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--- software:service:pihole [2021/12/31 16:23] – [Remove Youtube ads network wide] warnaud
+++ software:service:pihole [2025/03/02 09:51] (current) – [DNS] warnaud
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+====== DNS ======
+Both dns here were running on top of IoT devices ([[devices:beaglebone|BeagleBone]] & [[devices:raspberrypi|Raspberry Pi]]) the DHCP from the Internet provider's box override its dns for my internal ones.\\
+Now they use [[software:service:adguardhome|AdGuardHome]] since pihole v6 and its catastrophic performances.
+===== Remove Youtube ads network wide =====
+:!: Doesn't work :!:
+https://www.reddit.com/r/pihole/comments/9w5swx/i_think_ive_managed_to_block_youtube_ads_with/
+TL;DR;
+<code bash>nslookup manifest.googlevideo.com</code>
+On the DNS (using dnsmasq here via pi-hole)
+<code bash>vi /etc/hosts</code>
+<code perl> <IP from nslookup> manifest.googlevideo.com</code>
+reboot/relaunch dnsmasq
+===== BLocklist =====
+<code> https://v.firebog.net/hosts/lists.php?type=all</code>
+===== Free Up Pi-Hole Disk Space Usage =====
+==== Cleaning Log Files ====
+Log into the Pi-Hole server\\
+Run the following commands in a terminal window\\
+<code bash>
+# output current pihole db size
+du -h /etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.db
+# flush pihole logs
+pihole flush
+# stop pihole FTL service
+systemctl stop pihole-FTL
+# delete the FTL database file
+rm /etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.db
+# restart pihole FTL service
+systemctl start pihole-FTL
+# output reduced pihole db size
+du -h /etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.db
+</code>
+Reduce Long Term Log Lifespan\\
+By default, Pi-hole keeps long term DNS logs for 365 days.\\ This lifespan can be changed by altering the MAXDBDAYS variable in **/etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.conf**\\
+<code bas>
+# edit pihole-FTD.conf
+vi /etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.conf
+</code>
+Add or edit MAXDBDAYS value in the configuration file as needed
+<code bash>
+# restart pihole-FTL server
+sudo systemctl restart pihole-FTL
+</code>
+===== Allowlist =====
+just do a small file with one domain per line and import