In our previous post, we setup a Pi-hole DNS server to block ads on our local network. Although the Pi-hole is awesome, unfortunately it only works on our local network, and thus we don’t get the same benefits of ad blocking when we leaving the network. Today, I’ll show you how you can setup NextDNS on your mobile or laptop devices for whenever you need ad blocking on the go....
Pi-hole is a DNS sinkhole that blocks advertisements, trackers, and other unwanted content from being served to devices on your network. It can be run on a Raspberry Pi or other hardware, but running it in a Docker container has some benefits, such as easier installation and management. If you are also new to Docker, check out my previous post on how to get started with Docker. A Bit of History The Pi-hole project was started by Jacob Salmela in 2014 as an open source alternative to AdTrap, which was a device that would block advertisements and tracking domains at the network level....