diff --git a/docs/main/post-install.md b/docs/main/post-install.md index 7ec9b49..509c0d9 100644 --- a/docs/main/post-install.md +++ b/docs/main/post-install.md @@ -1,17 +1,17 @@ ## Making your network take advantage of Pi-hole -Once the installer has been run, you will need to [configure your router to have **DHCP clients use Pi-hole as their DNS server**](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-do-i-configure-my-devices-to-use-pi-hole-as-their-dns-server/245) which ensures that all devices connecting to your network will have content blocked without any further intervention. +Once the installer has been run, you will need to [configure your router to have **DHCP clients use Pi-hole as their DNS server**](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-do-i-configure-my-devices-to-use-pi-hole-as-their-dns-server/245) which ensures all devices connected to your network will have content blocked without any further intervention. If your router does not support setting the DNS server, you can [use Pi-hole's built-in DHCP server](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-do-i-use-pi-holes-built-in-dhcp-server-and-why-would-i-want-to/3026); just be sure to disable DHCP on your router first (if it has that feature available). -As a last resort, you can always manually set each device to use Pi-hole as their DNS server. +As a last resort, you can manually set each device to use Pi-hole as its DNS server. ## Making your Pi-hole host use Pi-hole Pi-hole will not be used by the host automatically after installation. To have the host resolve though Pi-hole and your configured blocking lists, you can make the host use Pi-hole as upstream DNS server: !!! warning - If your Pi-hole host is using Pi-hole as upstream DNS server and Pi-hole fails, your host looses DNS resolution. This can prevent successful repair attempts, e.g. by `pihole -r` as it needs a working internet connection. + If your Pi-hole host is using Pi-hole as upstream DNS server and Pi-hole fails, your host loses DNS resolution. This can prevent successful repair attempts, e.g. by `pihole -r` as it needs a working internet connection. If your OS uses `dhcpcd` for network configuration, you can add to your `/etc/dhcpcd.conf`