From f838ee8d2064f3ef5dfddf349ec8c07076c28815 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dan Schaper Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2016 15:29:30 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Further refinements. Trying to find a good flow for information and layout. --- README.md | 24 +++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b3a81dd9..a28ee736 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -10,7 +10,13 @@ ## The multi-platform, network-wide ad blocker -Block ads for **all** your devices _without_ the need to install client-side software. Because Pi-hole blocks ads the DNS-level, ads can be blocked in non-traditional places such as in apps or on smart TVs. +Block ads for **all** your devices _without_ the need to install client-side software. The Pi-hole blocks ads the DNS-level, so all your devices are protected. + +- Web Browsers +- Cell Phones +- Smart TV's +- Internet-connected home automation +- Anything that communicates with the Internet

@@ -39,22 +45,26 @@ If you wish to read over the script before running it, then after the [`wget`](h Once installed, [configure your router to have **DHCP clients use the Pi as their DNS server**](http://pi-hole.net/faq/can-i-set-the-pi-hole-to-be-the-dns-server-at-my-router-so-i-dont-have-to-change-settings-for-my-devices/) and then any device that connects to your network will have ads blocked without any further configuration. Alternatively, you can manually set each device to [use the Raspberry Pi as its DNS server](http://pi-hole.net/faq/how-do-i-use-the-pi-hole-as-my-dns-server/). -## How To Install Pi-hole (Click to Watch!) +## Installing the Pi-hole (Click to Watch!)

-## How It Works +## How does it work? **Watch the 60-second video below to get a quick overview**

+### Gravity + +The [gravity.sh](https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/blob/master/gravity.sh) does most of the magic. The script pulls in ad domains from many sources and compiles them into a single list of [over 1.6 million entries](http://jacobsalmela.com/block-millions-ads-network-wide-with-a-raspberry-pi-hole-2-0) (if you decide to use the [mahakala list](https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/commit/963eacfe0537a7abddf30441c754c67ca1e40965)). This script is controlled by the `pihole` command. Please run `pihole -h` to see what commands can be run via `pihole`. + ## Get Help Or Connect With Us On The Web -- [@The_Pi_Hole](https://twitter.com/The_Pi_Hole) - [Discourse](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/) +- [@The_Pi_Hole](https://twitter.com/The_Pi_Hole) - [/r/pihole](https://www.reddit.com/r/pihole/) - [Pi-hole YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT5kq9w0wSjogzJb81C9U0w) - [Wiki](https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/wiki/Customization) @@ -67,11 +77,7 @@ The Pi-hole is an **advertising-aware DNS/Web server**. If an ad domain is queri #### Other Operating Systems -This script will work for other UNIX-like systems with some slight **modifications**. As long as you can install `dnsmasq` and a Webserver, it should work OK. The automated install is only for a clean install of a Debian family or Fedora based system, such as the Raspberry Pi. If there are other platforms you'd like supported, let us know. - -### Gravity - -The [gravity.sh](https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/blob/master/gravity.sh) does most of the magic. The script pulls in ad domains from many sources and compiles them into a single list of [over 1.6 million entries](http://jacobsalmela.com/block-millions-ads-network-wide-with-a-raspberry-pi-hole-2-0) (if you decide to use the [mahakala list](https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/commit/963eacfe0537a7abddf30441c754c67ca1e40965)). This script is controlled by the `pihole` command. Please run `pihole -h` to see what commands can be run via `pihole`. +The automated install is only for a clean install of a Debian family or Fedora based system, such as the Raspberry Pi. However, this script will work for most UNIX-like systems, some with some slight **modifications** that we can help you work through. If you can install `dnsmasq` and a Webserver, it should work OK. If there are other platforms you'd like supported, let us know. ## Web Interface