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Homelabbing can be addicting. Once your managed to self host one thing - it might really hard to stop finding more and more things to self host. Self hosting often starts with hosting out own DNS server, which would help us blocking ads. Prerequisites We know what is Adguard Home We know what is Unbound We have public IP address (if we’ll use our DNS server with devices outside home) We know how to use docker In short - what are we using those tools? Adguard home Adguard home is better than pihole in one single thing - native support for DOT, DOH. With DNS over HTTPS (DOH) - You can configure your laptop browser to always use you own DNS server. With DNS over TLS (DOT) - You can configure your Android smartphone to use your own DNS server. Why Android does not let You use DOH - mystery. ...

As companies increasingly shift some of their work onto consumers, we find ourselves having to create accounts on various company websites. And now, we have to register on more and more websites. It’s not easy to remember all these passwords because each site has its own security requirements: some require you to use your email address as a login, others prohibit it; sometimes you need to add special characters like $&!#, while on other sites, this isn’t allowed. Some sites prohibit the repetition of characters in a password (e.g., no “111”) or force you to change your password every six months. ...

Please keep in mind that I am not an IT specialist (maybe just a little experienced) and I write philosophical stuff on this topic. Something Like an Introduction Lately, VPNs have become increasingly popular. It’s becoming more “trendy” and youthful to think about your privacy online. Especially after it was revealed that the NSA could secretly turn on users’ webcams. But is VPN really as great as it seems? VPN is Not a Panacea Yes, a VPN can provide partial privacy. But where’s the guarantee that the service providing it isn’t collecting your data, even if it claims not to? It might even turn out that your privacy is compromised and your browsing data leaks online or gets sold somewhere. If you’ve read that our ISPs and others are monitoring us—forget it, it won’t get any better. You might as well switch to pagers and stop using Google and its maps. ...