Pi-Hole-for-WSL1 vs Maza ad blocking

Pi-Hole-for-WSL1

Ad-blocking DNS server for Windows • Unbound pre-configured • Deployment ready in minutes • Does not require hypervisor/docker (by DesktopECHO)

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Maza ad blocking

Local ad blocker. Like Pi-hole but local and using your operating system. (by tanrax)

DNS Maza MacOS Dnsmasq pi-hole Linux Ads blocker-proxy

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Pi-Hole-for-WSL1		Maza ad blocking
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48	Mentions	3
321	Stars	1,749
-	Growth	-
3.4	Activity	6.5
about 1 month ago	Latest Commit	about 1 month ago
Batchfile	Language	Shell
-	License	Apache License 2.0

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Pi-Hole-for-WSL1

Posts with mentions or reviews of Pi-Hole-for-WSL1. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-02.

If I use a VPN on the device hosting Pi-hole, does Pi-hole use the VPN?
1 project | /r/pihole | 8 Jul 2023

I have a NAS running Windows hosting Pi-hole thanks to this. I use a VPN on that NAS and it connects to a server in another country. When I check the IP on any of my other devices, where the Pi-hole is the DNS server, the results show my IP is in my country. When I check the IP on the NAS, it shows as being in the other country.
Bizarre issue: Computer on my network cannot be reached by other devices, including router, but is communicating with pi-hole
1 project | /r/pihole | 16 Jun 2023

NAS directly connected to router via ethernet, Windows 10, running Pi-hole on Windows
Help please - clients not showing? :S
1 project | /r/pihole | 22 May 2023

As the pinned comment in that thread indicates, support queries for such should be directed to the project.
Close to Complete PH4WSL Setup - Cannot Figure out iPhone and other Devices
1 project | /r/pihole | 14 Apr 2023

Also worth mentioning that on the project page, it states it's not an 'official' supported install method, and you should use the project's issues page for support questions. Don't want to bug the devs with an issue that might be Windows-specific.
I want to use pihole on windows
1 project | /r/pihole | 12 Apr 2023

NOTE: It's not an 'official' method to run Pi-hole, which means do not request support here. Use the project's GitHub site and file an issue there instead.
Using PiHole with a mobile device, changing WiFi networks
1 project | /r/pihole | 22 Mar 2023

Pi-hole for Windows on GitHub - Installer walk-thru on YouTube
Help updating PH4WSL1.cmd. Where do I run these commands on?
1 project | /r/pihole | 1 Mar 2023
DesktopEcho Pihole for Win10
1 project | /r/pihole | 4 Feb 2023

https://github.com/DesktopECHO/Pi-Hole-for-WSL1/issues/76 may have some information to help, or at least some steps to gather a bit more data for troubleshooting.
Are there commercial applications available?
1 project | /r/pihole | 31 Jan 2023

For anyone who's curious for the repo I used, here it is: Pi-hole-for-wsl1 (github)
Do I need raspberry pi for pihole? Can't get it anywhere!
6 projects | /r/pihole | 2 Jan 2023

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Maza ad blocking

Posts with mentions or reviews of Maza ad blocking. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-23.

Apps that should be paid, but are not (Part 6)
4 projects | /r/macapps | 23 Feb 2023

https://github.com/tanrax/maza-ad-blocking - Local ad blocker. Like Pi-hole but local and using your operating system. - if you have heard about AdGuard, but want to use something similar locally, give this tool a try.
Adblock from MX Linux
3 projects | /r/MXLinux | 2 Feb 2023
maza-ad-blocking - Local ad blocker. Like Pi-hole but local and using your operating system.
1 project | /r/CKsTechNews | 28 Jan 2023

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Pi-Hole-for-WSL1 and Maza ad blocking you can also consider the following projects:

simplewall - Simple tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) which can configure network activity on your computer.

CoreDNS - CoreDNS is a DNS server that chains plugins

gravity-sync - 💫 The easy way to synchronize the DNS configuration of two Pi-hole 5.x instances.

blocky - Fast and lightweight DNS proxy as ad-blocker for local network with many features

docker-pi-hole - Pi-hole in a docker container

hblock - Improve your security and privacy by blocking ads, tracking and malware domains.

web - Pi-hole Dashboard for stats and more

pihole-speedtest - Pihole Speedtest Mod

kWSL - KDE Neon 6.0 installer for WSL1 or WSL2.

Pi-hole - A black hole for Internet advertisements

wirehole - WireHole is a combination of WireGuard, Pi-hole, and Unbound in a docker-compose project with the intent of enabling users to quickly and easily create a personally managed full or split-tunnel WireGuard VPN with ad blocking capabilities thanks to Pi-hole, and DNS caching, additional privacy options, and upstream providers via Unbound.

SPF Toolbox - SPFtoolbox is a Javascript and PHP app to look up DNS records such as SPF, MX, Whois, and more