Hi all, have been reading the comments. Huge shoutout and thanks to Spaceinvaderone on this video. Iām posting on here to avoid duplicate threads but I realize this thread is somewhat old. Iām having some issues to get PiHole to work consistently.
I followed the video to a T and noticed that the docker works, albeit inconsistently. I first tried to manually set my DNS server on my router. I am using a netgear XR500 with the DumaOS. My internet would work briefly but then it would freeze across all my devices. When this would happen i wouldnāt even have the chance to access my router Web GUI or the unraid GUI. It wouldnāt only fix after power cycle my router and then quickly log in and change router back to DNS from my ISP.
I then read read the YouTube comments, tried the changes suggested (change network settings DNS to static and to the google DNS addresses). I tried to give my router 2 DNS addresses (one being PiHole and one being my ISPās address), tried setting PiHole as my DHCP. Sadly Iām not able to get my internet working consistently with PiHole (would always have DNS errors) and I also noticed (that when it was working) that my internet seemed to be slower (my speed is 1000/800 and I was barely getting 45mbps on Speedtest.com). Finally I looked at it possibly being a server load issue (I regularly use handbrake in my 8 code i7 6700 in 2 docker instances, Plex, make mkv, deluge). I tried CPU pinning handbrake to only 25% for each running instance, I tried even just running PiHole alone with no other high intensity dockers. Sadly Iām not getting anything consistent. Lastly I tried setting my DNS manually on each of my client devices (like my PC
Am am wondering if anyone here can help guide me on properly. Appreciate any advice.
At this poijt here is what my settings are:
1. PiHole setup on a unique static IP. I have not forwarded any special
ports on my DHCP server (xr500)
2. Network settings on unraid set to static DNS with the google DNS servers. *should I change this back
to the IP of my Router? Saw on a post that i should change it to the Google DNS servers.
3. PiHole is running on a system that also has Plex and OpenVPN. Both Plex and open VPN have their ports forwarded.
4. My other intense CPU dockers are pinned to limit
overall CPU usage to 25% (donāt feel like I need handbrake to be running that fast). I have other dockers that I feel use negligible cpu like deluge, duckdns, PiHole and these are all unpinned.