I recently upgraded both of my Pi-Holes to version 6.

Not much to really write about, but there are some differences for some edge use cases, none of which impacted myself.

I wanted to implement DNS over HTTPS (DoH), which adds an additional layer of security to your network.

If you are running Pi-hole on a Unifi UDM, …

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I recently upgraded both of my Pi-Holes to version 6.

Not much to really write about, but there are some differences for some edge use cases, none of which impacted myself.

I wanted to implement DNS over HTTPS (DoH), which adds an additional layer of security to your network.

If you are running Pi-hole in Docker, see …

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Configuring a Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS) on Ubiquiti's UniFi network manager is easy, if you use on of the configured providers that show up in the drop-down service.

I had recently upgraded to UnifiOS version 4.3.6, and finally Cloudflare exists as a selectable entry.

If you are running UDM version under …

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Let's Encrypt will issue you free SSL certificates, but you have to verify you control the domain, before they issue the certificates.

The 2 major ways of proving control over the domain:

1. Create a specific page on your webserver that they can reach.
2. Create a temporary DNS TXT record.

I went with option #2, as my web …

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Configuring a Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS) on Ubiquiti's UniFi network manager is easy, if you use on of the configured providers that show up in the drop-down service.

I'd been using No-IP for a number of years, but decided to switch to Cloudflare as it was free, and given Cloudflare's reputation, reliable. …

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