{
  "id": 6798978,
  "title": "Building a Pi-hole Home Lab From an Old PC : Why",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/building-a-pi-hole-home-lab-from-an-old-pc-why",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-11T20:26:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/ghchattaouibit/building-a-pi-hole-home-lab-from-an-old-pc-why-29h2"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "I am writing an account of turning an old PC into a Pi-hole home lab, a project that involves learning Linux command line and MIT's Missing Semester course. My friend is sending me the old PC next week, and my plan is to transform it into a network-wide DNS ad/tracker blocker. I chose this project because it allows me to delve into various aspects I want to understand deeply: Linux system administration, networking, and maintaining a small server. As a novice in networking, I anticipate making mistakes during the process, which is precisely the purpose of this project - I will be documenting it as I go along, including the errors. Currently, I am eagerly awaiting the PC's arrival on Tuesday. The next post will cover the OS installation and initial setup.",
  "summary": "I've been learning Linux command line and going through MIT's Missing Semester course over the past few weeks, and I wanted a real project to apply it to instead of just following along with exercises. A friend is sending me an old PC next week, and my plan is to turn it into a Pi-hole — a network-wide DNS ad/tracker blocker that runs on your own hardware instead of relying on browser extensions.…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}