How to setup Pi-Hole on an Orange Pi Zero

This is a step-by-step guide to install Pi-Hole on an Orange Pi Zero, which will let you banish ads, trackers and other bandwidth leeches to the shadow realm! Unlike browser-based ad-blockers, Pi-Hole operates at the DNS level and can provide protection for all the devices on your home network from a single convenient location. While not officially supported, Pi-Hole runs very well on these devices which are powered by an H2 Quad-core Cortex-A7 CPU @ and have 512MB of RAM, all for a mere $11 USD. These instructions should also work equally well on any comparable device supported by Armbian. Sections What you’ll need: 0:21 Downloading and flashing Armbian: 2:36 First connection to the Orange Pi Zero: 6:41 Installing Pi-Hole: 10:09 The joy of spy and ad-free internet!: 16:29 Links You can download Balena’s great Etcher tool here: Armbian images for the Orange-Pi Zero (and many other supported devices) can be found here: Scripts for setting up Pi-hole as in the demo can be found here: #method-2-manually-download-the-installer-and-run Supporting If you want to support the efforts behind the Armbian and Pi-Hole projects that make this possible, you’re encouraged to donate here: Hardware I got mine from AliExpress before COVID though the shipping was a bit slow to Canada even then: The manufacturer seems to have created an Amazon store that might be faster for some people, but the shipping is more expensive and the product selection not as wide. Attributions Spy logo: Disclosure I did not receive payment from anyone to make this video.