Pi-Hole: Update to 2.10 Core / 2.0 Web Interface

[k-plan]

Hi,

a new version of Pi-Hole (v.2.10) and web interface (AdminLTE) (v.2.0) is out.
If you have running Pi-Hole v.2.x, you will see a hint at the bottom line in your web interface.

Pi-Hole Update hint

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Or you can do:

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pihole -v

Whats new? Please check their changelogs: AdminLTE and pi-hole
Many thanks to DL6ER for the new functions in AdminLTE!



How does it looks?

Pi-Hole v.2.10 / Web Interface 2.0 - Start-Page

Only for comparison some older versions screen-shots:

Pi-Hole v.2.95 / Web Interface 1.4.4.2 (previous Version)

Pi-Hole v.1.x.x (old Version)

How can I update Pi-Hole on DietPi?

Have tested to update using the build-in update function from Pi-Hole on serval devices, but it will not work for me (especially Web Interface update)
So I have done a reinstall. This will work for me.

Reinstall process:

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## backup your installation
dietpi-backup

## backup your pi-hole lists, if you wanted to hold
cp /etc/pihole/adlists.list /root/adlists.list
cp /etc/pihole/whitelist.txt /root/whitelist.txt
cp /etc/pihole/blacklist.txt  /root/blacklist.txt

## dietpi update
dietpi-update

## git client uninstall
dietpi-software uninstall 12

## php uninstall
dietpi-software uninstall 89

## lighttpd uninstall
dietpi-software uninstall 84

## pi-hole uninstall
#### * HINT: *
#### - If PiHole asks questions to remove packages, 
####   say NO to all of them.
dietpi-software uninstall 93

reboot

## pi-hole install
dietpi-software install 93

## set new Web Login passord "dietpi"
pihole -a -p dietpi

## set your adlists
cp /etc/pihole/adlists.default /etc/pihole/adlists.list

## Uncomment or comment any of the below lists
nano /etc/pihole/adlists.list

## Update your adlists
pihole -g

## restart services and watch for errors
dietpi-services restart

After restarting services, you can access Pi-Hole web interface via browser by "ip-address-of-your-device":
e.g.: url = http://192.168.0.100/pihole

Pi-Hole v.2.10 / Web Interface 2.0 - Start-Page

To get access to all the new feature, you now have to "Login":

Pi-Hole Login

Login password is the one which will be show during installation or it will be " dietpi "
if you set it via pihole -a -p dietpi.
But where will be as well a hint, how you can do this or change the password.

Change Login password

By clicking the top right logo after successfully login, you can see, how long your session is valid.
And on top of the left column, you see some nice status infos from your running device.

Status and Session

On left site menu, we can edit Blacklist, Whitelist and run a Adlists update (new), query for block domains (new) or disable DNS filtering.

Updating adserver domains

Now it is possible, to change a bunch of Pi-Hole setting via web interface.
New is the buid-in DHCP Server in Pi-hole, which can configure here.

Pi-Hole settings (incl. DHCP Server)

A offline Help Center is now build-in with many information, how to use Pi-Hole.
I wiould recommend to take a look in here.

Pi-Hole Help Center

To read more of the new feature, please look at: Pi-Hole amazing new features

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k-plan

[Fourdee]

Thanks k-plan, great review and write up of the latest PiHole update!

To get access to all the new feature, you now have to "Login":
Login password is the one which will be show during installation or it will be " dietpi "
if you set it via pihole -a -p dietpi.

As per your suggestion, i'll get this automated in v141 install: https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/662

Also added to online doc: http://dietpi.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f ... p=174#p174

[Zone]

Look like there's been a slight version bump Pi-hole v2.10.1 with some fixes. I assume I'll have to wait for the next version of Dietpi.

[Fourdee]

I assume I'll have to wait for the next version of Dietpi.

Nope. PiHole has its own update system.

See: How can I update Pi-Hole on DietPi?

[k-plan]

Hi,

Look like there's been a slight version bump Pi-hole v2.10.1 with some fixes. I assume I'll have to wait for the next version of Dietpi.

yes, correct. Brand new and quicker as I can write postings. :oops:

Web Interface - Update avalible

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Whats new?
Please check their changelogs: AdminLTE and pi-hole

Don't tested, if their build-in uninstall now works. Done the update as described above. Works.

New Version

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After Login, now there are some sub menus, which recap former single menu points.
New is pihole.log live viewing (tail) and cron based disabling in web interface.

Pi-hole Version v2.10.1 - Web Interface Version v2.2

I assume I'll have to wait for the next version of Dietpi.

Since version v135 of DietPi, dietpi-software it will use the pi-hole installer scripts, but mod all webserver stuff to work with it.

Please see: DietPi-Software | PiHole to use official installer

As per your suggestion, i'll get this automated in v141 install: https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/662

Thanks, very nice so unattended automated installation will work for pihole.
Cool, how quick you have updated your online doc! Smart!


cu
k-plan