Hey folks, I just realized my pihole server, running on a Ras Pi 3 needs to be rebuilt from scratch. I’ve seen many mentions of AdGuard DNS here though. What’s your thinking on which is better now?

We’re a small family, looking for a basic ad blocking, set it and forget it, solution.

EDIT: I’d prefer the software be open source.

  • @FutileRecipe
    6•8 months ago

    And much more? Can you elaborate on how NextDNS does “much more” than PiHole? PiHole is a DNS server, not an adblocker, though most people use it in that capacity.

    • @[email protected]English
      2•8 months ago

      NextDNS is also a DNS server. It is a much more robust service but it is not self-hosted.

      I use it because it’s insanely easy to use and isn’t limited to my own network. For internal DNS I use PowerDNS with NextDNS upstream. Since I have 6 users and 4 servers (3 of which are VM hosts) I pay for it, but most home users would never need to.

      Check it out, NextDNS.io