Comment on Self-Hosting a DNS Sinkhole is really important

lemmylump@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Reannlegge@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I have a finally tuned pihole that offers different blocking for different vLANs on my home network and VPNs, I would not trust a third party for ad blocking. However you do you.

  I was watching SomeOrdanryGamers video on this and his pihole did not block all the ads on an ad infected site, but mine could. I have used canyoublockit many times to stress test my system, wish there was something newer though.

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  • lemmylump@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Trust it, no.

    Is it better than nothing yes.

    Listen, some folks can afford to build and dedicate time and resources to making a pi-hole for their network.

    Those who can’t need to know there are alternatives, some are better than others, I’m just sharing information.

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    • Reannlegge@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I meant no shade, I know it takes a lot of work to do everything I have done for security/ad blocking.

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• Seimhe@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Thanks for the tip. I can’t find pricing on the NextDNS site. Is it free?

  Don’t think I have the spoons for things like PiHole.

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  • GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s free for a limited number of queries per month. Generally enough for one device (depending on personal usage, obviously).

    Mullvad has a free ad-blocking DNS you can use, too. I recommend the “base” version: mullvad.net/en/…/dns-over-https-and-dns-over-tls

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    • Seimhe@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Thanks very much for the explanation. I’ve installed NextDNS in my phone now and will do other devices as I get to them.

      I don’t recommend Mullvad, and I appeal to everyone to stop recommending them. The monies they receive directly funds fascism and is responsible for serious harm to society and erosion of democracy.

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      • chagall@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        FYI you can point your home router to NextDNS and quickly get whole-house coverage that way. This is good for things like smart tvs, Roku/android boxes, kindles etc.

        Installing directly on your phone & laptop is best for devices that will travel outside of your home network.

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    • BobDolesBBallHandle@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Please know this service will be ending next month.

      mullvad.net/…/shutting-down-our-public-encrypted-…

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      • GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Well crud.

        Sounds like Quad9 doesn’t actually do ad blocking, so that’s not much of a replacement.

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