# A Pi-Hole like DNS server: Technitium DNS server
**URL:** https://dietpi.com/forum/t/a-pi-hole-like-dns-server-technitium-dns-server/5372
**Category:** Requests
**Created:** [29 May 2021 10:35 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/a-pi-hole-like-dns-server-technitium-dns-server/5372 "2021-05-29T10:35:50Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@maya95](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/maya95)
#### Post date: [29 May 2021 10:35 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/a-pi-hole-like-dns-server-technitium-dns-server/5372/1 "2021-05-29T10:35:50Z")
An ad-blocking DNS/DHCP server based on Microsoft .NET core.
[https://technitium.com/dns/](https://technitium.com/dns/)
[https://blog.technitium.com/2017/11/running-dns-server-on-ubuntu-linux.html](https://blog.technitium.com/2017/11/running-dns-server-on-ubuntu-linux.html)
The script is super easy. Should be able to be integrated easily.
Thanks!
---
### Author:  [@WarHawk](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/WarHawk)
#### Post date: [3 June 2021 19:42 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/a-pi-hole-like-dns-server-technitium-dns-server/5372/2 "2021-06-03T19:42:56Z")
hmmm…microsoft on linux
☹
---
### Author:  [@MichaIng](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/MichaIng)
#### Post date: [3 June 2021 23:04 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/a-pi-hole-like-dns-server-technitium-dns-server/5372/3 "2021-06-03T23:04:53Z")
It’s not Microsoft, but written in .NET core programming language/framework. We have quite some software options that use it 😉.
We’re currently impending AdGuard Home as Pi-hole alternative, so the timing for another DNS server/sinkhole is suboptimal, but still good to keep or in mind. And of course any coding contributions are highly welcome.
---
### Author:  [@OdinWynd](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/OdinWynd)
#### Post date: [8 May 2026 21:34 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/a-pi-hole-like-dns-server-technitium-dns-server/5372/4 "2026-05-08T21:34:44Z")
I was going to ask for this feature myself. I hope it gets included. It would be nice to allow PIVPN to handle the configurations to get this DNS in by detection the way that PiHole is detected. It takes some manual configuration to get openvpn talking on the network through Technitium.
---
### Author:  [@kannz](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/kannz)
#### Post date: [31 August 2026 23:20 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/a-pi-hole-like-dns-server-technitium-dns-server/5372/5 "2026-08-31T23:20:06Z")
looks interesting. what major difference does this have with pi hole and adguard? seems like a flavor type thing.
EDIT: heh didnt notice how old this is/
---
### Author:  [@Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Joulinar)
#### Post date: [1 September 2026 04:07 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/a-pi-hole-like-dns-server-technitium-dns-server/5372/6 "2026-09-01T04:07:46Z")
---
### Author:  [@Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Joulinar)
#### Post date: [22 September 2026 23:20 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/a-pi-hole-like-dns-server-technitium-dns-server/5372/7 "2026-09-22T23:20:38Z")