{"id":121,"date":"2023-10-26T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/netguide.io\/network\/install-pihole-on-your-unraid-server\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T10:00:00","slug":"install-pihole-on-your-unraid-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/netguide.io\/network\/en\/install-pihole-on-your-unraid-server\/","title":{"rendered":"Install PiHole on your unRaid Server"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"netgu-1106207809\" class=\"netgu-before-content netgu-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6258556257245998\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6258556257245998\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3494115342\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pihole, as the name suggests, is actually designed for the Raspberry Pi. The software is also available as a Docker container and can be installed on an Unraid server. Anyone who already knows what Pihole is can simply skip the next section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does Pihole do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pihole provides a DNS server. When you want to open a website, for example, your computer asks the Internet router. But the router doesn&#8217;t know the address either, so it asks the selected DNS server for the correct IP address. The IP address is needed to request and retrieve data. The nicely written-out names are really only meant for us humans &#8212; we simply remember names better than numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install Pihole on an unRaid Server<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/netguide.io\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_2019-12-13-Server-Apps.png-1.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First of all, we need to download the official Pi-Hole Docker. To do this, go to the &#8220;Apps&#8221; tab and search for Pihole. If you don&#8217;t have an &#8220;Apps&#8221; tab in the Unraid menu, you first need to install the Community Applications plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once we have found the official Docker, we click on &#8220;Install&#8221;. There can be problems if you already have an application running with a web server, such as Nextcloud. However, these can be fixed with just one setting. In general, I would recommend giving the Pihole its own IP address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To do this, we change the network settings to &#8220;Custom br0&#8221; and enter a free IP address. For me, the choice is 192.168.178.99. Then you should choose an admin password. The rest can be left as it is. With a click on &#8220;Install&#8221;, Pi-hole will be installed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/netguide.io\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_2019-12-13-Server-AddContainer-1024x760.png-1.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pi-Hole Admin Interface<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/netguide.io\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_2019-12-13-Pi-hole-Admin-Console1.png-1.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The admin interface can be reached at (the assigned IP)\/admin (e.g. 192.168.1.5\/admin). There you can log in with the password you selected earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blocklists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To add blocklists, first click on &#8220;Settings&#8221; and then on &#8220;Blocklists&#8221; at the top. Below the default entries there is an input field where you can add more. Just paste the URLs and click on &#8220;Save &amp; Update&#8221;. Personally, I have turned off the lists for normal ad blocking. First, it makes Google Shopping almost useless because you can hardly get anywhere through it, and second, I like to support the sites I use. I know the real point of the Pi-Hole is to block ads, but simple banner ads don&#8217;t bother me personally. Unfortunately, ads on YouTube, Instagram and similar platforms can&#8217;t be blocked with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/netguide.io\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_2019-12-13-Pi-hole-Admin-Console-1024x504.png-1.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<div id=\"netgu-1763992176\" class=\"netgu-after-content netgu-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6258556257245998\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6258556257245998\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"4559785002\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Install Pi-hole on your Unraid server with the official Docker container, set up the admin interface and add blocklists to block ads 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