But the problem is that it's browser-specific. There are many generic ad-blocking tools out there, take the example of the chrome web store if you search for Adblock there, you can find many like Adblock, ublock, adguard and more which works great. So in this article, I am going to show you how you can configure Pi-hole, a DNS based filtering tool that can be used to block ads, tracking, and known malware on your entire network.

SWITCHHOSTS BLOCK ADS HOW TO

After reading the heading of this post, you must be wondering, why are we posting an article which explains how to block ad-services? Isn't that how a company makes money? And you are not mistaking that Google’s AdSense is a big portion of our revenue, but we understand that many of you, who are determined enough to set-up something like this is probably using some kind of ad-blocking tool anyway.