Pi-hole
A black hole for Internet advertisements observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
97/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 92
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 21
- age_days: 4469
- days_rel: 58
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 20
Adoption not part of the score
60626 stars · 3295 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Pi-hole is a network-wide DNS sinkhole application that blocks advertisements and trackers for every device on a network without client-side software. It runs on Linux hardware (including Raspberry Pi) or Docker, provides DNS caching, an optional DHCP server, and a web dashboard for monitoring and control.
Use cases
- block ads on my entire network
- set up a dns sinkhole on raspberry pi
- block ads in mobile apps and smart tvs
- self-hosted dns server with ad blocking
- monitor dns queries on my home network
- replace my router's dhcp server
- run pi-hole in docker
When to choose
- you want network-wide ad and tracker blocking without installing anything on each device
- you have a spare Linux machine, Raspberry Pi, or Docker host on your network
- you want insight into DNS traffic with a web dashboard
- you want a lightweight, free, self-hosted DNS solution with optional DHCP
When to avoid
- you need ad blocking only in a browser - a browser extension is simpler
- you cannot change your network's DNS settings (e.g., locked-down ISP router)
- you need content filtering beyond domain-based blocking, such as deep packet inspection
- you have no device on the network that can run a persistent service
Facets
application · maturity stable
caching monitoring self-hosted security cli gui networking privacy self-hosted security developer-tools self-hosted cli dns-sinkhole ad-blocking network-wide dhcp-server raspberry-pi dnsmasq web-dashboard dns-server linux docker web-server
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole · fetched 2026-08-28 · fb234eef00e4
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| pi-hole/pi-hole | main | 97 |
| pi-hole/docker-pi-hole | infra | 95 |
| pi-hole/web | frontend | 93 |
| pi-hole/FTL | backend | 97 |
| pi-hole/PADD | plugin | 71 |
For agents
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