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Pi-hole
★ 51kNetwork-wide DNS ad and tracker blocking that protects every device in the house.
Pi-hole does the job of NextDNS, self-hosted. It is EUPL-1.2-licensed, and it installs in about one command. NextDNS bills $2 for it. 51k stars on GitHub.
Open-source replacement for NextDNS.
- Licence
- EUPL-1.2
- Self-hosting
- Easy
- The paid one costs
- $2
- GitHub stars
- 51k
Is it actually a replacement?
We have not written a verdict on NextDNS yet, so this page says what Pi-hole is rather than judging what you would give up. When that product gets a page, this one will link to it.
Pi-hole questions
Is Pi-hole open source?
Yes — it is released under EUPL-1.2.
Can I self-host Pi-hole?
Yes — we rate it easy to self-host.
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