If some ads succeed to come through Pi-Hole, like it is the case for 2-3 weeks on my Apple TV when I watch YouTube, you can add an extra layer of protection. Now you shouldn’t be bothered by ads anymore…until YouTube and other apps find a way to break it. In red are the ads and in green are all the things it authorized. Then on the left side of the WebUI go to login > Type your password > Query LogĬlick on show all and you should be able to see all the content Pi-hole had blocked. To verify that Pi-hole is working connect to the web-interface by using your web browser and visiting: That’s why I’m not using it on my computer and just on my iPhone and AppleTV. The only drawback to this solution is that sometimes websites might take longer to load. Reboot your AppleTV and tada!!! No more ads whatsoever app you’re using.Īnd obviously, you can do the same thing on your iPhone and iPad. Start your AppleTV and go to Settings > Network > Ethernet (or WiFi) > Configure DNS > Manual. Pihole -a -p Time to Block Those Pesky Ads If like me you forget to write the password you can still change it by typing: The IP address will be the DNS you will use to block ads and the password will be used to login to the web interface to control Pi-hole and look at some logs and charts. When you see the last screen take some time to write down the password and the IP address. As you can see nothing really complicated! At some point, you will need to ask simple questions here are the screenshots with captions. Then the setup process will take care of everything.
#Ad youtube blocker install
To install Pi-hole you just need to type this command: Pi-hole is free and open-source and as explained on its dedicated Github, “Pi-hole is a DNS sinkhole that protects your devices from unwanted content, without installing any client-side software.” In other words, any ads will be filtered by Pi-hole. Now you need to install a package called Pi-hole. Ssh it will ask your password if you didn’t change it when you installed your RPi it should be raspberry Installationįirst, launch a Terminal window and log in to your Raspberry Pi (RPi) by typing: The only thing you need is a Raspberry Pi and obviously an AppleTV but if you’re reading this post you probably already have one. So it’s time to get rid of them and for good! Requirements But now I have ads at the beginning multiple time in the video and also at the end. In the past, There were ads at the beginning and sometimes at the end of a video.
#Ad youtube blocker update
Since the last YouTube update on AppleTV, I noticed there are more ads than ever before. Updated article on 2018.10.26 with DNS ad blocking from AdGuard