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I've run Pi-hole in my homelab for years and benefited from using the service. As well as the hands-on education.

With that said, what is everyone else's experience with the software? Do you use Pi-hole in your homelab setup? I would assume many hundreds of thousands of people use Pi-hole.

Edit #1:

The image attached to this post is my RPi 5, which hosts the Pi-hole software. Big supporter of the whole "SBCs for learning and home improvement" mentality.

Edit #2:

It is interesting to see the broad support for Pi-hole and DNS blockers in general. The more options, the healthier the tech ecosystem is, which benefits everyone.

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[–] bernhoftbret@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's amazing what you can do with modern computers. The number of services you are running on that RPi 5 is impressive.

Hadn't heard of Heimdall until you mentioned it. That looks like a fun tool to use.

[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hadn’t heard of Heimdall

If you're looking for a dashboard, there are quite a few of them. I use Homarr, but there is:

  • Homer
  • HomePage
  • Dashy
  • dashdot
  • Starbase-80

.........

[–] bernhoftbret@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have tried Dashy and enjoyed having a dashboard.

Out of those mentioned, Heimdall looks like the top contender. I need to ponder if a dashboard is a good move.

[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Oh don't do that, then you'll have to fill it! wink wink