Pi-hole VS Technitium DNS Server

EWW, DON'T DOWNLOAD APPS TO STOP ADS BROTHER. GET A PI-HOLE AND TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR SECURITY AND DATA! NOTHING MAKES MY HOG HARDER THAN MY OWN SECURITY AND DATA.

Sad, but I won't leave home without using these add-ons: Get rid of GDPR pop-ups , uBlock Origin, plus a pi-hole. See the result here: https://streamable.com/91el6a

If I download the episode behind my pi-hole on my home wifi, I don't get any ads. If if download/stream them off my cellphone service, I'll still get them. Can't recommend pi-hole more.

Here’s the link to Pihole’s webpage: https://pi-hole.net/

It is surprisingly easy, if you have some time on your hands. Check Pihole for all info necessary.

A DNS blackhole (aka sinkhole) is a means of blocking ads and malicious sites on a network. It can either be a package added to your Linux-based firewall/router/proxy server or set up as an independent appliance. Two examples I’m aware of are pfblockerng or pihole. I personally use pfsense with pfblockerng and several of the main blacklists.

I'm starting to configure some applications on my home server and am revisiting my existing network configuration before I get too deep. As a first step I'm investigating installing openvpn on my pihole server and have been rereading the getting-started guide on pi-hole.net. I noticed that as a prerequisite iptables are supposed to be configured as per these rules. Running `iptables --list` locally doesn't show any rules set up, and I'm not running either of the alternative applications listed on the doc. I've been running this pihole server for about a year for dns with unbound and dhcp. Have I screwed up pretty badly here? Do I need to go back and add those rules? Thanks.

There are not much docs available unfortunately but the docker-compose.yml mentions it.

See what's new in this release: https://github.com/TechnitiumSoftware/DnsServer/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md

PiHole as a beginner project for DNS stuff. More secure alternative would be Technitium tho with less of a user base that could help if you fuck something up.

Hi there! I'm not sure what's going on with my zone file for my private LAN but I just found out that 5-10 previously defined hosts have vanished from the zone file. I was about to write an issue about it on [github](https://github.com/TechnitiumSoftware/DnsServer/issues) but I realize that I'm actually not sure what's going on. I might even have done something wrong myself to cause it.

Technitium DNS is an open-source, self-hosted DNS server focused on privacy and security. Offers ad and malware blocking at the DNS level for the entire network, with little to no configuration and a user-friendly, browser-based GUI. tupcakes says, "It’s amazing. Full featured dns server with adblocking."

If you wanna selfhost, try Technitium. You can route dns over tor then if you really want to. Else dnscrypt/stubby are a good option with unbound in there.

Technitium DNS is configured to use only root servers by default. I have run the Docker container version.

I've seen Technitium recommended here but I haven't tried it out myself.

this one looks interestinghttps://technitium.com/dns/ otherwise I've used cloudflare DNS hosting which is free and gives proxy capability to hide web apps

