Local host names with Pi-hole

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

I run an instance of Pi-hole as a network-wide advert and surveillance blocker. It also has a setting to block individual domain which I use to force myself to really consider if 30 minutes of Reddit is a good idea when I should probably just be going to bed.

As I’ve increased the number of real and virtual devices on my network, it’s getting to be a pain remembering all of their IP addresses. So I’d like to have DNS entries for them, for example I’d much rather:

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Local host names with Pi-hole