Apple Users

I really like our Pi-Hole, we've been using one here for months. We had an idle Raspberry Pi, so our out-of-pocket cost was zero. If you like tinkering and know what DHCP and DNS mean, it can be fun to setup.

One minor problem though ... we do run into the occasional site that refuses to work unless we disable ad-blocking. And unlike other ad-blockers, Pi-hole doesn't let you tell it "allow all the ads from this one web site that I'm using."

Instead Pi-hole has a "white-list" feature, which allows you to adjust which ad sites are unblocked. So to enable ads for a particular web site, you have to first review the pi-hole logs and see which ad sites were just queried, then add each of those to the Pi-Hole white-list (which of course enables those ad sites on all your browsing). And of course there's nothing to prevent your new favorite web site from using different ad-servers next week. So ... it's a bit involved when dealing with sites that are picky about ad-blockers.

Instead I always think "f*** this site, I should get back to work instead of browsing the net anyway."

One huge plus is that if you configure the DHCP service in your router to send the Raspberry Pi's IP address as the preferred DNS server, all your connected systems will start using Pi-Hole without having to change them at all

Just remember to either donate to DU or white-list their ads!