[2022-03-26 17:42:19 Local] DNS Server (v8.0.0.0) was started successfully. [2022-03-26 17:42:19 Local] DNS Server read block list file (435211 domains) from: https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/abuse.txt [2022-03-26 17:42:19 Local] DNS Server is reading block list from: https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/drugs.txt [2022-03-26 17:42:19 Local] DNS Server read block list file (26028 domains) from: https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/drugs.txt [2022-03-26 17:42:19 Local] DNS Server is reading block list from: https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/malware.txt [2022-03-26 17:42:20 Local] DNS Server read block list file (435314 domains) from: https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/malware.txt [2022-03-26 17:42:20 Local] DNS Server is reading block list from: https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/phishing.txt [2022-03-26 17:42:20 Local] DNS Server read block list file (190244 domains) from: https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/phishing.txt [2022-03-26 17:42:20 Local] DNS Server is reading block list from: https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/ransomware.txt [2022-03-26 17:42:20 Local] DNS Server read block list file (1904 domains) from: https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/ransomware.txt [2022-03-26 17:42:20 Local] DNS Server is reading block list from: https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/redirect.txt [2022-03-26 17:42:20 Local] DNS Server read block list file (108675 domains) from: https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/redirect.txt [2022-03-26 17:42:20 Local] DNS Server is reading block list from: https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/scam.txt [2022-03-26 17:42:20 Local] DNS Server read block list file (1265 domains) from: https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/scam.txt [2022-03-26 17:42:20 Local] DNS Server block list zone was loaded successfully. [2022-03-26 17:42:24 Local] DNS Server has started zone refresh for secondary zone: colibri.local [2022-03-26 17:42:24 Local] DNS Server has started zone refresh for secondary zone: lan.local [2022-03-26 17:42:24 Local] DNS Server has started zone refresh for secondary zone: 128.168.192.in-addr.arpa [2022-03-26 17:42:24 Local] DNS Server has started zone refresh for secondary zone: iot.local [2022-03-26 17:42:24 Local] DNS Server has started zone refresh for secondary zone: cameras.local [2022-03-26 17:42:24 Local] DNS Server has started zone refresh for secondary zone: 64.168.192.in-addr.arpa [2022-03-26 17:42:24 Local] DNS Server has started zone refresh for secondary zone: 2.168.192.in-addr.arpa [2022-03-26 17:42:24 Local] DNS Server successfully checked for 'lan.local' secondary zone update from: dns-dhcp.lan.local (192.168.2.2) [2022-03-26 17:42:24 Local] DNS Server successfully checked for '128.168.192.in-addr.arpa' secondary zone update from: 192.168.128.2 [2022-03-26 17:42:24 Local] DNS Server successfully checked for '64.168.192.in-addr.arpa' secondary zone update from: dns-dhcp.iot.local (192.168.64.2) [2022-03-26 17:42:24 Local] DNS Server successfully checked for 'colibri.local' secondary zone update from: 172.16.254.2 [2022-03-26 17:42:24 Local] DNS Server successfully checked for 'cameras.local' secondary zone update from: dns-dhcp.cameras.local (192.168.128.2) [2022-03-26 17:42:24 Local] DNS Server successfully checked for '2.168.192.in-addr.arpa' secondary zone update from: 192.168.2.2 [2022-03-26 17:42:24 Local] DNS Server successfully checked for 'iot.local' secondary zone update from: 192.168.64.2 [2022-03-26 17:42:24 Local] Saved zone file for domain: iot.local [2022-03-26 17:42:24 Local] Saved zone file for domain: lan.local [2022-03-26 17:42:24 Local] Saved zone file for domain: cameras.local [2022-03-26 17:42:24 Local] Saved zone file for domain: 64.168.192.in-addr.arpa [2022-03-26 17:42:24 Local] Saved zone file for domain: colibri.local [2022-03-26 17:42:24 Local] Saved zone file for domain: 128.168.192.in-addr.arpa [2022-03-26 17:42:24 Local] Saved zone file for domain: 2.168.192.in-addr.arpa [2022-03-26 17:43:44 Local] [127.0.0.1:46010] DnsServerCore.DnsWebServiceException: Invalid username or password for user: admin at DnsServerCore.DnsWebService.LoginAsync(HttpListenerRequest request, JsonTextWriter jsonWriter) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\DnsServer\DnsServerCore\DnsWebService.cs:line 1057 at DnsServerCore.DnsWebService.ProcessRequestAsync(HttpListenerRequest request, HttpListenerResponse response) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\DnsServer\DnsServerCore\DnsWebService.cs:line 378 [2022-03-26 17:43:46 Local] [127.0.0.1:46020] [admin] User logged in. [2022-03-26 17:43:46 Local] DNS Server failed to resolve the request with QNAME: 249.254.16.172.in-addr.arpa; QTYPE: PTR; QCLASS: IN; Forwarders: cloudflare-dns.com:853 (1.1.1.1), cloudflare-dns.com:853 (1.0.0.1), dns.google:853 (8.8.8.8), dns.google:853 (8.8.4.4); TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClientResponseDnssecValidationException: DNSSEC validation failed as the response was unable to prove non-existence (NX Domain) for owner name: 249.254.16.172.in-addr.arpa at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.DnssecValidateResponseAsync(DnsDatagram response, IReadOnlyList`1 lastDSRecords, DnsClient dnsClient, IDnsCache cache, UInt16 udpPayloadSize, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 2108 at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.InternalDnssecResolveAsync(DnsQuestionRecord question, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 3534 at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.