My understanding is frequent writes to the built-in flash storage on the Omnia cause degradation that can eventually break the router, this is why external storage is recommended for LXC containers. Is it wise to run the adblock package on the built-in storage with it’s frequent list updates? Or should I install pi-hole in an LXC container on external storage?
This is an old question, but I would like to ask it now.
I have installed adblock on the turris omnia. Would it be better to install a pi-hole on an external storage as described?
What if you install an internal storage, will it be used like an external storage and will it be mounted to /srv?
If I already have a pi-hole in the network, is it still necessary to block on the Turris? I have noticed that devices such as Google Nest do not take my DNS (Pi-hole) set via DHCP but my router address at the end. That’s why I always thought an adblock on the router would also make sense.
I set up pi-hole in an LXC container on an mSATA card in my omnia about six months ago. I had to set up a symbolic link for /srv myself.
It seems to be working OK.
pi-hole is nice, but it´s basically adblock with an extremely well done statistics screen. so, no, it´s absolutely unneccessery to use both adblock on turris and a pihole IF you set it up correctly, that is…
why don´t you check in adblock > additional settings where it writes its logs? the installation path is not that relevant, but where the log files are written is. if they are pointed to an external drive, perfect.