I upgraded my Pihole running in Docker last year, adding additional security of DNS over HTTP (DoH):

https://www.nodinrogers.com/post/2025-09-15-pihole6-doh-docker/

However, a short 2 months later, Cloudflare announced the cloudflared proxy-dns command, which allowed DoH to work, would be removed from all new …

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I installed Pihole in UnifiOS running on my UDM Pro last year, adding additional security of DNS over HTTP (DoH).

However, a short 2 months later, Cloudflare announced the cloudflared proxy-dns command, which allowed DoH to work, would be removed from all new cloudflared releases, starting on February 2, 2026.

This …

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Update April 2026

Cloudflared removed the proxy-dns command from cloudflared in February 2026, so this guide should only be used for historical reference.

New gude, using dnscrypt-proxy is here: https://www.nodinrogers.com/post/2026-04-09-pihole-doh-docker/

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

Not …

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Update April 2026

Cloudflared removed the proxy-dns command from cloudflared in February 2026, so this guide should only be used for historical reference.

New gude, using dnscrypt-proxy is here: https://www.nodinrogers.com/post/2026-04-09-pihole-unifi-dnscrypt/

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

Not …

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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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