Network-wide ads & trackers blocking DNS server
DNS blocking with DNS-over-HTTPS, DNS-over-TLS and DHCP in one binary.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Stars
- 37k
- Latest
- v0.107.79
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
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Pi-hole
A black hole for Internet advertisements
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| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdGuard Home | Full replacement | 37k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | TypeScript | v0.107.79 | 2026-10-06 |
| Technitium DNS Server | Full replacement | 10k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | C# | v15.6.0 | 2026-10-03 |
| Blocky | Full replacement | 7k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | Go | v0.35.0 | 2026-10-05 |
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Technitium DNS Server
A full authoritative and recursive DNS server that also blocks ads, with encrypted DNS built in.
Fast and lightweight DNS proxy as ad-blocker for local network with many features
DNS blocking configured in YAML, stateless, with encrypted upstreams.
- Language
- Go
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 7k
- Latest
- v0.35.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-05
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About Pi-hole
- Language
- Shell
- Licence
- Other
- Stars
- 61k
- Last push
- 2026-10-03