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24 alternatives to Run Pi-hole on a local Kubernetes/K3s cluster

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This project enables developers to deploy Pi-hole, a network-wide ad blocker and DNS server, on a local Kubernetes or K3s cluster. It is designed for developers who want to run Pi-hole in a containerized environment… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Run Pi-hole on a local Kubernetes/K3s cluster launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Pi-hole deployed at the edge on Fly.io and accessed via TailScale▲58

   Hi, I just saw this tweet[^1] by @QuinnyPig that mentions accessing your Pi-hole while traveling thanks to TailScale and wondered how to deploy Pi-hole at the edge, instead of a home lab, for improved latency. My simple solution involves running it on Fly.io to make it easy to relocate anywhere, and embedding tailscale into the same firecracker VM (né docker container) to keep the infra dead simple and cheap. Naively deploying a publicly accessible DNS resolver is not ideal[^2] so the main constraint was to secure the VM by 1) keeping all public ports closed and 2) having Pi-hole listen only…

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   WireHole combines WireGuard, Pi-hole, and Unbound with an easy UI▲298

   WireHole offers a unified docker-compose project that integrates WireGuard, PiHole, and Unbound, complete with a user interface. This solution is designed to empower users to swiftly set up and manage either a full or split-tunnel WireGuard VPN. It features ad-blocking capabilities through PiHole and enhanced DNS caching and privacy options via Unbound. The intuitive UI makes deployment and ongoing management straightforward, providing a comprehensive VPN solution with added privacy features.

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3RP
   Raspberry Pi3 cluster with Docker/Kubernetes▲86

   2016 · sweclockers.com · its alternatives →

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   pi pod – run your pi coding agent in sandboxes on your own serverfree▲121

   pi pod runs your pi session in a cloud pod. pipod.dev

   21d ago · pipod.dev · its alternatives →

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   Encourage children to use the net more 4 learning with Pihole 5beta▲32

   How to "encourage" your children to use the internet more for learning using Pi-hole 5.0 - 1stOctet/YouWillUnderstandWhenYouAreOlder

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   nextdns.io – A Combination of Cloudflare DNS and Pi-Hole▲372

   NextDNS protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps and provides a safe and supervised Internet for kids — on all devices and on all networks.

   2019 · nextdns.io · its alternatives →

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   Kubernetes operator to automatically deploy and run Tor hidden services▲113

   Run Tor onion services on Kubernetes. Contribute to kragniz/tor-controller development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Pi-hole Remote▲71

   A fully featured remote app for your Pi-hole.

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Pi-hole 5.0▲2

   Network-wide Ad Blocking

   2020 · pi-hole.net · its alternatives →

10. 10AO
    An online interactive Kubernetes playground▲164

    2017 · play-with-k8s.com · its alternatives →

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    Pi-hole Switch Pro▲11

    Effortless Pi-hole DNS Ad Blocking Control

    2025 · soomaalabs.com · its alternatives →

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    Pi-Hole Public DNS India▲5

    A BLACK HOLE FOR INTERNET ADVERTISEMENTS

    2018 · its alternatives →

13. 13PA
    PiHole As-a-Service (On Steroids)▲10

    2020 · gardion.de · its alternatives →

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    A low power 1U Raspberry Pi cluster server for inexpensive colocation▲175

    A low power 1U Raspberry Pi cluster server for inexpensive colocation. - pawl/raspberry-pi-1u-server

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Pi-hole▲6

    The Network-Wide Ad Blocker

    2018 · uk.pi-supply.com · its alternatives →

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    Pi-hosts – Give the Pi coding agent access to your servers▲23

    I built that initially for an AI chat bot that allows teams to perform DevOps tasks straight out of Slack/Teams (with proper permission control, obviously). Useful to let developers perform mundane tasks, or help coordinate incident response. I ended up using it myself on my own machine to manage Hetzner and AWS boxes. I thought that may be useful to others. The default policy should be good enough, but if you don't like living dangerously, you can set it to `paranoid`. Install: `pi install npm:pi-hosts` GitHub: https://github.com/hunvreus/pi-hosts

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    PiBar for macOS▲86

    Manage your Pi-hole(s) from your macOS menu bar

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Localkube – zero to Kubernetes 1.2 in one command▲173

    Docker to Kubernetes in one command. Contribute to redspread/spread development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Run globally distributed full-stack apps on high-performance MicroVMs▲98

    Hi HN! We’re Yann, Edouard, and Bastien from Koyeb (https://www.koyeb.com/). We’re building a platform to let you deploy full-stack apps on high-performance hardware around the world, with zero configuration. We provide a “global serverless feeling”, without the hassle of re-writing all your apps or managing k8s complexity [1]. We built Scaleway, a cloud service provider where we designed ARM servers and provided them as cloud servers. During our time there, we saw customers struggle with the same issues while trying to deploy full-stack applications and APIs resiliently. As…

    2023 · koyeb.com · its alternatives →

20. 20PP
    Public pi-hole adblocker▲5

    Hey Hacker News, My friend and I are building a network level adblocker based on pihole. We wanted to invite you to try it here - https://datajoy.us/try/ 1. Click "Try Now" 2. The results page will show you the IP of our DNS server (139.162.177.133). Put that IP first in your router or device's DNS settings. Don't remove the other DNS entries! Just put us first. 3. ?? 4. Ad free browsing on a single device or on all devices on your network. If you want to join out mailing list for future updates, just drop the /try and signup. If you like the performance of this…

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Pi-hole▲7

    Network-wide ad blocking via your own Linux hardware

    2017 · pi-hole.net · its alternatives →

22. 22PI
    Pixie, Instant Kubernetes-Native Application Observability Using EBPF▲108

    2020 · pixielabs.ai · its alternatives →

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    Public-Pihole▲2

    Home of Public Piholes

    2019 · public-pihole.com · its alternatives →

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    Own your Kubernetes: installation, addons, best practices – as code▲122

    Fully fledged (HA) Kubernetes Cluster using official kubeadm, ansible and helm. Tested on RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu with support of http_proxy, dashboard installed, ingress controller, heapster - using official helm charts - ReSearchITEng/kubeadm-playbook

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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