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+ <title>Running Pi-Hole Ad-Blocker in a VirtualBox VM</title>
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+ <link href="css/steps.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
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+ </head>
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+ <body>
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+ <div id="gridContainer">
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+ <div class="topMargin"></div>
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+ <div id="listName" class="topMargin">
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+ <h1>Running Pi-Hole Ad-Blocker in a VirtualBox VM</h1>
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+ </div>
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+ <div></div>
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+ <div id="content">
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+ <h2>Creating the VM</h2>
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+
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+<ol>
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+ <li>Download Raspberry Pi OS <a href="https://downloads.raspberrypi.org/rpd_x86_latest" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
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+ <li>Launch Virtualbox</li>
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+ <li>Create a New VM by selecting Machine > New
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+ <p>Name: Raspberry Pi-Hole<br />
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+ Machine Folder: C:\VMs<br />
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+ Type: Linux<br />
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+ Version: Debian (32-bit)<br />
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+ Memory Size: 1024 MB<br />
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+ Hard disk: Create a virtual hard disk now</p>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>Click Create</li>
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+ <li>On the Create Virtual Hard Disk dialog
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+ <p>Name the virtual disk image Raspberry Pi-Hole.vdi<br />
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+ File size: 8 GB<br />
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+ Hard disk file type: VDI<br />
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+ Storage on physical hard disk: Dynamically Allocated</p>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>Click Create</li>
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+ <li>Select the VM and Click Settings</li>
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+ <li>Select System > Processor</li>
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+ <li>Give the VM at least 2 processors</li>
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+ <li>Select Display</li>
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+ <li>Slide the Video Memory to 128 MB</li>
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+ <li>Select Network</li>
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+ <li>Set the attached to dropdown to Bridged Adapter</li>
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+ <li>Select Storage</li>
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+ <li>Click on the CD-ROM drive</li>
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+ <li>Select the disc dropdown to the right > Choose a virtual optical disc file...</li>
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+ <li>Browse to and select the Raspberry Pi desktop .iso file</li>
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+ <li>Click OK</li>
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+ <li>Make sure the Raspberry Pi-Hole VM is selected and click Start > Normal</li>
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+ <li>Select Graphical Install</li>
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+ <li>Select a keyboard map > click Continue</li>
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+ <li>Select Guided - use entire disk > click Continue</li>
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+ <li>Click Continue, Continue, Continue</li>
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+ <li>Select Yes to confirm writing the changes to disk > click Continue</li>
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+ <li>Wait while Debian and the Raspberry Pi Desktop are installed</li>
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+ <li>Select Yes to install GRUB on the master boot record > click Continue</li>
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+ <li>Select /dev/sda > click Continue</li>
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+ <li>Click Continue to reboot the VM</li>
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+ <li>Click Next on the welcome dialog</li>
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+ <li>Set the Country, Language and Time Zone > click Next</li>
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+ <li>Enter and confirm a password for the pi user > click Next</li>
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+ <li>Click Skip to updating software</li>
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+ <li>Click Finish to reboot the VM and complete setup</li>
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+</ol>
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+
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+<h2>Installing Updates and Pi-Hole</h2>
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+
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+<ol>
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+ <li>Click the Applications button > Accessories > Terminal</li>
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+ <li>Run the following commands to install updates
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+ <div class="codeBlock">sudo apt-get update<br />
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+ sudo apt-get upgrade<br />
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+ sudo apt-get clean<br />
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+ sudo reboot</div>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>Select Devices > Insert Guest Additions CD image...</li>
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+ <li>If the installation autoruns, select Run</li>
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+ <li>On the desktop, Right click on the Guest Additions disc > Open terminal here</li>
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+ <li>In the Terminal window run the following commands
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+ <div class="codeBlock">sudo sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run<br />
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+ sudo reboot</div>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>The VM will reboot</li>
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+ <li>Upon rebooting, you can now full screen the VM and the internal resolution will automatically change to match the window size</li>
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+ <li>Click the Applications button > Accessories > Terminal</li>
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+ <li>Run the following command to install Pi-Hole
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+ <div class="codeBlock">curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash</div>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>Press Enter until the DNS selection is displayed</li>
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+ <li>Select a DNS provider and press Enter</li>
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+ <li>Press Enter through the rest of the Pi-Hole installer, selecting the defaults</li>
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+ <li>Copy the randomly generated admin password (just in case)</li>
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+ <li>Press Enter to complete the installation</li>
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+ <li>Run the following command to change the Pi-Hole admin password
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+ <div class="codeBlock">sudo pihole -a -p</div>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>Enter and confirm the new password</li>
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+ <li>Click the Applications button > Internet > Chromium Web Browser</li>
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+ <li>Navigate to http://<vm ip="" name="" or="">localhost/admin</vm></li>
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+ <li>Click Login</li>
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+ <li>Authenticate with the admin password</li>
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+</ol>
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+
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+<h2>Testing Pi-Hole</h2>
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+
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+<ol>
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+ <li>Right click the VM network connection > Wireless & Wired Network Settings</li>
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+ <li>Select eth0 from the interface dropdown</li>
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+ <li>Clear out the DNS servers and input the VM IP address</li>
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+ <li>Click Apply</li>
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+ <li>Click Devices > Network > Connect Network Adapter to disable networking</li>
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+ <li>Click Devices > Network > Connect Network Adapter to re-enable networking</li>
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+ <li>In Chromium, open a new tab and navigate to https://yahoo.com</li>
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+ <li>Go back to the Pi-Hole tab and see that some DNS queries have been blocked</li>
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+</ol>
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+
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+<h2>Setting Up From Windows Client</h2>
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+
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+<ol>
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+ <li>Click the Start button > Type control panel > press Enter</li>
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+ <li>Click View By > Small Icons</li>
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+ <li>Click Network and Sharing Center</li>
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+ <li>Click Change adapter settings</li>
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+ <li>Right click on the network connection > Properties</li>
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+ <li>Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) > Properties</li>
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+ <li>Select the radio option next to Use the following DNS server addresses</li>
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+ <li>Input the IP address of the Pi-Hole VM</li>
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+ <li>Click OK on both of the open dialog windows</li>
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+ <li>Right click the Start button > Command Prompt (Admin)</li>
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+ <li>Type the following commands to flush your DNS cache and restart the network connections (note: your network connection will drop if running the commands on a remote machine)
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+ <div class="codeBlock">ipconfig /flushdns<br />
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+ ipconfig /release<br />
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+ ipconfig /renew</div>
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+ </li>
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+</ol>
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+
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+<p>More on Pi-Hole <a href="https://pi-hole.net/" target="_blank">https://pi-hole.net/</a></p>
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+ </div>
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+ </div>
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+ </body>
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+ </html>
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