Install Pi-hole on Ubuntu | Walid Al Habib

Install Pi-hole on Ubuntu Server

Network-Wide Ad Blocking & Privacy • Prepared By Walid Al Habib

Step-by-Step Pi-hole Installation (2025 Updated)

System Requirements

Ubuntu Server 20.04 / 22.04 / 24.04
Minimum 512MB RAM (1GB+ recommended)
Static IP address
Internet access

1. Update System

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

2. Set Static IP (Netplan Example)

sudo nano /etc/netplan/01-netcfg.yaml

Example config:

network:
  version: 2
  ethernets:
    enp0s3:
      dhcp4: no
      addresses: [192.168.1.100/24]
      gateway4: 192.168.1.1
      nameservers:
        addresses: [1.1.1.1, 8.8.8.8]

sudo netplan apply

3. Install Pi-hole (One Command)

curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash

4. Follow the Interactive Installer

Choose network interface
Select Upstream DNS → Cloudflare (recommended)
Keep default blocklists
Install Web Admin Interface + Web Server
Save the admin password shown at the end!

5. Access Pi-hole Web Dashboard

http://your-server-ip/admin

6. Point Devices to Pi-hole

Router → Change DNS to your Pi-hole IP
Or manually set on individual devices

7. (Optional) Use Pi-hole as DHCP Server

Disable DHCP on your router
Enable in Pi-hole → Settings → DHCP

8. Useful Commands

pihole -up          # Update Pi-hole
pihole -g           # Update blocklists
pihole restartdns   # Restart DNS service
pihole status       # Check status
tail -f /var/log/pihole.log

9. Change Admin Password

pihole -a -p

Enjoy an ad-free, private, and faster internet across your entire network.

Prepared by — Walid Al Habib