<>c__DisplayClass64_0.d.MoveNext() in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 3591 --- End of stack trace from previous location --- at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.ResolveQueryAsync(DnsQuestionRecord question, Func`2 resolveAsync) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 3074 at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.InternalCachedResolveQueryAsync(DnsQuestionRecord question, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 3578 at DnsServerCore.Dns.DnsServer.RecursiveResolveAsync(DnsQuestionRecord question, IReadOnlyList`1 conditionalForwarders, Boolean dnssecValidation, Boolean cachePrefetchOperation, Boolean cacheRefreshOperation, TaskCompletionSource`1 taskCompletionSource) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\DnsServer\DnsServerCore\Dns\DnsServer.cs:line 2221 [2022-03-26 17:43:48 Local] DNS Server failed to resolve the request with QNAME: 124.254.16.172.in-addr.arpa; QTYPE: PTR; QCLASS: IN; Forwarders: cloudflare-dns.com:853 (1.1.1.1), cloudflare-dns.com:853 (1.0.0.1), dns.google:853 (8.8.8.8), dns.google:853 (8.8.4.4); TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClientResponseDnssecValidationException: DNSSEC validation failed as the response was unable to prove non-existence (NX Domain) for owner name: 124.254.16.172.in-addr.arpa at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.DnssecValidateResponseAsync(DnsDatagram response, IReadOnlyList`1 lastDSRecords, DnsClient dnsClient, IDnsCache cache, UInt16 udpPayloadSize, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 2108 at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.InternalDnssecResolveAsync(DnsQuestionRecord question, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 3534 at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.<>c__DisplayClass64_0.d.MoveNext() in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 3591 --- End of stack trace from previous location --- at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.ResolveQueryAsync(DnsQuestionRecord question, Func`2 resolveAsync) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 3074 at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.InternalCachedResolveQueryAsync(DnsQuestionRecord question, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 3578 at DnsServerCore.Dns.DnsServer.RecursiveResolveAsync(DnsQuestionRecord question, IReadOnlyList`1 conditionalForwarders, Boolean dnssecValidation, Boolean cachePrefetchOperation, Boolean cacheRefreshOperation, TaskCompletionSource`1 taskCompletionSource) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\DnsServer\DnsServerCore\Dns\DnsServer.cs:line 2221 [2022-03-26 17:43:48 Local] DNS Server failed to resolve the request with QNAME: 111.254.16.172.in-addr.arpa; QTYPE: PTR; QCLASS: IN; Forwarders: cloudflare-dns.com:853 (1.1.1.1), cloudflare-dns.com:853 (1.0.0.1), dns.google:853 (8.8.8.8), dns.google:853 (8.8.4.4); TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClientResponseDnssecValidationException: DNSSEC validation failed as the response was unable to prove non-existence (NX Domain) for owner name: 111.254.16.172.in-addr.arpa at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.DnssecValidateResponseAsync(DnsDatagram response, IReadOnlyList`1 lastDSRecords, DnsClient dnsClient, IDnsCache cache, UInt16 udpPayloadSize, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 2108 at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.InternalDnssecResolveAsync(DnsQuestionRecord question, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 3534 at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.<>c__DisplayClass64_0.d.MoveNext() in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 3591 --- End of stack trace from previous location --- at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.ResolveQueryAsync(DnsQuestionRecord question, Func`2 resolveAsync) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 3074 at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.InternalCachedResolveQueryAsync(DnsQuestionRecord question, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 3578 at DnsServerCore.Dns.DnsServer.RecursiveResolveAsync(DnsQuestionRecord question, IReadOnlyList`1 conditionalForwarders, Boolean dnssecValidation, Boolean cachePrefetchOperation, Boolean cacheRefreshOperation, TaskCompletionSource`1 taskCompletionSource) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\DnsServer\DnsServerCore\Dns\DnsServer.cs:line 2221 [2022-03-26 17:43:48 Local] DNS Server failed to resolve the request with QNAME: 219.254.16.172.in-addr.arpa; QTYPE: PTR; QCLASS: IN; Forwarders: cloudflare-dns.com:853 (1.1.1.1), cloudflare-dns.com:853 (1.0.0.1), dns.google:853 (8.8.8.8), dns.google:853 (8.8.4.4); TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClientResponseDnssecValidationException: DNSSEC validation failed as the response was unable to prove non-existence (NX Domain) for owner name: 219.254.16.172.in-addr.arpa at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.DnssecValidateResponseAsync(DnsDatagram response, IReadOnlyList`1 lastDSRecords, DnsClient dnsClient, IDnsCache cache, UInt16 udpPayloadSize, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 2108 at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.InternalDnssecResolveAsync(DnsQuestionRecord question, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 3534 at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.