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This looks really cool, especially for the bajillion mobile-only people connecting straight through their telco without any ublock/ghostery/hosts/etc blocking.

This looks really cool, especially for the bajillion mobile-only people connecting straight through their telco without any ublock/ghostery/hosts/etc blocking. I am using a local DNS server that does this called Pihole [1] supplemented with additional blocklists [2] for malware and privacy. One thing I don't see is any statistics ... you might be surprised at how much software in your home is endlessly communicating with companies you might not even have heard of, and that's been a great benefit of taking control of my DNS resolution [3]. [1] https://pi-hole.net/ https://pi-hole.net/ [2] https://github.com/benlowry/pihole-extended-hosts https://github.com/benlowry/pihole-extended-hosts [3] 5.1% of my networks' requests today got blocked - https://i.imgur.com/ELL9CDu.png https://i.imgur.com/ELL9CDu.png

dingaling 10y ago
It would be useful if their website described what exactly it installs. A recursive DNS server with a web UI and big list of null-routed domains? That's my guess. How does that help mobile users outside their home network without also setting up a VPN back in?
- benologist 10y ago
  All it really requires is opening up port 53 to the internet but I don't know enough about securing a DNS server to take that step yet. I'm intending to continue working on my little offshoot and hopefully it will get to the point you could safely host it on digitalocean/aws/etc.
- optimalrob 10y ago
  We'll be adding more info when we prep things for a wider consumer release. We are working to learn as much as we can and are looking forward to everyone's feedback!
  - benologist 10y ago
    Features I'd like: - reports on who my device(s) are contacting - no technical capability for anyone else to access those reports - import block lists from browser extensions / hosts lists etc - set my own forwarders - browser extensions so I can see what's blocked, unblock stuff, pause blocking etc, maybe an app on my phone could provide the same functionality Mostly this is about extending your umbrella to cover privacy/malware, I don't really differentiate anymore between the different flavors of crap websites embed to make the internet more annoying and less safe.
    - optimalrob 10y ago
      Thanks for the suggestions!
optimalrob 10y ago
Pihole is awesome! We love what they are doing and if you can't get there on trusting us but want a pure, local network blocking solution I highly recommend this project! On my medium.com/@robleathern page I talk about my experience setting one up.

dingaling 10y ago

It would be useful if their website described what exactly it installs. A recursive DNS server with a web UI and big list of null-routed domains? That's my guess. How does that help mobile users outside their home network without also setting up a VPN back in?

benologist 10y ago
All it really requires is opening up port 53 to the internet but I don't know enough about securing a DNS server to take that step yet. I'm intending to continue working on my little offshoot and hopefully it will get to the point you could safely host it on digitalocean/aws/etc.
optimalrob 10y ago
We'll be adding more info when we prep things for a wider consumer release. We are working to learn as much as we can and are looking forward to everyone's feedback!
- benologist 10y ago
  Features I'd like: - reports on who my device(s) are contacting - no technical capability for anyone else to access those reports - import block lists from browser extensions / hosts lists etc - set my own forwarders - browser extensions so I can see what's blocked, unblock stuff, pause blocking etc, maybe an app on my phone could provide the same functionality Mostly this is about extending your umbrella to cover privacy/malware, I don't really differentiate anymore between the different flavors of crap websites embed to make the internet more annoying and less safe.
  - optimalrob 10y ago
    Thanks for the suggestions!

optimalrob 10y ago

Pihole is awesome! We love what they are doing and if you can't get there on trusting us but want a pure, local network blocking solution I highly recommend this project! On my medium.com/@robleathern page I talk about my experience setting one up.