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authorHannah Isopod <me@bathynomus.xyz>2026-02-15 22:42:27 -0700
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THE BIG ONE
Total website redesign. Multiple new blog posts. Routine updates on several pages. Too much to list, even if I remembered it all. Remind me not to put this git repo on any portfolios.
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ I set up [Pi-hole](https://pi-hole.net/) on my home network recently. If you're
Before you do anything, and especially before you *buy* anything, make sure your router lets you both assign static IP addresses in some way and set your own DNS servers. This functionality is necessary to use Pi-hole. I can't help you do this, unfortunately &mdash; every router is different and many ISP Specials&trade; are missing these settings.
-## Hardware
+# Hardware
The Le Potato comes in two flavours: 1GB of RAM and 2GB of RAM. Either will suffice here, though I would go with the 2GB variant just because the 1GB version isn't really that much cheaper. Aside from the board itself, you'll also need a wired network connection<sup id="n1r"><a href="#n1">1</a></sup>, a micro SD card, and an HDMI monitor and keyboard for initial setup, though you can use SSH to access it over the network after that.
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Like the Pi, the Le Potato lacks any built-in storage, so you'll need to supply
Finally, I'd recommend getting a case. Fortunately, the Le Potato has the same dimensions and layout as, and as such is compatible with cases for, the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B. I 3D printed [this one](https://www.printables.com/model/67681-raspberry-pi-3b-case/files) in PETG, and a wide array of cases are available for cheap online if you can't do the same. I especially like the one that looks like a little NES.
-## Booting an OS
+# Booting an OS
Since I'd heard the Le Potato was broadly compatible with the Pi, I initially tried booting a Raspbian image from the official Raspberry Pi flasher tool. Maybe predictably, this did not work. The next thing I tried, and what we'll be using, is Armbian, a lightweight port of Debian designed for tiny SBCs like this one that happens to have a page on its website specifically for the Le Potato.
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
```
-## Setting Up Pi-hole
+# Setting Up Pi-hole
Installing Pi-hole is pretty simple. Just download and run the install script:
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ The script will prompt you for some settings. Most of them are pretty straightfo
The last step to get Pi-hole working on your network is to set its static IP as your router's primary DNS server. The Pi-hole devs recommend setting your Pi-hole device as the only DNS server for the network to guarantee it always gets every request, but I set a couple of fallbacks in case my Pi-hole server ever goes down and it seems to still work fine.
-## Post-setup Configuration
+# Post-setup Configuration
Pi-hole has a lot of powerful functionality, but here I'd like to focus on fine-tuning your blocklist. The default one is pretty good, but [The Firebog](https://firebog.net/) has a lot of good ones if you'd like to broaden your coverage &mdash; I use one or two of the green ones from each category.