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            <h1>Running Pi-Hole Ad-Blocker in a VirtualBox VM</h1>
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          <h2>Creating the VM</h2>

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	<li>Download Raspberry Pi OS <a href="https://downloads.raspberrypi.org/rpd_x86_latest" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
	<li>Launch Virtualbox</li>
	<li>Create a New VM by selecting Machine &gt; New
	<p>Name: Raspberry Pi-Hole<br />
	Machine Folder: C:\VMs<br />
	Type: Linux<br />
	Version: Debian (32-bit)<br />
	Memory Size: 1024 MB<br />
	Hard disk: Create a virtual hard disk now</p>
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	<li>Click Create</li>
	<li>On the Create Virtual Hard Disk dialog
	<p>Name the virtual disk image Raspberry Pi-Hole.vdi<br />
	File size: 12-16 GB<br />
	Hard disk file type: VDI<br />
	Storage on physical hard disk: Dynamically Allocated</p>
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	<li>Click Create</li>
	<li>Select the VM and Click Settings</li>
	<li>Select System &gt; Processor</li>
	<li>Give the VM at least 2 processors</li>
	<li>Select Display</li>
	<li>Slide the Video Memory to 128 MB</li>
	<li>Select Network</li>
	<li>Set the attached to dropdown to Bridged Adapter</li>
	<li>Select Storage</li>
	<li>Click on the CD-ROM drive</li>
	<li>Select the disc dropdown to the right &gt; Choose a virtual optical disc file...</li>
	<li>Browse to and select the Raspberry Pi desktop .iso file</li>
	<li>Click OK</li>
	<li>Make sure the Raspberry Pi-Hole VM is selected and click Start &gt; Normal</li>
	<li>Select Graphical Install</li>
	<li>Select a keyboard map &gt; click Continue</li>
	<li>Select Guided - use entire disk &gt; click Continue</li>
	<li>Click Continue, Continue, Continue</li>
	<li>Select Yes to confirm writing the changes to disk &gt; click Continue</li>
	<li>Wait while Debian and the Raspberry Pi Desktop are installed</li>
	<li>Select Yes to install GRUB on the master boot record &gt; click Continue</li>
	<li>Select /dev/sda &gt; click Continue</li>
	<li>Click Continue to reboot the VM</li>
	<li>Click Next on the welcome dialog</li>
	<li>Set the Country, Language and Time Zone &gt; click Next</li>
	<li>Enter and confirm a password for the pi user &gt; click Next</li>
	<li>Click Skip to updating software</li>
	<li>Click Finish to reboot the VM and complete setup</li>
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<h2>Installing Updates and Pi-Hole</h2>

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	<li>Click the Applications button &gt; Accessories &gt; Terminal</li>
	<li>Run the following commands to install updates
	<div class="codeBlock">sudo apt update<br />
	sudo apt upgrade -y<br />
	sudo apt clean<br />
	sudo reboot now</div>
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	<li>Select Devices &gt; Insert Guest Additions CD image...</li>
	<li>If the installation autoruns, select Run</li>
	<li>On the desktop, Right click on the Guest Additions disc &gt; Open in Terminal</li>
	<li>In the Terminal window run the following commands
	<div class="codeBlock">sudo sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run<br />
	sudo reboot now</div>
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	<li>The VM will reboot</li>
	<li>Upon rebooting, you can now full screen the VM and the internal resolution will automatically change to match the window size</li>
	<li>Click the Applications button &gt; Accessories &gt; Terminal</li>
	<li>Run the following command to install Pi-Hole
	<div class="codeBlock">curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash</div>
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	<li>Press Enter until the DNS selection is displayed</li>
	<li>Select a DNS provider and press Enter</li>
	<li>Press Enter through the rest of the Pi-Hole installer, selecting the defaults</li>
	<li>Copy the randomly generated admin password (just in case)</li>
	<li>Press Enter to complete the installation</li>
	<li>Run the following command to change the Pi-Hole admin password
	<div class="codeBlock">sudo pihole -a -p</div>
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	<li>Enter and confirm the new password</li>
	<li>Click the Applications button &gt; Internet &gt; Chromium Web Browser</li>
	<li>Navigate to http://DNSorIP/admin</li>
	<li>Click Login</li>
	<li>Authenticate with the admin password</li>
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<h2>Testing Pi-Hole</h2>

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	<li>Right click the VM network connection &gt; Wireless &amp; Wired Network Settings</li>
	<li>Select eth0 from the interface dropdown</li>
	<li>Clear out the DNS servers and input the VM IP address</li>
	<li>Click Apply</li>
	<li>Click Devices &gt; Network &gt; Connect Network Adapter to disable networking</li>
	<li>Click Devices &gt; Network &gt; Connect Network Adapter to re-enable networking</li>
	<li>In Chromium, open a new tab and navigate to https://yahoo.com</li>
	<li>Go back to the Pi-Hole tab and see that some DNS queries have been blocked</li>
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<h2>Setting Up From Windows Client</h2>

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	<li>Click the Start button &gt; Type control panel &gt; press Enter</li>
	<li>Click View By &gt; Small Icons</li>
	<li>Click Network and Sharing Center</li>
	<li>Click Change adapter settings</li>
	<li>Right click on the network connection &gt; Properties</li>
	<li>Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) &gt; Properties</li>
	<li>Select the radio option next to Use the following DNS server addresses</li>
	<li>Input the IP address of the Pi-Hole VM</li>
	<li>Click OK on both of the open dialog windows</li>
	<li>Right click the Start button &gt; Command Prompt (Admin)</li>
	<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)
	<div class="codeBlock">ipconfig /flushdns<br />
	ipconfig /release<br />
	ipconfig /renew</div>
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<p>More on Pi-Hole <a href="https://pi-hole.net/" target="_blank">https://pi-hole.net/</a></p>          </div>
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