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Alternative to pi-hole
(alien.top)
A place to share alternatives to popular online services that can be self-hosted without giving up privacy or locking you into a service you don't control.
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We welcome posts that include suggestions for good self-hosted alternatives to popular online services, how they are better, or how they give back control of your data. Also include hints and tips for less technical readers.
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Been running PiHole now for at least 5 years without issue. Sounds like you have something else going on.
It's just dnsmasq at the core, which has been around for ages.