Pi-hole is an open-source DNS sinkhole that blocks ads and other online trackers. It is designed to run on a Raspberry Pi, but it can also be installed on other systems, including OpenBSD. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing Pi-hole on OpenBSD.
Before we get started, make sure that you have:
To install Pi-hole on OpenBSD, we need to start by installing some prerequisites. Run the following command in the terminal to install these packages:
pkg_add php php-gd lighttpd mysql-client php-pdo_mysql
To install Pi-hole on OpenBSD, we need to download the installation script from the Pi-hole website. Run the following command in the terminal to download the script:
curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | sudo bash
This will start the installation process. Follow the prompts on the screen to configure Pi-hole for your system. When prompted for the upstream DNS provider, select a provider that you prefer.
After the installation is complete, Pi-hole will automatically configure your system to use Pi-hole as the DNS resolver.
Once Pi-hole is installed, you will need to configure it to block ads and other online trackers. To do this, you will need to log in to the Pi-hole web interface. Open a web browser and navigate to http://your.pi-hole.ip/admin/. Replace "your.pi-hole.ip" with the IP address of your Pi-hole server.
On the Pi-hole web interface, you can configure settings such as whitelisting domains that you want to allow and blacklisting domains that you want to block.
Pi-hole is now installed and configured on your OpenBSD system. You can now enjoy an ad-free browsing experience on all devices that use your OpenBSD system as the DNS resolver.
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