unbound – Gig City Geek https://gigcitygeek.com Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:08:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://gigcitygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/cropped-GigCityGeek_Logo-32x32.png unbound – Gig City Geek https://gigcitygeek.com 32 32 DIY Ad Blocking: Raspberry Pi Hardware Choices https://gigcitygeek.com/2026/04/21/pi-hole-hardware-configuration-minimal/ https://gigcitygeek.com/2026/04/21/pi-hole-hardware-configuration-minimal/#respond Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://gigcitygeek.com/?p=3655 When I first set up Pi-hole at home, I overthought the hardware so badly that my wife just looked at the pile of boxes on the table and asked if “that little thing” was really worth a whole Saturday.

It was a Unbound ever since. That experience convinced me that for most of us tinkering with home networks, the magic is in the config, not in the silicon.

A Practical Sweet Spot

If you want to run Pi-hole with Unbound and maybe a firmware are asking for trouble.

For something that sits at the heart of your network, I am picky; I would rather repurpose an old phone, a $10 thin client, or a known