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Can you use pihole if you don't have access to router settings? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by Opposite-Degree7361@alien.top to c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

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**Specs:**LS150 server32gb ram2-480gb SSDs configured in zfs(raid-1)

proxmox server with 2 vms running with ubuntu 20.04 server with apache2, and 1 ubuntu 22.04 container with pihole installed.

I can access pihole via web browser, but I can not set up router settings due to ISP having them locked out. I did have my own modem and router but my modem crapped out and I dont have the funds to replace it right now.

Is there a way to set up something in proxmox that lets me configure what I need to for piholke to work? Maybe a virtual router or dhcp? I am brand new to proxmox and have a few months of networking experience.

Also, I see in the docs you can manually configure each device to use pihole as their dns server, but id rather not do that if there is another option.

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[–] vannin519@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Does your ISP happen to be Xfinity/Comcast?

I wanted to do the same thing and found I was not able to do so on the modem.

That kick started my homelab adventure because I wanted more control over my home network, which I got all setup and is working the way I want it to...but then while I was working on figuring out port forwarding, I found that they moved that ability along with other stuff into the Xfinity app.