5 ms·

> Being an indie dev with a pihole setup has been tough - I’ve gotta turn it off a lot for various client projects I have a family member who works in marketin

> Being an indie dev with a pihole setup has been tough - I’ve gotta turn it off a lot for various client projects I have a family member who works in marketing and am regularly asked to either turn off the pihole or add a new URL to the ignored list for exactly this reason.

McDyver 6y ago
You can create groups in pihole and select which devices can bypass it. I'm not sure if you can assign specific lists per group, though
- llarsson 6y ago
  I believe you can! https://docs.pi-hole.net/database/gravity/groups/ https://docs.pi-hole.net/database/gravity/groups/
mosselman 6y ago
The easiest way around this is to install a secondary browser (or use a profile in firefox, but that is cumbersome) for work. They could use a different DNS provider in that browser. I use Brave for this and Firefox for my private stuff. Or they could ask their employer to pay for a VPN services that comes with DNS. Your family member will then have an easy to understand and easy to spot (VPN is ON) way to 'go into work mode' and out of it for private.
- irae 6y ago
  Or you could have a nice router, like Ubiquiti EdgeRouterX, that is cheap and can create multiple networks. You pin the "marketing enabled" device to a different network without pihole as DNS for their device.
  - reaperducer 6y ago
    More wires. More gear. More complexity. More points of failure. Ugh.
- paride5745 6y ago
  This is exactly what I do. Brave for work, Firefox for private.
  - reaperducer 6y ago
    It would be interesting if Firefox could release two nearly identical browsers: Firefox Home, and Firefox Work. The only difference between the two is the name and the color of the icon. With both programs in their computers, or both apps on their phones, people could more easily isolate the two phases of life, without going through all the rigamarole of profiles.
    - ethagnawl 6y ago
      I haven't gotten into the habit of using them, but I believe this is how the Multi-Account Containers add-on works.
      - mosselman 6y ago
        You can use containers, but those only apply to cookies, etc, everything else, settings, add-ons, etc, will be the same. Different profiles allow for different sets of add-ons, bookmarks, settings, etc.
    - petronio 6y ago
      You've really just described profiles, Firefox just needs to make them easier to use like Chrome. On Chrome they're easier to find, allow you to configure the profile icon, and give you the option to create a desktop shortcut to the profile. Mobile is probably more tricky.
    - GoblinSlayer 6y ago
      You can set a skin or persona per profile, and they will look different.
    - kilburn 6y ago
      I use Firefox Developer Edition alongside regular firefox precisely for that purpose: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/developer/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/developer/

McDyver 6y ago

You can create groups in pihole and select which devices can bypass it. I'm not sure if you can assign specific lists per group, though

llarsson 6y ago
I believe you can! https://docs.pi-hole.net/database/gravity/groups/ https://docs.pi-hole.net/database/gravity/groups/

mosselman 6y ago

The easiest way around this is to install a secondary browser (or use a profile in firefox, but that is cumbersome) for work. They could use a different DNS provider in that browser. I use Brave for this and Firefox for my private stuff. Or they could ask their employer to pay for a VPN services that comes with DNS. Your family member will then have an easy to understand and easy to spot (VPN is ON) way to 'go into work mode' and out of it for private.

irae 6y ago
Or you could have a nice router, like Ubiquiti EdgeRouterX, that is cheap and can create multiple networks. You pin the "marketing enabled" device to a different network without pihole as DNS for their device.
- reaperducer 6y ago
  More wires. More gear. More complexity. More points of failure. Ugh.
paride5745 6y ago
This is exactly what I do. Brave for work, Firefox for private.
- reaperducer 6y ago
  It would be interesting if Firefox could release two nearly identical browsers: Firefox Home, and Firefox Work. The only difference between the two is the name and the color of the icon. With both programs in their computers, or both apps on their phones, people could more easily isolate the two phases of life, without going through all the rigamarole of profiles.
  - ethagnawl 6y ago
    I haven't gotten into the habit of using them, but I believe this is how the Multi-Account Containers add-on works.
    - mosselman 6y ago
      You can use containers, but those only apply to cookies, etc, everything else, settings, add-ons, etc, will be the same. Different profiles allow for different sets of add-ons, bookmarks, settings, etc.
  - petronio 6y ago
    You've really just described profiles, Firefox just needs to make them easier to use like Chrome. On Chrome they're easier to find, allow you to configure the profile icon, and give you the option to create a desktop shortcut to the profile. Mobile is probably more tricky.
  - GoblinSlayer 6y ago
    You can set a skin or persona per profile, and they will look different.
  - kilburn 6y ago
    I use Firefox Developer Edition alongside regular firefox precisely for that purpose: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/developer/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/developer/