From 3cdce17d28649b7100e4508884cceb24e54d9292 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacob Salmela Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 21:14:19 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 01/17] adding more coverage - Rob's post on medium.com - TekThing video Also posting about plans to partner up with Rob for his new service that can help reduce the flame war surrounding ad blocking --- README.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6e6f6a8f..7ddeb93d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -18,7 +18,13 @@ Once installed, **configure any device to use the Raspberry Pi as its DNS server [![Pi-hole exlplained](http://i.imgur.com/wd5ltCU.png)](https://vimeo.com/135965232) -## Coverage +## Video Coverage + +### TekThing + +Pi-hole is mentioned at the two minute mark + +[![Pi-hole on TekThing](http://img.youtube.com/vi/8Co59HU2gY0/0.jpg)](https://youtu.be/8Co59HU2gY0?t=2m) ### Security Now! Podcast Pi-hole is mentioned at 100 minutes and 26 seconds (the link brings you right there) @@ -26,7 +32,16 @@ Pi-hole is mentioned at 100 minutes and 26 seconds (the link brings you right th ### Tech Blogs -Featured on [MakeUseOf](http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/adblock-everywhere-raspberry-pi-hole-way/) and [Lifehacker](http://lifehacker.com/turn-a-raspberry-pi-into-an-ad-blocker-with-a-single-co-1686093533)! +Pi-hole has been written about on: + +- [Medium](https://medium.com/@robleathern/block-ads-on-all-home-devices-for-53-18-a5f1ec139693#.gj1xpgr5d) +- [MakeUseOf](http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/adblock-everywhere-raspberry-pi-hole-way/) +- [Lifehacker](http://lifehacker.com/turn-a-raspberry-pi-into-an-ad-blocker-with-a-single-co-1686093533)! + +## Partnering With Optimal.com + +Pi-hole will be teaming up with [Rob Leathern's subscription service to avoid ads](https://medium.com/@robleathern/block-ads-on-all-home-devices-for-53-18-a5f1ec139693#.gj1xpgr5d). This service is unique and will help content-creators and publishers [still make money from visitors who are using an ad ablocker](http://techcrunch.com/2015/12/17/the-new-optimal/). + ## Technical Details From a6313c9e9ef74aebfd0b12994582b4a40fd46d44 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: klaas01 Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2015 14:37:51 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 02/17] Update gravity.sh Fix kill command and only run as last step. --- gravity.sh | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/gravity.sh b/gravity.sh index 3a146024..57882c55 100755 --- a/gravity.sh +++ b/gravity.sh @@ -239,8 +239,13 @@ function gravity_advanced() { echo "** $numberOf domains being pulled in by gravity..." gravity_unique +} - sudo kill -s -HUP $(pidof dnsmasq) +function gravity_reload() { + # Reload hosts file + + echo "** Refresh lists in dnsmasq..." + sudo kill -HUP $(pidof dnsmasq) } gravity_collapse @@ -250,3 +255,4 @@ gravity_pulsar gravity_advanced gravity_hostFormat gravity_blackbody +gravity_reload From 26dcbfc1f99c1bf6a817f7754dabac03a066f26e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacob Salmela Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 12:25:35 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 03/17] hide minor error An error shows up on the first install that `latentWhitelist.txt` doesn't exist and can't be removed. Redirecting STDERR should fix this. --- gravity.sh | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/gravity.sh b/gravity.sh index 57882c55..1a8f48e8 100755 --- a/gravity.sh +++ b/gravity.sh @@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ function gravity_pulsar() { # regexp so it can be parsed out with grep -x awk -F '[# \t]' 'NF>0&&$1!