We pick arm64 since that is the architecture of the Raspberry Pi 4. Set up the Docker repositoryįirst step is to add the Docker repository because it's the most up to date.

As well as Docker Compose for easier configuring of the container and network, especially when we add more containers later on. To be able to install AdGuard Home as a Docker container we first need to set up Docker itself. sudo apt update and sudo apt upgrade, then we can reboot and head over to the next step. When the OS is installed and you have logged in over ssh for the first time it's a good idea to update all the packages. The installation steps are pretty much default for installing an OS on a removal drive, but the official guide is here. Navigate to the Ubuntu download page and download the latest LTS 64-bit release. Since this is a server without a GUI I decided to go with Ubuntu instead of Raspberry Pi OS, but it really doesn’t matter what you choose. There is a company behind it, but the software is completely free and open source so not really much to complain about. The reason I’m not going with PiHole is the better interface and out-of-the-box solutions like encrypted DNS upstream servers you get with AdGuard Home. Just remember that this is not a replacement of uBlock Origin, you need both. This solution will work for all devices like your TV and smart home devices… if you really need them connected at all. Blocking trackers, analytics and privacy infringing ads on a DNS level is a great way to make it network wide since ad blockers like uBlock Origin only blocks this kind of stuff in the browser.

The first service we will add to the Raspberry Pi is a DNS server, AdGuard Home, running in its own docker container. Separating physical devices this way can increase security and portability, even though containers and virtual machines makes the difference smaller. My Synology NAS will then take care of pure file related tasks like backups and media management. I’ve decided to use mine for some network related stuff since the fourth version has gigabit Ethernet. Unless you need a lot of processing power it’s good enough to run as a small home server.

The Raspberry Pi is a great little computer you can use for many different things. 📆 🍱 server adguard docker privacy dns raspberry pi

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