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    • NashBrydgesN
      NashBrydges @Alex Sage
      last edited by

      @aaronstuder That's the web server installed by default with the Pi-hole script for the admin page. Nginx would serve as the proxy.

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        Alex Sage @NashBrydges
        last edited by Alex Sage

        @nashbrydges Oh, are you trying to use NGINX on the same system as PiHole.

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        • NashBrydgesN
          NashBrydges @Alex Sage
          last edited by

          @aaronstuder I have a separate instance running Nginx but regardless, why would you not recommend on same server? I see no reason why that would be a problem.

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          • black3dynamiteB
            black3dynamite @NashBrydges
            last edited by black3dynamite

            @nashbrydges said in PiHole for Friends and Family:

            Now that I'll be testing Romo's script, I don't need to use VPN and I'd like to setup the admin page behind Nginx. Found a tutorial that allows admin page access using Nginx as a proxy but I can't get the HTTPS redirect to work right.

            https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/wiki/Nginx-Configuration

            Anyone have a working Nginx config with HTTPS redirect for this?

            Found this that shows how to setup Let's Encrypt with lighttpd but don't know enough to set it up for other proper security headers.

            http://www.itzgeek.com/how-tos/linux/how-to-configure-lets-encrypt-ssl-in-lighttpd-server.html

            I've only got it working with nginx http.

            upstream adblock {
                    server 10.0.0.3:80;
            }
            
            server {
                    client_max_body_size 40M;
                    listen 80;
            
                    server_name adblock.domain.com;
            
                    location /admin {
                            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
                            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
                            proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
                            proxy_set_header X-NginX-Proxy true;
                            proxy_pass http://adblock;
                            proxy_redirect off;
                            proxy_connect_timeout 600;
                            proxy_send_timeout 600;
                            proxy_read_timeout 600;
                            send_timeout 600;
                    }
            }
            
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            • RomoR
              Romo @NashBrydges
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              @nashbrydges Haven't set the script to run via cron yet. It is still is printing some strings to stdout while I fully complete it, plan to add a log file and redirect the output to it.

              I'll focuse on finishing it properly for Ubuntu so you can properly test it.

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              • RomoR
                Romo
                last edited by Romo

                But if you want to test is manually, I think is is working properly.

                # Starting from empty firewall
                ~/scripts/python$ sudo ufw status
                Status: active
                
                #Running script for the first time
                ~/scripts/python$ sudo python dns-to-ip-firewall-rules.py 
                
                Adding to firewall
                mangolassi.it - 104.25.46.32
                
                Adding to firewall
                google.com - 172.217.12.78
                
                Adding to firewall
                theverge.com - 151.101.65.52
                
                # Checking to see if rules were created.
                ~/scripts/python$ sudo ufw status
                Status: active
                
                To                         Action      From
                --                         ------      ----
                53                         ALLOW       104.25.46.32              
                53                         ALLOW       172.217.12.78             
                53                         ALLOW       151.101.65.52  
                
                # Running script againg to check for ip changes.
                ~/scripts/python$ sudo python dns-to-ip-firewall-rules.py 
                
                Same ip address nothing to do
                mangolassi.it - 104.25.46.32
                
                Same ip address nothing to do
                google.com - 172.217.12.78
                
                Adding theverge.com ip 151.101.129.52 - removing 151.101.65.52
                theverge.com - 151.101.129.52
                
                # Verifying ip changes are added to the firewall, and old ip are removed.
                ~/scripts/python$ sudo ufw status
                Status: active
                
                To                         Action      From
                --                         ------      ----
                53                         ALLOW       104.25.46.32              
                53                         ALLOW       172.217.12.78             
                53                         ALLOW       151.101.129.52 
                
                

                At least for dns and Ubuntu I think it does want @aaronstuder asked for originally. The idea of custom ports could be done as well, probably just adding a list of ports you wish to open for each domain.

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                • RomoR
                  Romo @Alex Sage
                  last edited by

                  @aaronstuder said in PiHole for Friends and Family:

                  @romo I love your script! Thank you so much! Sorry I didn’t reply before somehow I missed your post 😕

                  Can you make this so I can set whatever ports I want? In the example I gave before I just wanted to do DNS but now my mind is spinning with other ideas 🙂

                  @aaronstuder Different ports per domain or just add a list of custom ports for all domains?

