Install PI Hole:

Get pi hole by:
curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash
and just follow the installer.

Can set to physical Ethernet interface if have VPN installed.
Can set DNS server to my bind DNS installed or quad9 if bind is not installed.
Install ad blocker list
Save any screenshots of IP address and passwords!
Also when installing web site don't install its wanted web server, stick to apache and get its dependency's after by:
- sudo apt install php-intl php-sqlite3 php-xml

Can restart Restart Pi hole by:
sudo a2ensite pihole
sudo systemctl reload apache2

Fix "Read-Only database" apache2 bug by:
sudo usermod -a -G pihole www-data
sudo chown -R www-data:pihole /etc/pihole
*Then follow the restart pi hole section.

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Sources list:
https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/unknown-0-status/43539
https://docs.pi-hole.net/main/basic-install/
https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/log-permissions/1911
https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/installing-pi-hole-on-existing-apache-server/43968
https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/solved-while-executing-attempt-to-write-a-readonly-database-error/33003
https://github.com/pi-hole/docker-pi-hole/issues/860

Date: February 2023

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