<>c__DisplayClass64_0.d.MoveNext() in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 3591 --- End of stack trace from previous location --- at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.ResolveQueryAsync(DnsQuestionRecord question, Func`2 resolveAsync) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 3074 at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.InternalCachedResolveQueryAsync(DnsQuestionRecord question, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 3578 at DnsServerCore.Dns.DnsServer.RecursiveResolveAsync(DnsQuestionRecord question, IReadOnlyList`1 conditionalForwarders, Boolean dnssecValidation, Boolean cachePrefetchOperation, Boolean cacheRefreshOperation, TaskCompletionSource`1 taskCompletionSource) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\DnsServer\DnsServerCore\Dns\DnsServer.cs:line 2221 [2022-03-26 17:43:48 Local] DNS Server failed to resolve the request with QNAME: 119.254.16.172.in-addr.arpa; QTYPE: PTR; QCLASS: IN; Forwarders: cloudflare-dns.com:853 (1.1.1.1), cloudflare-dns.com:853 (1.0.0.1), dns.google:853 (8.8.8.8), dns.google:853 (8.8.4.4); TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClientResponseDnssecValidationException: DNSSEC validation failed as the response was unable to prove non-existence (NX Domain) for owner name: 119.254.16.172.in-addr.arpa at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.DnssecValidateResponseAsync(DnsDatagram response, IReadOnlyList`1 lastDSRecords, DnsClient dnsClient, IDnsCache cache, UInt16 udpPayloadSize, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 2108 at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.InternalDnssecResolveAsync(DnsQuestionRecord question, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 3534 at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.<>c__DisplayClass64_0.d.MoveNext() in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 3591 --- End of stack trace from previous location --- at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.ResolveQueryAsync(DnsQuestionRecord question, Func`2 resolveAsync) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 3074 at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.InternalCachedResolveQueryAsync(DnsQuestionRecord question, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 3578 at DnsServerCore.Dns.DnsServer.RecursiveResolveAsync(DnsQuestionRecord question, IReadOnlyList`1 conditionalForwarders, Boolean dnssecValidation, Boolean cachePrefetchOperation, Boolean cacheRefreshOperation, TaskCompletionSource`1 taskCompletionSource) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\DnsServer\DnsServerCore\Dns\DnsServer.cs:line 2221 [2022-03-26 17:43:48 Local] DNS Server failed to resolve the request with QNAME: 148.254.16.172.in-addr.arpa; QTYPE: PTR; QCLASS: IN; Forwarders: cloudflare-dns.com:853 (1.1.1.1), cloudflare-dns.com:853 (1.0.0.1), dns.google:853 (8.8.8.8), dns.google:853 (8.8.4.4); TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClientResponseDnssecValidationException: DNSSEC validation failed as the response was unable to prove non-existence (NX Domain) for owner name: 148.254.16.172.in-addr.arpa at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.DnssecValidateResponseAsync(DnsDatagram response, IReadOnlyList`1 lastDSRecords, DnsClient dnsClient, IDnsCache cache, UInt16 udpPayloadSize, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 2108 at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.InternalDnssecResolveAsync(DnsQuestionRecord question, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 3534 at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.<>c__DisplayClass64_0.d.MoveNext() in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 3591 --- End of stack trace from previous location --- at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.ResolveQueryAsync(DnsQuestionRecord question, Func`2 resolveAsync) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 3074 at TechnitiumLibrary.Net.Dns.DnsClient.InternalCachedResolveQueryAsync(DnsQuestionRecord question, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\TechnitiumLibrary\TechnitiumLibrary.Net\Dns\DnsClient.cs:line 3578 at DnsServerCore.Dns.DnsServer.RecursiveResolveAsync(DnsQuestionRecord question, IReadOnlyList`1 conditionalForwarders, Boolean dnssecValidation, Boolean cachePrefetchOperation, Boolean cacheRefreshOperation, TaskCompletionSource`1 taskCompletionSource) in Z:\Technitium\Projects\DnsServer\DnsServerCore\Dns\DnsServer.cs:line 2221 [2022-03-26 17:43:48 Local] [127.0.0.1:46032] Check for update was done {updateAvailable: False; updateVersion: 8.0; updateTitle: New Update (v8.0) Available!; updateMessage: Follow the instructions from the link below to update the DNS server to the latest version. Once the DNS server update is install, update the DNS Apps too immediately. Read the change logs before installing the update to know if there are any breaking changes.; instructionsLink: https://blog.technitium.com/2017/11/running-dns-server-on-ubuntu-linux.html; changeLogLink: https://github.com/TechnitiumSoftware/DnsServer/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md;}