# AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome

Network-wide ads & trackers blocking DNS server

Repository: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/adguardhome
Homepage: https://adguard.com/adguard-home/overview.html
Language: TypeScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: dns, adblock, privacy, golang, adguard, open-source, dns-over-https, dns-over-tls, dns-over-quic, dnscrypt
Last push: 2026-08-26T16:59:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3710, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 15, "gap_med": 27.5, "n_releases_24m": 27}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 36374, forks 2482 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:01.047316+00:00)

## What it is
AdGuard Home is a free, open-source network-wide DNS server that blocks ads and trackers for every device on a home network without client-side software. It supports modern encrypted DNS protocols (DNS-over-HTTPS, TLS, QUIC, DNSCrypt) and includes a web admin dashboard with filtering, parental controls, and query statistics.

## Use cases
- block ads on all devices on my home network
- set up a self-hosted DNS server with ad blocking
- replace Pi-hole with a modern DNS ad blocker
- use DNS-over-HTTPS or DNS-over-TLS at home
- block trackers for IoT devices that can't run ad blockers
- add parental controls and per-device DNS filtering
- monitor DNS queries on my network

## When to choose
- you want network-wide ad and tracker blocking with no per-device software
- you need encrypted upstream DNS (DoH, DoT, DoQ, DNSCrypt) support
- you want a web UI, parental controls, and per-client rules out of the box
- you're protecting devices like smart TVs and IoT gadgets that can't install blockers

## When to avoid
- you need content-level ad blocking inside web pages rather than DNS-level blocking
- you only want to block ads in a single browser - an extension is simpler
- you can't run a always-on server or container on your network
- you need fine-grained cosmetic filtering that DNS blocking can't provide

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: networking, proxy, security, self-hosted, http-server
- domain: privacy, networking, self-hosted, security
- platform: windows, bsd, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: dns-server, ad-blocking, tracker-blocking, dns-over-https, dns-over-tls, pi-hole-alternative, network-wide, parental-control, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:01.047316+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:26:13.036189+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:01.047316+00:00, sha 80e9001db61d)
  - homepage: https://adguard.com/adguard-home/overview.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:13.432481+00:00, sha e5be9abe9dc6)
  - site_page: https://adguard.com/en/blog/triple-release-2021.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:13.442508+00:00, sha e2c059bc5bec)
  - site_page: https://adguard.com/en/download-extension/chrome.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:13.445011+00:00, sha c83eb11d4008)
  - site_page: https://adguard.com/en/download-extension/firefox.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:13.446920+00:00, sha 2dcb6b5e92c6)
  - site_page: https://adguard.com/en/download-extension/edge.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:13.448950+00:00, sha a7589eed0fe0)
  - site_page: https://adguard.com/en/download-extension/opera.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:13.450776+00:00, sha 554d09507ad2)
  - site_page: https://adguard.com/en/download-extension/yandex.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:13.452659+00:00, sha c83eb11d4008)
  - site_page: https://adguard.com/en/adguard-linux/overview.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:13.454767+00:00, sha 91d9abc2e1e7)
  - site_page: https://adguard.com/en/contacts.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:13.456976+00:00, sha 09d0c68b4a73)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.