Explainers
Basics
What is DNS filtering?
How a resolver decides not to answer, why that stops ads and malware, and the honest list of what it cannot block.
How-toBlock ads on the whole network without Pi-hole
One router setting, every device covered, no hardware to run. Including TVs, consoles and the smart plug.
ProtocolsDoH vs DoT vs DoQ
What the three encrypted DNS transports do, which devices speak which, and why a token in the hostname replaces your IP address.
FamiliesParental controls with DNS filtering
Categories, blocked services, schedules and per-device rules, and how to keep a determined teenager from bypassing them.
Looking for setup instructions?
The Docs section has step-by-step guides for Android, iPhone, Windows, macOS, Linux, browsers, and the routers people actually own: MikroTik, OpenWrt, pfSense, OPNsense, UniFi and Fritz!Box.