In this segment, we are going to show you how you can “Install PiHole on RaspberryPi inside DietPi”
What is DietPi?​
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DietPi is an extremely lightweight operating system, start at 400MB in size (3x lighter than ‘Raspbian Lite’). With features of low process/memory footprint and DietPi-RAMlog installed by default, DietPi allows you to get the maximum performance from your device. Source// DietPi |
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Software Required :
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Raspberry Pi 4 |  |
Case |
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SD Card |  |
Raspberry Pi Keyboard |
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Ethernet Cable |  |
Mouse |
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Power Adapter | ||
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External HDD | ||
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DietPi Installation Guide
What is PiHole Server?
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Pi-hole is a Linux network-level advertisement and internet tracker blocking application which acts as a DNS sinkhole (And optionally a DHCP server), intended for use on a private network. It is designed for use on embedded devices with network capability, such as the Raspberry Pi, but can be used on other machines running Linux and cloud implementations. |
Pi-hole can block traditional website adverts as well as adverts in unconventional places, such as smart TVs and mobile operating system adverts.
Package Required to Install
Pi-Hole- A DNS/Web server that will block ads for any device on your network
Installation
- First of all, we need to open Wireless Network Watcher to access the IP Address of our Pi.
- Then we need to open SSH console Putty and type the IP Address to connect the DietPi CLI.
- After we logged in to DietPi, then you need to type a command to access the dietpi-software.
- Now, navigate to Software Optimized and select Pi-Hole by using the Spacebar and press OK.
Steps
- Change the DHCP network to Static IP and apply all the changes.
- Now, exit out from the menu and navigate to install and press OK
- Once the setup begins it asks to select the Interface.
- So, you need to select the interface through which you are connected to the internet.
- Select Upstream DNS Provider use the default option if you don’t know about other options.
- After that press OK to select all default AD-Block Servers.
- Now, we need to install Web Admin Interface and press OK.
- Now, we need to write down the password and to log in to Pi-Hole. we need to type IP.
http://IP/pihole.
- After that installation will complete the setup.
- Once the setup completes the system will reboot to finalize the settings.
In conclusion
- Now, You are ready to use PiHole Server with DietPi on your Raspberry Pi.
- Enjoy using it and share your thoughts.
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