Adguard

App in the BluixApps catalog

What it is

AdGuard Home is a network-wide ad and tracker blocker — DNS-based filtering at the router level, blocking ads, trackers, malware, adult content across every device on your network. Modern UI, custom blocklists, parental controls, DNS-over-HTTPS / DNS-over-TLS.

For households and small businesses wanting network-wide ad blocking with a modern UI, AdGuard Home is the leading alternative to Pi-hole.

What it's for

  • Network-wide ad blocking — block at DNS for all devices
  • Privacy protection — block trackers across the network
  • Malware protection — DNS-level malware domain blocking
  • Parental controls — block adult content per device
  • DNS resolver — encrypted DNS-over-HTTPS / -TLS

Who it's for

  • Privacy-conscious households wanting network-wide blocking
  • Small businesses protecting employee browsing
  • Schools filtering content for student networks
  • Self-hosters running their own DNS / network infrastructure
  • Privacy researchers monitoring tracker behavior

Why teams pick AdGuard Home over alternatives

  • GPLv3 — fully open
  • Modern UI — significantly better UX than Pi-hole
  • DNS encryption — DNS-over-HTTPS / -TLS / -QUIC support
  • Parental controls — per-device safe browsing
  • Active development — backed by AdGuard
  • Custom blocklists — bring your own lists

Integrations

  • Blocklists — AdGuard, EasyList, hundreds of community lists
  • DNS protocols — DNS-over-HTTPS, DNS-over-TLS, DNS-over-QUIC
  • Identity — client identification via MAC, IP, ClientID
  • Per-client settings — different rules per device
  • Logging + statistics — full query log with filtering
  • API — REST API for programmatic access
  • Mobile apps — AdGuard for mobile devices

Notable users & community

  • 27k+ GitHub stars
  • Active community on AdGuard forum
  • Backed by AdGuard with sustainable commercial product
  • Featured in privacy-tool roundups
  • Strong release cadence

Tips & operations

  • Set as primary DNS — router DHCP DNS = AdGuard Home IP
  • Backup blocklist configs — community lists evolve; pin versions
  • Per-client rules — kids vs adults need different blocklists
  • Mind DNS leakage — clients can bypass via DoH; block DoH bootstrap
  • Persistent volume — config + logs + DB
  • Update blocklists — schedule daily updates

What we ship in BluixApps

  • Docker compose: AdGuard Home + persistent config
  • Pinned adguard/adguardhome:latest (release-tagged)
  • HTTPS via Let's Encrypt for admin UI
  • DNS on standard port 53; admin on alternate port
  • Default blocklists pre-configured
  • Persistent volume at /opt/adguardhome
  • Backup hook covers config
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