="" {print "^"$1"$"}' $whitelist | sed 's/\./\\./g' > $latentWhitelist else - rm $latentWhitelist >/dev/null + rm $latentWhitelist 2>/dev/null fi # Prevent our sources from being pulled into the hole From b757e7a769447f60dd60cbe5cd65e2883556eefa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Clinton Montague Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 12:29:54 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 04/17] Fix typo in installer IPv4 was mentioned in an IPv6 setting - changed to correctly reference IPv6. --- automated install/basic-install.sh | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh index b8d818a3..bbf1fbc2 100755 --- a/automated install/basic-install.sh +++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ use4andor6() # Let use select IPv4 and/or IPv6 cmd=(whiptail --separate-output --checklist "Select Protocols" $r $c 2) options=(IPv4 "Block ads over IPv4" on - IPv6 "Block ads over IPv4" off) + IPv6 "Block ads over IPv6" off) choices=$("${cmd[@]}" "${options[@]}" 2>&1 >/dev/tty) for choice in $choices do From 8ffa5e935739d6c34e5b22c825bbebc92f7f9ba5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacob Salmela Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 13:34:45 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 05/17] adding unRaid-hole fork --- README.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7ddeb93d..11cb3e79 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -79,5 +79,6 @@ This script will work for other UNIX-like systems with some slight **modificatio ### Examples Of The Pi-hole On Other Operating Systems - [Sky-Hole](http://dlaa.me/blog/post/skyhole) - [Pi-hole in the Cloud!](http://blog.codybunch.com/2015/07/28/Pi-Hole-in-the-cloud/) +- [unRaid-hole](https://github.com/spants/unraidtemplates/blob/master/Spants/unRaid-hole.xml#L13)--[Repo and more info](http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=c0eae3e5ef7e521f7866034a3336489d&topic=38486.0) [![Donate](https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif "AdminLTE Presentation")](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=3J2L3Z4DHW9UY "Donate") From d646612a2597ae4a8da35e36ac0737dc012f0c41 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Salmela Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2015 20:26:05 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 06/17] Block ads over IPv6 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I’m pretty sure this works well. Maybe someone else can try it out. --- automated install/basic-install.sh | 38 ++++++++++++++++-------------- gravity.sh | 21 +++++++++++++---- 2 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh index bbf1fbc2..21b9c245 100755 --- a/automated install/basic-install.sh +++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh @@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ IPv4dev=$(ip route get 8.8.8.8 | awk '{for(i=1;i<=NF;i++)if($i~/dev/)print $(i+1 IPv4addr=$(ip -o -f inet addr show dev $IPv4dev | awk '{print $4}' | awk 'END {print}') IPv4gw=$(ip route get 8.8.8.8 | awk '{print $3}') -# IPv6 support to be added later -#IPv6eui64=$(ip addr show | awk '/scope\ global/ && /ff:fe/ {print $2}' | cut -d'/' -f1) -#IPv6linkLocal=$(ip addr show | awk '/inet/ && /scope\ link/ && /fe80/ {print $2}' | cut -d'/' -f1) - availableInterfaces=$(ip -o link | awk '{print $2}' | grep -v "lo" | cut -d':' -f1) dhcpcdFile=/etc/dhcpcd.conf @@ -65,6 +61,9 @@ welcomeDialogs() # Display the welcome dialog whiptail --msgbox --backtitle "Welcome" --title "Pi-hole automated installer" "This installer will transform your Raspberry Pi into a network-wide ad blocker!" $r $c +# Support for a part-time dev +whiptail --msgbox --backtitle "Plea" --title "Free and open source" "The Pi-hole is free, but powered by your donations: http://pi-hole.net/donate" $r $c + # Explain the need for a static address whiptail --msgbox --backtitle "Initating network interface" --title "Static IP Needed" "The Pi-hole is a SERVER so it needs a STATIC IP ADDRESS to function properly. @@ -116,7 +115,9 @@ done useIPv6dialog() { -whiptail --msgbox --backtitle "Coming soon..." --title "IPv6 not yet supported" "I need your help for IPv6. Consider donating at: http://pi-hole.net/donate" $r $c +piholeIPv6=$(ip -6 route get 2001:4860:4860::8888 | awk -F " " '{ for(i=1;i<=NF;i++) if ($i == "src") print $(i+1) }') +whiptail --msgbox --backtitle "IPv6..." --title "$piholeIPv6 will be used to block ads." $r $c +sudo touch /etc/pihole/.useIPv6 } getStaticIPv4Settings() @@ -263,6 +264,17 @@ installCron sudo /usr/local/bin/gravity.sh } +displayFinalMessage(){ + whiptail --msgbox --backtitle "Make it so." --title "Installation Complete!" "Configure your devices to use the Pi-hole as their DNS server using: + + $IPv4addr + $piholeIPv6 + + If you set a new IP address, you should restart the Pi. + + The install log is in /etc/pihole." $r $c +} + ######## SCRIPT ############ # Start the installer welcomeDialogs @@ -288,16 +300,10 @@ fi # Decide is IPv6 will be used if [[ "$useIPv6" = true ]];then - # If only IPv6 is selected, exit because it is not supported yet - if [[ "$useIPv6" = true ]] && [[ "$useIPv4" = false ]];then - useIPv6dialog - exit - else - useIPv6dialog - fi + useIPv6dialog else useIPv6=false - echo "IPv6 will NOT be used. Consider a donation at pi-hole.net/donate" + echo "IPv6 will NOT be used." fi # Install and log everything to a file @@ -306,11 +312,7 @@ installPihole | tee $tmpLog # Move the log file into /etc/pihole for storage sudo mv $tmpLog $instalLogLoc -whiptail --msgbox --backtitle "Make it so." --title "Installation Complete!" "Configure your devices to use the Pi-hole as their DNS server using this IP: $IPv4addr. - -If you set a new IP address, it should work fine, but you may want to reboot the Pi at some point. - -The install log is in /etc/pihole." $r $c +displayFinalMessage sudo service dnsmasq start sudo service lighttpd start diff --git a/gravity.sh b/gravity.sh index 1a8f48e8..c2a05534 100755 --- a/gravity.sh +++ b/gravity.sh @@ -11,15 +11,20 @@ # (at your option) any later version. piholeIPfile=/tmp/piholeIP +piholeIPv6file=/etc/pihole/.useIPv6 if [[ -f $piholeIPfile ]];then + if [[ -f $piholeIPv6file ]];then + # If the file exists, then the user previously chose to use IPv6 in the automated installer + piholeIPv6=$(ip -6 route get 2001:4860:4860::8888 | awk -F " " '{ for(i=1;i<=NF;i++) if ($i == "src") print $(i+1) }') + fi # If the file exists, it means it was exported from the installation script and we should use that value instead of detecting it in this script piholeIP=$(cat $piholeIPfile) rm $piholeIPfile else # Otherwise, the IP address can be taken directly from the machine, which will happen when the script is run by the user and not the installation script - IPv4dev=$(ip route get 8.8.8.8 | awk '{for(i=1;i<=NF;i++)if($i~/dev/)print $(i+1)}') - piholeIPCIDR=$(ip -o -f inet addr show dev $IPv4dev | awk '{print $4}' | awk 'END {print}') - piholeIP=${piholeIPCIDR%/*} + IPv4dev=$(ip route get 8.8.8.8 | awk '{for(i=1;i<=NF;i++)if($i~/dev/)print $(i+1)}') + piholeIPCIDR=$(ip -o -f inet addr show dev $IPv4dev | awk '{print $4}' | awk 'END {print}') + piholeIP=${piholeIPCIDR%/*} fi # Ad-list sources--one per line in single quotes @@ -208,7 +213,13 @@ function gravity_unique() { function gravity_hostFormat() { # Format domain list as "192.168.x.x domain.com" echo "** Formatting domains into a HOSTS file..." - cat $piholeDir/$eventHorizon | awk '{sub(/\r$/,""); print "'"$piholeIP"' " $0}' > $piholeDir/$accretionDisc + # If there is a value in the $piholeIPv6, then IPv6 will be used, so the awk command modified to create a line for both protocols + if [[ -n $piholeIPv6 ]];then + cat $piholeDir/$eventHorizon | awk -v ipv4addr="$piholeIP" -v ipv6addr="$piholeIPv6" '{sub(/\r$/,""); print ipv4addr" "$0"\n"ipv6addr" "$0}' > $piholeDir/$accretionDisc + else + # Otherwise, just create gravity.list as normal using IPv4 + cat $piholeDir/$eventHorizon | awk -v ipv4addr="$piholeIP" '{sub(/\r$/,""); print ipv4addr" "$0}' > $piholeDir/$accretionDisc + fi # Copy the file over as /etc/pihole/gravity.list so dnsmasq can use it cp $piholeDir/$accretionDisc $adList } @@ -243,7 +254,7 @@ function gravity_advanced() { function gravity_reload() { # Reload hosts file - + echo "** Refresh lists in dnsmasq..." sudo kill -HUP $(pidof dnsmasq) } From 987e4e02a9bd62273b67eb07bb5ce670b14ec10f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Clinton Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2016 14:11:46 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 07/17] Fix bug in gravity.sh where IPv6 list was not always populated Failed to be populated if /tmp/piholeIP does not exist. This may happen under the following conditions: - was not generated during install - gravity.sh being run again after the original install (the file is deleted during the installation process) --- gravity.sh | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/gravity.sh b/gravity.sh index c2a05534..091b5563 100755 --- a/gravity.sh +++ b/gravity.sh @@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ piholeIPfile=/tmp/piholeIP piholeIPv6file=/etc/pihole/.useIPv6 if [[ -f $piholeIPfile ]];then - if [[ -f $piholeIPv6file ]];then - # If the file exists, then the user previously chose to use IPv6 in the automated installer - piholeIPv6=$(ip -6 route get 2001:4860:4860::8888 | awk -F " " '{ for(i=1;i<=NF;i++) if ($i == "src") print $(i+1) }') - fi # If the file exists, it means it was exported from the installation script and we should use that value instead of detecting it in this script piholeIP=$(cat $piholeIPfile) rm $piholeIPfile @@ -27,6 +23,11 @@ else piholeIP=${piholeIPCIDR%/*} fi +if [[ -f $piholeIPv6file ]];then + # If the file exists, then the user previously chose to use IPv6 in the automated installer + piholeIPv6=$(ip -6 route get 2001:4860:4860::8888 | awk -F " " '{ for(i=1;i<=NF;i++) if ($i == "src") print $(i+1) }') +fi + # Ad-list sources--one per line in single quotes # The mahakala source is commented out due to many users having issues with it blocking legitimate domains. # Uncomment at your own risk From d37db4304ca9194cca4ff6c515334dbb91307940 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Salmela Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2016 10:59:30 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 08/17] A few small display changes IPv6 box was missing the title. Added some IPv6 echoes. --- automated install/basic-install.sh | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh index 21b9c245..a529b40d 100755 --- a/automated install/basic-install.sh +++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh @@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ done useIPv6dialog() { piholeIPv6=$(ip -6 route get 2001:4860:4860::8888 | awk -F " " '{ for(i=1;i<=NF;i++) if ($i == "src") print $(i+1) }') -whiptail --msgbox --backtitle "IPv6..." --title "$piholeIPv6 will be used to block ads." $r $c +whiptail --msgbox --backtitle "IPv6..." --title "IPv6 Supported" "$piholeIPv6 will be used to block ads." $r $c +sudo mkdir -p /etc/pihole/ sudo touch /etc/pihole/.useIPv6 } @@ -270,9 +271,9 @@ displayFinalMessage(){ $IPv4addr $piholeIPv6 - If you set a new IP address, you should restart the Pi. +If you set a new IP address, you should restart the Pi. - The install log is in /etc/pihole." $r $c +The install log is in /etc/pihole." $r $c } ######## SCRIPT ############ @@ -301,6 +302,8 @@ fi # Decide is IPv6 will be used if [[ "$useIPv6" = true ]];then useIPv6dialog + echo "Using IPv6." + echo "Your IPv6 address is: $piholeIPv6" else useIPv6=false echo "IPv6 will NOT be used." From 89b88a2d5de156aaa5e5f7e5aa8c687c8d76bd5b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Clinton Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2016 00:10:12 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 09/17] fixes #142 kill -HUP erroring on gravity_reload if dnsmasq is not running --- gravity.sh | 12 ++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/gravity.sh b/gravity.sh index 1a8f48e8..5f3cc84f 100755 --- a/gravity.sh +++ b/gravity.sh @@ -243,9 +243,17 @@ function gravity_advanced() { function gravity_reload() { # Reload hosts file - echo "** Refresh lists in dnsmasq..." - sudo kill -HUP $(pidof dnsmasq) + + dnsmasqPid=$(pidof dnsmasq) + + if [[ $dnsmasqPid ]]; then + # service already running - reload config + sudo kill -HUP $dnsmasqPid + else + # service not running, start it up + sudo service dnsmasq start + fi } gravity_collapse From 3fc1817e7a3f880c82aceb54be34bc69a8222e50 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacob Salmela Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2016 18:34:33 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 10/17] Merge branch 'master' into ipv6 --- gravity.sh | 12 ++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/gravity.sh b/gravity.sh index 091b5563..fbecb3ad 100755 --- a/gravity.sh +++ b/gravity.sh @@ -255,9 +255,17 @@ function gravity_advanced() { function gravity_reload() { # Reload hosts file - echo "** Refresh lists in dnsmasq..." - sudo kill -HUP $(pidof dnsmasq) + + dnsmasqPid=$(pidof dnsmasq) + + if [[ $dnsmasqPid ]]; then + # service already running - reload config + sudo kill -HUP $dnsmasqPid + else + # service not running, start it up + sudo service dnsmasq start + fi } gravity_collapse From bc3224e0b9fce6bb01510113f97e8c55d914c441 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Clinton Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2016 22:10:26 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 11/17] installer - only select first (probably default) interface in list instead of all --- automated install/basic-install.sh | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh index a529b40d..ea7c882e 100755 --- a/automated install/basic-install.sh +++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh @@ -74,9 +74,16 @@ chooseInterface() { # Turn the available interfaces into an array so it can be used with a whiptail dialog interfacesArray=() +firstloop=1 + while read -r line do -interfacesArray+=("$line" "available" "ON") +mode="OFF" +if [[ $firstloop -eq 1 ]]; then + firstloop=0 + mode="ON" +fi +interfacesArray+=("$line" "available" "$mode") done <<< "$availableInterfaces" # Find out how many interfaces are available to choose from From 6f9d2d0567dfdf0286b6369d6fa26382a8fd0ba1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacob Salmela Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2016 17:20:33 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 12/17] fixes #145 A much more elegant way to get the screen size. --- automated install/basic-install.sh | 7 ++----- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh index ea7c882e..b80180cb 100755 --- a/automated install/basic-install.sh +++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh @@ -20,12 +20,9 @@ tmpLog=/tmp/pihole-install.log instalLogLoc=/etc/pihole/install.log -# Get the screen size in case we need a full-screen message and so we can display a dialog that is sized nicely -screenSize=$(stty -a | tr \; \\012 | egrep 'rows|columns' | cut '-d ' -f3) - # Find the rows and columns -rows=$(stty -a | tr \; \\012 | egrep 'rows' | cut -d' ' -f3) -columns=$(stty -a | tr \; \\012 | egrep 'columns' | cut -d' ' -f3) +rows=$(tput lines) +columns=$(tput cols) # Divide by two so the dialogs take up half of the screen, which looks nice. r=$(( rows / 2 )) From 93664aeb4ec8406041200b6b3aadf670f0b12a5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacob Salmela Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2016 20:32:46 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 13/17] cleaning up the readme - removed most of the video images to reduce clutter - converged the "coverage" and "video" sections into a bulleted list of links - added a new project link (pi-hole on/off button) - moved projects up in the page so it's easier to find and see what people are doing with Pi-hole - removed custom conf section since it will be suited better in the wiki or FAQs - added a help section --- README.md | 72 +++++++++++++++++++------------------------------------ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 11cb3e79..4f8fe88c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,57 +1,49 @@ # Automated Install -#### Designed For Raspberry Pi B, B+, 2, -##### and Zero (with an Ethernet adapter) +##### Designed For Raspberry Pi B, B+, 2, and Zero (with an Ethernet adapter) 1. Install Raspbian 2. Run the command below ### ```curl -L install.pi-hole.net | bash``` -![Pi-hole automated installation](http://i.imgur.com/Un7lBlj.png) +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/). -Once installed, **configure any device to use the Raspberry Pi as its DNS server and the ads will be blocked**. You can also configure your router's DHCP options to assign the Pi as clients DNS server so they do not need to do it manually. +## Pi-hole Is Free, But Powered By Your Donations +[![Donate](https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif "Free, but powered by donations")](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=3J2L3Z4DHW9UY "Donate") -[![Donate](https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif "AdminLTE Presentation")](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=3J2L3Z4DHW9UY "Donate") - -# How Does It Work? +## How Does It Work? **Watch the 60-second video below to get a quick overview** -[![Pi-hole exlplained](http://i.imgur.com/wd5ltCU.png)](https://vimeo.com/135965232) +[![Pi-hole exlplained](http://i.imgur.com/qNybJDX.png)](https://vimeo.com/135965232) -## Video Coverage +## Pi-hole Projects +- [Sky-Hole](http://dlaa.me/blog/post/skyhole) +- [Pi-hole in the Cloud!](http://blog.codybunch.com/2015/07/28/Pi-Hole-in-the-cloud/) +- [unRaid-hole](https://github.com/spants/unraidtemplates/blob/master/Spants/unRaid-hole.xml#L13)--[Repo and more info](http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=c0eae3e5ef7e521f7866034a3336489d&topic=38486.0) +- [Pi-hole on/off button](http://thetimmy.silvernight.org/pages/endisbutton/) -### TekThing - -Pi-hole is mentioned at the two minute mark - -[![Pi-hole on TekThing](http://img.youtube.com/vi/8Co59HU2gY0/0.jpg)](https://youtu.be/8Co59HU2gY0?t=2m) - -### Security Now! Podcast -Pi-hole is mentioned at 100 minutes and 26 seconds (the link brings you right there) -[![Pi-hole on Security Now!](http://img.youtube.com/vi/p7-osq_y8i8/0.jpg)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7-osq_y8i8&t=100m26s) - -### Tech Blogs - -Pi-hole has been written about on: - -- [Medium](https://medium.com/@robleathern/block-ads-on-all-home-devices-for-53-18-a5f1ec139693#.gj1xpgr5d) -- [MakeUseOf](http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/adblock-everywhere-raspberry-pi-hole-way/) -- [Lifehacker](http://lifehacker.com/turn-a-raspberry-pi-into-an-ad-blocker-with-a-single-co-1686093533)! +## Coverage +- [Medium: Block All Ads For $53](https://medium.com/@robleathern/block-ads-on-all-home-devices-for-53-18-a5f1ec139693#.gj1xpgr5d) +- [MakeUseOf: Adblock Everywhere, The Pi-hole Way](http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/adblock-everywhere-raspberry-pi-hole-way/) +- [Lifehacker: Turn Your Pi Into An Ad Blocker With A Single Command](http://lifehacker.com/turn-a-raspberry-pi-into-an-ad-blocker-with-a-single-co-1686093533)! +- [Pi-hole on TekThing](https://youtu.be/8Co59HU2gY0?t=2m) +- [Pi-hole on Security Now! Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7-osq_y8i8&t=100m26s) ## Partnering With Optimal.com Pi-hole will be teaming up with [Rob Leathern's subscription service to avoid ads](https://medium.com/@robleathern/block-ads-on-all-home-devices-for-53-18-a5f1ec139693#.gj1xpgr5d). This service is unique and will help content-creators and publishers [still make money from visitors who are using an ad ablocker](http://techcrunch.com/2015/12/17/the-new-optimal/). - ## Technical Details +The Pi-hole is an **advertising-aware DNS/Web server**. If an ad domain is queried, a small Web page or GIF is delivered in place of the advertisement. + A more detailed explanation of the installation can be found [here](http://jacobsalmela.com/block-millions-ads-network-wide-with-a-raspberry-pi-hole-2-0). ## Gravity -The [gravity.sh](https://github.com/jacobsalmela/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). +The [gravity.sh](https://github.com/jacobsalmela/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/jacobsalmela/pi-hole/commit/963eacfe0537a7abddf30441c754c67ca1e40965)). ## Whitelist and blacklist -You can add a `whitelist.txt` or `blacklist.txt` in `/etc/pihole/` and the script will apply those files automatically. +You can add a `whitelist.txt` or `blacklist.txt` in `/etc/pihole/` and the script will apply those files automatically. Put one domain per line. ## Web Interface The [Web interface](https://github.com/jacobsalmela/AdminLTE#pi-hole-admin-dashboard) will be installed automatically so you can view stats and change settings. You can find it at: @@ -60,25 +52,9 @@ The [Web interface](https://github.com/jacobsalmela/AdminLTE#pi-hole-admin-dashb ![Web](http://i.imgur.com/m114SCn.png) -## Custom Config File -If you want to use your own variables for the gravity script (i.e. storing the files in a different location) and don't want