Pihole
App in the BluixApps catalog
What it is
Pi-hole is the legendary network-wide ad blocker — DNS sinkhole for ads, trackers, malware. Originally designed for Raspberry Pi (hence the name), now standard self-hosted infrastructure. Web admin UI, query logs, statistics, custom blocklists.
For network-wide ad blocking, Pi-hole is the OG choice with decade-long community.
What it's for
- Network-wide ad blocking — block ads at DNS level for all devices
- Tracker blocking — prevent device-level tracking
- Malware protection — block malicious domains
- Privacy enhancement — reduce data collection across network
- DNS resolver — local DNS with caching
Who it's for
- Privacy-conscious households wanting network-wide blocking
- Small businesses protecting employee browsing
- Schools filtering at-network level
- Privacy researchers monitoring tracker behavior
- Tech enthusiasts running home network infrastructure
Why teams pick Pi-hole over alternatives
- EUPL-1.2 — fully open
- Mature — decade-long development
- Light — runs on Raspberry Pi
- Web UI — admin via browser
- Community blocklists — thousands of community-maintained lists
- Strong reputation — most popular self-hosted privacy tool
Integrations
- Blocklists — Steven Black, OISD, OISD bigger, hundreds of community lists
- DHCP support — built-in DHCP server (optional)
- Client identification — track per-device blocking
- DNS upstream — Cloudflare, Quad9, custom DNS
- API — REST API for programmatic access
- Mobile apps — Pi-hole Remote, Pi-hole Status
- Bookkeeping — query log + statistics
Notable users & community
- 50k+ GitHub stars
- Most popular self-hosted privacy tool
- Active forum + Discord + Reddit
- Long-running OSS project
- Backed by donations + Pi-hole LLC
Tips & operations
- Set as DHCP DNS — router DHCP gives Pi-hole DNS to clients
- Update blocklists daily — community lists evolve
- Whitelist common false positives — some legit sites use ad CDNs
- Per-client groups — different rules for kids vs adults
- Persistent volume — config + DB
- Mind DNS leakage — clients can bypass via DoH
What we ship in BluixApps
- Docker compose: Pi-hole + persistent config
- Pinned
pihole/pihole:2024.07(release-tagged) - HTTPS via Let's Encrypt for admin UI
- DNS on port 53; admin on alternate port
- Default community blocklists pre-loaded
- Persistent volume for config + DB
- Backup hook covers config
Get this app — pick a BluixApps plan
Same catalog. Scaling tenant isolation, white-label and support tier.
| Tier | Tenants | Catalog | Support | White-label | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacks | 1 | 19 curated stacks | Standard | — | $19/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Starter | 10 | Full catalog | Standard | +$15–25/mo | $49/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Pro | 25 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $149/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Growth | 100 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $349/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Scale | 500 | Full catalog | 7-day window | +$15–25/mo | $799/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Enterprise | Unlimited | Full catalog | Priority 7-day | Bundled | $1,499/mo | DetailDeploy |