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Set Up Pi-hole on Rocky Linux VPS

Category: VPS Setup

Install Pi-hole—an ad-blocking DNS—on a Rocky Linux VPS—run

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

configure DNS via web interface at http://ip/admin Open ports with

firewall-cmd --add-port=53/udp --add-port=80/tcp

On Vultr test with

dig @ip google.com

—expect ad-free resolution Ensures uptime—pairs with phpMyAdmin hosting blocks ads for VPS users