to have to change them every time there is an update to the script, create a file called `/etc/pihole/pihole.conf`. In it, you should add your own variables in a similar fashion as shown below: - -``` -piholeDir=/var/run/pihole -adList=/etc/dnsmasq.d/adList -``` - -See the [Wiki](https://github.com/jacobsalmela/pi-hole/wiki/Customization) entry for more details. - -### How It Works -A technical and detailed description can be found [here](http://jacobsalmela.com/block-millions-ads-network-wide-with-a-raspberry-pi-hole-2-0)! +## Help +- See the [Wiki](https://github.com/jacobsalmela/pi-hole/wiki/Customization) entry for more details +- There is also an [FAQ section on pi-hole.net](http://pi-hole.net) ## 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 only works for a clean install of Raspiban right now since that is how the project originated. - -### Examples Of The Pi-hole On Other Operating Systems -- [Sky-Hole](http://dlaa.me/blog/post/skyhole) -- [Pi-hole in the Cloud!](http://blog.codybunch.com/2015/07/28/Pi-Hole-in-the-cloud/) -- [unRaid-hole](https://github.com/spants/unraidtemplates/blob/master/Spants/unRaid-hole.xml#L13)--[Repo and more info](http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=c0eae3e5ef7e521f7866034a3336489d&topic=38486.0) - -[![Donate](https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif "AdminLTE Presentation")](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=3J2L3Z4DHW9UY "Donate") From cfd6e0d65d8fabbe37c5a605e3866077b04f49a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacob Salmela Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 10:40:58 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 14/17] more coverage and an API --- README.md | 17 ++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 4f8fe88c..e7a0adb4 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ Once installed, [configure your router to have **DHCP clients use the Pi as thei - [Lifehacker: Turn Your Pi Into An Ad Blocker With A Single Command](http://lifehacker.com/turn-a-raspberry-pi-into-an-ad-blocker-with-a-single-co-1686093533)! - [Pi-hole on TekThing](https://youtu.be/8Co59HU2gY0?t=2m) - [Pi-hole on Security Now! Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7-osq_y8i8&t=100m26s) +- [Foolish Tech Show](https://youtu.be/bYyena0I9yc?t=2m4s) +- [Pi-hole on Ubuntu](http://www.boyter.org/2015/12/pi-hole-ubuntu-14-04/) +- [Catchpoint: iOS 9 Ad Blocking](http://blog.catchpoint.com/2015/09/14/ad-blocking-apple/) ## Partnering With Optimal.com @@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ Pi-hole will be teaming up with [Rob Leathern's subscription service to avoid ad ## Technical Details -The Pi-hole is an **advertising-aware DNS/Web server**. If an ad domain is queried, a small Web page or GIF is delivered in place of the advertisement. +The Pi-hole is an **advertising-aware DNS/Web server**. If an ad domain is queried, a small Web page or GIF is delivered in place of the advertisement. You can also [replace ads with any image you want](http://pi-hole.net/faq/is-it-possible-to-change-the-blank-page-that-takes-place-of-the-ads-to-something-else/) since it is just a simple Webpage taking place of the ads. A more detailed explanation of the installation can be found [here](http://jacobsalmela.com/block-millions-ads-network-wide-with-a-raspberry-pi-hole-2-0). @@ -50,6 +53,18 @@ The [Web interface](https://github.com/jacobsalmela/AdminLTE#pi-hole-admin-dashb `http://192.168.1.x/admin/index.php` +### API + +A basic read-only API can be accessed at `/admin/api.php`. It returns the following JSON: +```JSON +{ + "domains_being_blocked": "136708", + "dns_queries_today": "18108", + "ads_blocked_today": "14648", + "ads_percentage_today": 80.892423238348 +} +``` + ![Web](http://i.imgur.com/m114SCn.png) ## Help From 802638ce8be382fb39e9407db048568ae798724b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Josh Kastang Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 19:08:29 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 15/17] replaces the non-repository managed web interface for pihole and keeps it updated --- automated install/webinterface.sh | 70 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 70 insertions(+) create mode 100644 automated install/webinterface.sh diff --git a/automated install/webinterface.sh b/automated install/webinterface.sh new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bcd92c1e --- /dev/null +++ b/automated install/webinterface.sh @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +#!