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Those of you who don’t know how AdGuard Home works might want to know what differentiates it from ad blocking browser extensions. So why not consider supporting me in another way? How AdGuard Home works But you should know that I run this site in my free time and the hosting doesn’t come for free. I’m not going to tell you to not use an ad blocker on my site. For me personally that is more important than blocking ads.īy placing ads on this website I just barely manage to cover the hosting and domain cost. Applications like AdGuard Home and Pi-hole allow me to limit what data is collected. I just want to use my GPU, which I paid for, to its full potential without sharing any of my data. The same goes for the telemetry functions built into NVIDIA’s GPU drivers. I paid for the device and should be in control of everything. I don’t want my TV to inform anyone about my watching habits. That is my primary use for applications such as AdGuard Home or Pi-hole.ĭuring my time using Pi-hole I was amazed at how often my Samsung television was calling home. It blocks trackers and other nasty websites too. So why would I want to inform people about this ad blocker? Shouldn’t I be doing the exact opposite? Here’s the thing: AdGuard Home isn’t just an ad blocker.

Integrating AdGuard Home with Home Assistant.

I’ll also be covering how I set up AdGuard though the process won’t be very detailed as there are many guides already available on the internet.įor this review I am using AdGuard Home v0.103.3 which, as of writing, is the latest stable release.

So what could I do in this situation other than give AdGuard Home a try and, depending on the outcome of the review period, replace Pi-hole? Thanks to Docker I had my own instance of AdGuard Home up and running in a matter of minutes.īefore getting into the actual review I want to give you a bit of information on how AdGuard Home blocks ads and trackers and why it might be the better alternative to browser extensions.

And the fact that the Pi-hole Home Assistant Community Add-on was ditched in favour of AdGuard Home made me all the more curious.

This was coming from people I respect so my interest was most certainly piqued. While researching that application I kept reading about how AdGuard Home is better in every way in comparison to Pi-hole. Just recently I published a review of the popular ad and tracking blocker named Pi-hole.