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Update on the Advert Dropper (Orange Pi-hole)

I unashamedly love my Orange Pi-hole. Adverts are dropped, speed is increased and I can see and monitor the activity on the network, PLUS it has a really cool interface!

In a recent mailbag video when another Orange Pi arrived I asked via YT if anyone would be interested in how I maintain and update the device. YT spoke back!

In response to that request I have now made a video of what I do for regular maintenance. It's pretty simple and goes something like this:

1. ssh into the device using "ssh root@192.169.X.X" where XX is the local address

2. apt update

3. apt upgrade

4. pihole -up

That's it! There are quite a few other things that you can do from the console while we're here:

Usage: pihole [options]
Example: 'pihole -w -h'
Add '-h' after specific commands for more information on usage

Whitelist/Blacklist Options:
  -w, whitelist       Whitelist domain(s)
  -b, blacklist       Blacklist domain(s)
  -wild, wildcard     Blacklist domain(s), and all its subdomains
                        Add '-h' for more info on whitelist/blacklist usage

Debugging Options:
  -d, debug           Start a debugging session
                        Add '-a' to enable automated debugging
  -f, flush           Flush the Pi-hole log
  -r, reconfigure     Reconfigure or Repair Pi-hole subsystems
  -t, tail            View the live output of the Pi-hole log

Options:
  -a, admin           Admin Console options
                        Add '-h' for more info on admin console usage
  -c, chronometer     Calculates stats and displays to an LCD
                        Add '-h' for more info on chronometer usage
  -g, updateGravity   Update the list of ad-serving domains
  -h, --help, help    Show this help dialog
  -l, logging         Specify whether the Pi-hole log should be used
                        Add '-h' for more info on logging usage
  -q, query           Query the adlists for a specified domain
                        Add '-h' for more info on query usage
  -up, updatePihole   Update Pi-hole subsystems
  -v, version         Show installed versions of Pi-hole, Admin Console & FTL
                        Add '-h' for more info on version usage
  uninstall           Uninstall Pi-hole from your system
  status              Display the running status of Pi-hole subsystems
  enable              Enable Pi-hole subsystems
  disable             Disable Pi-hole subsystems
                        Add '-h' for more info on disable usage
  restartdns          Restart Pi-hole subsystems
  checkout            Switch Pi-hole subsystems to a different Github branch
                        Add '-h' for more info on checkout usage

-a Usage
Usage: pihole -a [options]
Example: pihole -a -p password
Set options for the Admin Console

Options:
  -p, password        Set Admin Console password
  -c, celsius         Set Celsius as preferred temperature unit
  -f, fahrenheit      Set Fahrenheit as preferred temperature unit
  -k, kelvin          Set Kelvin as preferred temperature unit
  -r, hostrecord      Add a name to the DNS associated to an IPv4/IPv6 address
  -e, email           Set an administrative contact address for the Block Page
  -h, --help          Show this help dialog
  -i, interface       Specify dnsmasq's interface listening behavior
                        Add '-h' for more info on interface usage

To be honest however I only use the graphical interface on the system via a browser. The system works great - highly recommended!

To find out more about this project (and donate if you use it) click on this link.