# Why I Stopped Using Pi-Hole on My Network

DevFeed: [Why I Stopped Using Pi-Hole on My Network](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/why-i-stopped-using-pi-hole-on-my-network-10818.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://raspberrytips.com/stop-using-pi-hole/>)

Author: Patrick Fromaget

Published: 2026-07-29T05:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [RaspberryTips](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/raspberrytips.md>)

Topics: [Pi-hole](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pihole.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>), [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/browser.md>)

Tags: [ads](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ads.md>), [analytics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/analytics.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [quick-tips](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/quick-tips.md>), [raspberry-pi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/raspberry-pi.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>), [tool](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tool.md>), [tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tutorial.md>)

## AI overview

The author explains why they stopped using Pi-hole on their home network. Although it blocks ads across devices by filtering DNS, it interferes with website development and creates troubleshooting overhead; the article argues that popular projects should be chosen according to personal needs rather than popularity.

## Source excerpt

Pi-Hole, with Retropie or Magic Mirror, is one of those projects that somehow always makes it to the "best Raspberry Pi projects" lists. If you have a Raspberry Pi, it's hard not to know about it. So obviously, I'm a big fan and using it myself at home, right? Well, not so fast... Setting up...