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When should i set up a VM for pi-hole? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) by pattiserieplatogoethe@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/linux4noobs@programming.dev

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specs: Pop OS // AMD Ryzen 7 5700U // 16GB RAM

Just trying to gauge the opinion on how to proceed in this case

I just set up Pop Os to run i2p and I was thinking about getting pihole as well.

I've read a few posts commenting about setting up pihole as a VM, perhaps even with dietpi to make it less resource intensive

What do you guys recommend? VM or no VM? dietpi or something else?

The machine will only be used for i2p, browsing and watching videos. Perhaps jellyfin and arr suite in the future when I feel more adventurous? idk, one step at a time i guess

Pi hole is intended to be used by other devices as well

Any other recommendations/tutorial links are welcome, thanks in advance

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[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 4 points 18 hours ago

You'd be better off just getting a Pi 3b+ or better and hooking it directly into your router. It's super unnecessary to run it as a VM unless you're using a bare bones hypervisor.