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                    Alex Sage @Romo
                    last edited by Alex Sage

                    @romo said in PiHole for Friends and Family:

                    @aaronstuder said in PiHole for Friends and Family:

                    @romo I love your script! Thank you so much! Sorry I didn’t reply before somehow I missed your post 😕

                    Can you make this so I can set whatever ports I want? In the example I gave before I just wanted to do DNS but now my mind is spinning with other ideas 🙂

                    @aaronstuder Different ports per domain or just add a list of custom ports for all domains?

                    @Romo Same ports all domains, but then then maybe allowing all ports since we are restricting by IP address already.

                    Seems like:

                    sudo ufw allow from 123.45.67.89
                    

                    Would work?

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                    • RomoR
                      Romo @Alex Sage
                      last edited by

                      @aaronstuder said in PiHole for Friends and Family:

                      @romo said in PiHole for Friends and Family:

                      @aaronstuder said in PiHole for Friends and Family:

                      @romo I love your script! Thank you so much! Sorry I didn’t reply before somehow I missed your post 😕

                      Can you make this so I can set whatever ports I want? In the example I gave before I just wanted to do DNS but now my mind is spinning with other ideas 🙂

                      @aaronstuder Different ports per domain or just add a list of custom ports for all domains?

                      @Romo Same ports all domains, but then then maybe allowing all ports since we are restricting by IP address already.

                      Seems like:

                      sudo ufw allow from 123.45.67.89
                      

                      Would work?

                      Well that's gonna be much easier.

                      Just finished a custom-ports branch, that gives you the ability to specify ports and protocol (tcp/udp)

                      # Starting from empty firewall
                      ~/scripts/python$ sudo ufw status
                      Status: active
                      
                      # Running script for the first time
                      ~/scripts/python$ sudo python dns-to-ip-firewall-rules.py 
                      
                      Adding to firewall
                      mangolassi.it - 104.25.47.32
                      
                      Adding to firewall
                      google.com - 172.217.1.238
                      
                      Adding to firewall
                      example.com - 93.184.216.34 
                      
                      # Verifying ips with ports and protocols are added
                      ~/scripts/python$ sudo ufw status
                      Status: active
                      
                      To                         Action      From
                      --                         ------      ----
                      53/udp                     ALLOW       93.184.216.34             
                      22                         ALLOW       93.184.216.34             
                      80/tcp                     ALLOW       93.184.216.34             
                      53/udp                     ALLOW       172.217.1.238             
                      22                         ALLOW       172.217.1.238             
                      80/tcp                     ALLOW       172.217.1.238             
                      53                         ALLOW       104.25.47.32              
                      443/tcp                    ALLOW       104.25.47.32
                      
                      
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                      • RomoR
                        Romo
                        last edited by

                        Added the allow all ports for a domain, it is also in the custom-ports branch if you wanna test it and let me know if it works properly for you. I'll merge it to master if it works ok and start removing everything that prints to stdout.

                        # DOMAINS TO ADD
                        # ---
                        # arstechnica - all ports
                        # theverge - all ports
                        # mangolassi.it -  53/(udp-tcp), 443/tcp
                        # example.com - 53/udp, 22/(udp-tcp), 80/tcp
                        # google.com - 53/udp, 22/(udp-tcp), 80/tcp
                        # ---
                        
                        ~/scripts/python/dns_to_ip_firewall_rules$ sudo python dns-to-ip-firewall-rules.py 
                        
                        Adding to firewall
                        theverge.com - 151.101.65.52
                        
                        Adding to firewall
                        arstechnica.com - 50.31.169.131
                        
                        Adding to firewall
                        google.com - 216.58.194.142
                        
                        Adding to firewall
                        example.com - 93.184.216.34
                        
                        Adding to firewall
                        mangolassi.it - 104.25.47.32
                        
                        # Checking firewall rules
                        ~/scripts/python/dns_to_ip_firewall_rules$ sudo ufw status
                        Status: active
                        
                        To                         Action      From
                        --                         ------      ----
                        Anywhere                   ALLOW       151.101.65.52             
                        Anywhere                   ALLOW       50.31.169.131             
                        53/udp                     ALLOW       216.58.194.142            
                        22                         ALLOW       216.58.194.142            
                        80/tcp                     ALLOW       216.58.194.142            
                        53/udp                     ALLOW       93.184.216.34             
                        22                         ALLOW       93.184.216.34             
                        80/tcp                     ALLOW       93.184.216.34             
                        53                         ALLOW       104.25.47.32              
                        443/tcp                    ALLOW       104.25.47.32 
                        
                        # Re running script
                        ~/scripts/python/dns_to_ip_firewall_rules$ sudo python dns-to-ip-firewall-rules.py 
                        
