Adguard
App in the BluixApps catalog
What it is
AdGuard Home is a network-wide ad and tracker blocker — DNS-based filtering at the router level, blocking ads, trackers, malware, adult content across every device on your network. Modern UI, custom blocklists, parental controls, DNS-over-HTTPS / DNS-over-TLS.
For households and small businesses wanting network-wide ad blocking with a modern UI, AdGuard Home is the leading alternative to Pi-hole.
What it's for
- Network-wide ad blocking — block at DNS for all devices
- Privacy protection — block trackers across the network
- Malware protection — DNS-level malware domain blocking
- Parental controls — block adult content per device
- DNS resolver — encrypted DNS-over-HTTPS / -TLS
Who it's for
- Privacy-conscious households wanting network-wide blocking
- Small businesses protecting employee browsing
- Schools filtering content for student networks
- Self-hosters running their own DNS / network infrastructure
- Privacy researchers monitoring tracker behavior
Why teams pick AdGuard Home over alternatives
- GPLv3 — fully open
- Modern UI — significantly better UX than Pi-hole
- DNS encryption — DNS-over-HTTPS / -TLS / -QUIC support
- Parental controls — per-device safe browsing
- Active development — backed by AdGuard
- Custom blocklists — bring your own lists
Integrations
- Blocklists — AdGuard, EasyList, hundreds of community lists
- DNS protocols — DNS-over-HTTPS, DNS-over-TLS, DNS-over-QUIC
- Identity — client identification via MAC, IP, ClientID
- Per-client settings — different rules per device
- Logging + statistics — full query log with filtering
- API — REST API for programmatic access
- Mobile apps — AdGuard for mobile devices
Notable users & community
- 27k+ GitHub stars
- Active community on AdGuard forum
- Backed by AdGuard with sustainable commercial product
- Featured in privacy-tool roundups
- Strong release cadence
Tips & operations
- Set as primary DNS — router DHCP DNS = AdGuard Home IP
- Backup blocklist configs — community lists evolve; pin versions
- Per-client rules — kids vs adults need different blocklists
- Mind DNS leakage — clients can bypass via DoH; block DoH bootstrap
- Persistent volume — config + logs + DB
- Update blocklists — schedule daily updates
What we ship in BluixApps
- Docker compose: AdGuard Home + persistent config
- Pinned
adguard/adguardhome:latest(release-tagged) - HTTPS via Let's Encrypt for admin UI
- DNS on standard port 53; admin on alternate port
- Default blocklists pre-configured
- Persistent volume at
/opt/adguardhome - Backup hook covers config
Get this app — pick a BluixApps plan
Same catalog. Scaling tenant isolation, white-label and support tier.
| Tier | Tenants | Catalog | Support | White-label | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacks | 1 | 19 curated stacks | Standard | — | $19/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Starter | 10 | Full catalog | Standard | +$15–25/mo | $49/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Pro | 25 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $149/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Growth | 100 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $349/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Scale | 500 | Full catalog | 7-day window | +$15–25/mo | $799/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Enterprise | Unlimited | Full catalog | Priority 7-day | Bundled | $1,499/mo | DetailDeploy |