Pi-hole (network-wide ad blocking)

Support tier: B (Home Assistant supported)

What this is

Pi-hole blocks ads and trackers for every device on your network by acting as DNS.

Why it’s useful in a van

• Less bandwidth wasted (important on LTE/Starlink)
• Faster browsing on weak connections
• Simple “is DNS healthy?” monitoring

Extra hardware required

• A device to run Pi-hole (mini PC, Raspberry Pi, VM, etc.)

Install / best next step

• Install Pi-hole on your LAN
• Add the HA integration for status + stats

Links

• Pi-hole: https://pi-hole.net/
• Home Assistant Pi-hole: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/pi_hole/