How to setup DHCP on the PiHole with a TP-Link Router

March 8, 2025 by HLC

My set up is: I also had issues running DHCP from the PiHole using a TP-Link router. The problem is that if you reserve an IP for your PiHole, like 192.168.0.2, in the router but then turn off DHCP, the PiHole will not get assigned to 192.168.0.2 because reservations need DHCP running on the TP-Link router for the … Read more

Set Static IP with Pi-hole DNS on Raspberry Pi

March 2, 2025 by HLC

Set Static IP with Pi-hole DNS on Raspberry Pi (Bookworm) These instructions guide you through setting a static IP address (192.168.1.2) on a Raspberry Pi running Bookworm OS using nmtui, with the Pi configured to use itself as the DNS server for Pi-hole. Prerequisites Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm is installed. You have terminal access (via … Read more

Raspberry Pi OS with Pi-Hole Installation

March 16, 2025March 1, 2025 by HLC

Raspberry Pi with Pi-Hole Setup Instructions

I recently upgraded my Pi-Hole OS from Buster (v10) to Bookworm (v12). Even though I did this a few years back, it is hard to remember the steps needed to accomplish the goal. Especially for those that are more versed in Windows OS than Linux type OS. This time I decided to document the procedure.

1. SD Card Setup

Updates the system and configures basic settings on the SD card.

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade -y
sudo raspi-config  # Timezone, SSH, expand filesystem
sudo reboot