/usr/bin/env bash +# +# this script will update the pihole web interface files. +# +# if this is the first time running this script after an +# existing installation, the existing web interface files +# will be removed and replaced with the latest master +# branch from github. subsequent executions of this script +# will pull the latest version of the web interface. +# +# @TODO: add git as requirement to basic-install.sh +# + +WEB_INTERFACE_GIT_URL="https://github.com/jacobsalmela/AdminLTE.git" +WEB_INTERFACE_DIR="/var/www/html/admin" + +main() { + prerequisites + if ! is_repo; then + make_repo + fi + update_repo +} + +prerequisites() { + + # must be root to update + if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then + sudo bash "$0" "$@" + exit $? + fi + + # web interface must already exist. this is a (lazy) + # check to make sure pihole is actually installed. + if [ ! -d "$WEB_INTERFACE_DIR" ]; then + echo "$WEB_INTERFACE_DIR not found. Exiting." + exit 1 + fi + + if ! type "git" > /dev/null; then + apt-get -y install git + fi +} + +is_repo() { + # if the web interface directory does not have a .git folder + # it means its using the master.zip archive from the install + # script. + if [ ! -d "$WEB_INTERFACE_DIR/.git" ]; then + return 1 + fi + return 0 +} + +# removes the web interface installed from the master.zip archive and +# replaces it with the current master branch from github +make_repo() { + # remove the non-repod interface and clone the interface + rm -rf $WEB_INTERFACE_DIR + git clone "$WEB_INTERFACE_GIT_URL" "$WEB_INTERFACE_DIR" +} + +# pulls the latest master branch from github +update_repo() { + # pull the latest commits + cd "$WEB_INTERFACE_DIR" + git pull +} + +main From 0ef0b0b6613535ae594dc872a4debab6baee2f5b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacob Salmela Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 14:09:40 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 16/17] LCD real-time stats --- README.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e7a0adb4..2f3cb43b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ A basic read-only API can be accessed at `/admin/api.php`. It returns the follow ![Web](http://i.imgur.com/m114SCn.png) +## Real-time Statistics + +You can view [real-time stats](http://pi-hole.net/faq/install-the-real-time-lcd-monitor-chronometer/) via `ssh` or on an [2.8" LCD screen](http://amzn.to/1P0q1Fj). This is accomplished via [`chronometer.sh`](https://github.com/jacobsalmela/pi-hole/blob/master/advanced/Scripts/chronometer.sh). + +![Pi-hole LCD](http://i.imgur.com/nBEqycp.jpg) + ## Help - See the [Wiki](https://github.com/jacobsalmela/pi-hole/wiki/Customization) entry for more details - There is also an [FAQ section on pi-hole.net](http://pi-hole.net) From 4b1dd8a2a5645e9ab8893f8e5cff561449c21ca2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacob Salmela Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2016 17:44:08 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 17/17] fixes #158 Running at midnight, not 11:58 in the afternoon. --- advanced/pihole.cron | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/advanced/pihole.cron b/advanced/pihole.cron index 47bc61fb..0a11a6d6 100644 --- a/advanced/pihole.cron +++ b/advanced/pihole.cron @@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin # Pi-hole: Parse the log file before it is flushed and save the stats to a database # This will be used for a historical view of your Pi-hole's performance -#50 11 * * * root /usr/local/bin/dailyLog.sh +#50 23 * * * root /usr/local/bin/dailyLog.sh # Pi-hole: Flush the log daily at 11:58 so it doesn't get out of control # Stats will be viewable in the Web interface thanks to the cron job above -58 11 * * * root /usr/local/bin/piholeLogFlush.sh +58 23 * * * root /usr/local/bin/piholeLogFlush.sh