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AdGuard Home on Docker and IPv6

This blog will explain how to install AdGuard Home in a Docker container and enable IPv6 networking in order to enable IPv6 DNS resolution.

Docker install

For the purpose of this blog I am not going into details of installing Docker itself and assume a system with docker installed exists. Details about installing Docker can be found here: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/

If you want to use IPv6 networking make sure you do this after the installation: https://docs.docker.com/config/daemon/ipv6/

Network Technology

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Nextcloud on Synology

This blog will walk through the steps necessary to install and configure Nextcloud 15 on Synology NAS running DSM 6.2.

The following packages need to be installed on the NAS:

  • Webstation
  • Appache HTTP Server 2.4
  • PHP 7.0
  • MariaDB 10

It’s recommended by Nextcloud to keep your data outside of the internet accessible folder so first we setup a shared folder to keep the data:

  • Control Panel -> Shared Folder -> Create
  • Name: Nexcloud
  • Disable Recycling Bin
  • Choose you’re encryption preferences and your advanced setting
  • Confirm “Apply”
  • Edit Permission as desired
  • Important: Add Group “http” with Read/Write access

Now a lot of guides I have found on the web tell you to log into your NAS and change the owner and permission of this shared folder to http. I don’t like to do this out of two reasons. First, http should have no access rights to my shared folders for security reasons and second, if you do that you can’t access your data anymore via the File Station.

Cloud Technology

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pfSense

Setup

Install pfSense on your device, connect Ethernet cable to LAN port and navigate to http://192.168.1.1/

Login with username “admin” and password “pfsense” you will get to the setup wizard:

General information:

  • Hostname: pfsense
  • Domain: localdomain or
  • DNS Server: 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4 (Use Google DNS)
  • Check Allow DNS Server Override by ISP DNS

Follow the wizard to:

  • Select your time zone
  • Chose your WAN Interface in most cases it would be DHCP or check with your ISP on correct settings.
  • Chose your LAN interface interface IP address range:
  • Provide a new password for admin user:
  • Click “Reload” to apply the changes:

That’s it. pfSense will reload to get an ISP provided IP on the WAN interface via DHCP and provides IP address on the LAN interface via DHCP server.

Security Technology

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