                        Adding theverge.com ip 151.101.129.52 - removing 151.101.65.52
                        theverge.com - 151.101.129.52
                        
                        Same ip address nothing to do
                        arstechnica.com - 50.31.169.131
                        
                        Adding google.com ip 172.217.2.238 - removing 216.58.194.142
                        google.com - 172.217.2.238
                        
                        Same ip address nothing to do
                        example.com - 93.184.216.34
                        
                        Adding mangolassi.it ip 104.25.46.32 - removing 104.25.47.32
                        mangolassi.it - 104.25.46.32
                        
                        # Final Results
                        ~/scripts/python/dns_to_ip_firewall_rules$ sudo ufw status
                        Status: active
                        
                        To                         Action      From
                        --                         ------      ----
                        Anywhere                   ALLOW       151.101.65.52             
                        Anywhere                   ALLOW       50.31.169.131             
                        53/udp                     ALLOW       93.184.216.34             
                        22                         ALLOW       93.184.216.34             
                        80/tcp                     ALLOW       93.184.216.34             
                        Anywhere                   ALLOW       151.101.129.52            
                        53/udp                     ALLOW       172.217.2.238             
                        22                         ALLOW       172.217.2.238             
                        80/tcp                     ALLOW       172.217.2.238             
                        53                         ALLOW       104.25.46.32              
                        443/tcp                    ALLOW       104.25.46.32
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                        • A
                          Alex Sage @Romo
                          last edited by

                          @romo Thanks so much! Seems to be working to me 🙂

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                          • RomoR
                            Romo
                            last edited by

                            Merged branch to master, removed stoudout outputs and added ip changes to .log file

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                              Alex Sage @Romo
                              last edited by

                              @romo Can you add centos 7 support? I would help be I don't know anything about python...

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                              • RomoR
                                Romo @Alex Sage
                                last edited by

                                @aaronstuder I am working on it already, haven't had time to finish it yet due to other work. Will post as soon as it is ready.

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                                • JaredBuschJ
                                  JaredBusch
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                                  I don't get the point of this. I mean it is a cool concept, but it is to much work.

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                                    Alex Sage @JaredBusch
                                    last edited by

                                    @jaredbusch said in PiHole for Friends and Family:

                                    I don't get the point of this. I mean it is a cool concept, but it is to much work.

                                    What do you mean?

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                                    • NashBrydgesN
                                      NashBrydges @JaredBusch
                                      last edited by

                                      @jaredbusch said in PiHole for Friends and Family:

                                      I don't get the point of this. I mean it is a cool concept, but it is to much work.

                                      What's not to get? This is being used to limit who can access the cloud hosted Pi-hole server to only those whose DDNS domain (and ergo IP address) is listed. It makes the server DNS access non-public for those with dynamic IPs who are setup with a DDNS domain.

                                      Do you have another recommendation for limiting server access for DNS services to a limited IP that is dynamically assigned by the ISP?

                                      I agree it's been a lot of work for Romo who's kindly provided us with the script but in the absence of a better solution, this is extremely useful.

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                                        Alex Sage @NashBrydges
                                        last edited by

                                        @nashbrydges said in PiHole for Friends and Family:

                                        What's not to get? This is being used to limit who can access the cloud hosted Pi-hole server to only those whose DDNS domain (and ergo IP address) is listed. It makes the server DNS access non-public for those with dynamic IPs who are setup with a DDNS domain.

                                        Do you have another recommendation for limiting server access for DNS services to a limited IP that is dynamically assigned by the ISP?

                                        I agree it's been a lot of work for Romo who's kindly provided us with the script but in the absence of a better solution, this is extremely useful.

                                        I am going to be using it to give my friends and family access to a bunch of services I run, DNS, Nextlcloud, etc. That's why I had @Romo have it allow all connections from one IP 😉

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                                        • JaredBuschJ
                                          JaredBusch
                                          last edited by

                                          The point is there is no point to the entire DNS for friends and family thing.

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                                          • DashrenderD
                                            Dashrender @JaredBusch
                                            last edited by

                                            @jaredbusch said in PiHole for Friends and Family:

                                            The point is there is no point to the entire DNS for friends and family thing.

                                            This is not entirely true. If you're not an ass like JB, and you take care of your family's and friend's computers, this could save you a lot of headaches by preventing those family and friends from getting some infections/ads, etc. Of course, I am an like like JB I don't want to support more than I have to.. so I wouldn't bother outside my own home 😉

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