安装Running Pi-Hole Ad-Blocker in a VirtualBox VM

Creating the VM

1. Download Raspberry Pi OS Download
2. Launch Virtualbox
3. Create a New VM by selecting Machine > New

   Name: Raspberry Pi-Hole
   Machine Folder: C:\VMs
   Type: Linux
   Version: Debian (32-bit)
   Memory Size: 1024 MB
   Hard disk: Create a virtual hard disk now

4. Click Create
5. On the Create Virtual Hard Disk dialog

   Name the virtual disk image Raspberry Pi-Hole.vdi
   File size: 12-16 GB
   Hard disk file type: VDI
   Storage on physical hard disk: Dynamically Allocated

6. Click Create
7. Select the VM and Click Settings
8. Select System > Processor
9. Give the VM at least 2 processors
10. Select Display
11. Slide the Video Memory to 128 MB
12. Select Network
13. Set the attached to dropdown to Bridged Adapter
14. Select Storage
15. Click on the CD-ROM drive
16. Select the disc dropdown to the right > Choose a virtual optical disc file...
17. Browse to and select the Raspberry Pi desktop .iso file
18. Click OK
19. Make sure the Raspberry Pi-Hole VM is selected and click Start > Normal
20. Select Graphical Install
21. Select a keyboard map > click Continue
22. Select Guided - use entire disk > click Continue
23. Click Continue, Continue, Continue
24. Select Yes to confirm writing the changes to disk > click Continue
25. Wait while Debian and the Raspberry Pi Desktop are installed
26. Select Yes to install GRUB on the master boot record > click Continue
27. Select /dev/sda > click Continue
28. Click Continue to reboot the VM
29. Click Next on the welcome dialog
30. Set the Country, Language and Time Zone > click Next
31. Enter and confirm a password for the pi user > click Next
32. Click Skip to updating software
33. Click Finish to reboot the VM and complete setup

Installing Updates and Pi-Hole

1. Click the Applications button > Accessories > Terminal
2. Run the following commands to install updates
   sudo apt update
   sudo apt upgrade -y
   sudo apt clean
   sudo reboot now
3. Select Devices > Insert Guest Additions CD image...
4. If the installation autoruns, select Run
5. On the desktop, Right click on the Guest Additions disc > Open in Terminal
6. In the Terminal window run the following commands
   sudo sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
   sudo reboot now
7. The VM will reboot
8. Upon rebooting, you can now full screen the VM and the internal resolution will automatically change to match the window size
9. Click the Applications button > Accessories > Terminal
10. Run the following command to install Pi-Hole
    curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash
11. Press Enter until the DNS selection is displayed
12. Select a DNS provider and press Enter
13. Press Enter through the rest of the Pi-Hole installer, selecting the defaults
14. Copy the randomly generated admin password (just in case)
15. Press Enter to complete the installation
16. Run the following command to change the Pi-Hole admin password
    sudo pihole -a -p
17. Enter and confirm the new password
18. Click the Applications button > Internet > Chromium Web Browser
19. Navigate to http://DNSorIP/admin
20. Click Login
21. Authenticate with the admin password

Testing Pi-Hole

1. Right click the VM network connection > Wireless & Wired Network Settings
2. Select eth0 from the interface dropdown
3. Clear out the DNS servers and input the VM IP address
4. Click Apply
5. Click Devices > Network > Connect Network Adapter to disable networking
6. Click Devices > Network > Connect Network Adapter to re-enable networking
7. In Chromium, open a new tab and navigate to https://yahoo.com
8. Go back to the Pi-Hole tab and see that some DNS queries have been blocked

Setting Up From Windows Client

1. Click the Start button > Type control panel > press Enter
2. Click View By > Small Icons
3. Click Network and Sharing Center
4. Click Change adapter settings
5. Right click on the network connection > Properties
6. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) > Properties
7. Select the radio option next to Use the following DNS server addresses
8. Input the IP address of the Pi-Hole VM
9. Click OK on both of the open dialog windows
10. Right click the Start button > Command Prompt (Admin)
11. Type the following commands to flush your DNS cache and restart the network connections (note: your network connection will drop if running the commands on a remote machine)
    ipconfig /flushdns
    ipconfig /release
    ipconfig /renew

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