Pi-hole

Name: Pi-hole
Author: SelfHostedCompare

A black hole for Internet advertisements

Pending verificationdrafted Oct 26, 2026DNS & Ad BlockingEUPL-1.2Shell

Official site ↗Source code ↗

GitHub stars: 61,460; verified 2026-10-26
Docker pulls: 999,553,357
Forks: 3,337; verified 2026-10-26
Open issues: 41; verified 2026-10-26
Latest version: v6.5; verified 2026-10-26

Client platform matrix

Pi-hole official and third-party clients across 8 platforms · 1 with an official client

Probed daily · last check 2026-10-26 01:16:49

Platform	Support	Client	Channels	Verified
iOS	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
Android	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
Android TV	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
Web	Official	Pi-hole Web Interface	Not documented	Pending verification
Windows	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
macOS	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
Linux	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
tvOS	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented

About Pi-hole

Pi-hole is a network-wide ads and trackers blocking DNS server (Shell) that sits between your network and the upstream DNS, with a bundled web interface showing statistics and a query log, a built-in DHCP server, group management, allow/deny lists and a REST API (pi-hole.net). It runs in a Docker container (official pihole/pihole image) or directly on supported Linux distributions via a one-command installer; no official mobile client exists. License: GitHub API reports NOASSERTION; the repository LICENSE file is the European Union Public Licence v1.2 — pending human confirmation.

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Key facts

License: Data verified
Primary language: Data verified
Category: DNS & Ad Blocking
Official clients: 1 of 8 platforms
Third-party clients: 0
Deployment methods: 2
Repository: https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole
Homepage: https://pi-hole.net
Documentation: https://docs.pi-hole.net/

Deployment

verified Oct 26, 2026

# Pi-hole — official deployment identifiers (database)
Docker             pihole/pihole                          official
Build from source  —                                      official

pihole/pihole · https://hub.docker.com/r/pihole/pihole
Build from source · https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole

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Platform pages

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