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https://github.com/chadgeary/cloudblock

Cloudblock deploys secure ad-blocking and VPN for all devices. Text and video guides included! 6 supported cloud providers, plus Ubuntu and Raspberry Pi. Cloudblock deploys Wireguard VPN, Pi-Hole DNS Ad-blocking, and DNS over HTTPS in a cloud provider - or locally - using Terraform and Ansible.
https://github.com/chadgeary/cloudblock

adblock adblocker ansible aws cloud dns gcp oci oracle-cloud-infrastructure pi-hole pihole privacy scaleway terraform vpn wireguard

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Cloudblock deploys secure ad-blocking and VPN for all devices. Text and video guides included! 6 supported cloud providers, plus Ubuntu and Raspberry Pi. Cloudblock deploys Wireguard VPN, Pi-Hole DNS Ad-blocking, and DNS over HTTPS in a cloud provider - or locally - using Terraform and Ansible.

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# Overview

End-to-end DNS encryption with DNS-based ad-blocking, built in the cloud automatically using Terraform with Ansible. Choose your cloud provider or a standalone installation.



Combines wireguard (DNS VPN), pihole (adblock), and cloudflared (DNS over HTTPS) docker containers, as visualized:



![Diagram](diagram.png)



# Instructions

Several deployment options are available, see the README of each subdirectory for platform-specific guides.

- AWS (Amazon)

- Azure (Microsoft)

- DO (Digital Ocean)

- GCP (Google)

- Lightsail (Fixed-rate/Low-cost AWS)

- OCI (Oracle)

- SCW (Scaleway)

- Standalone Raspberry Pi or Ubuntu Server (under playbooks/)



# Videos

As these videos have aged a bit, replace references to Ubuntu 18.04 with Ubuntu 22.04. Text guides are up to date.



### Standalone Raspberry Pi or Ubuntu Server

Step-by-step, follow along with me as I install on a Raspberry Pi.

- Raspberry Pi 4+ (Raspbian 10/Buster) -- [video](https://youtu.be/9oeQZvltWDc) - [guide](./playbooks/README.md)



### Cloud Deployments

Choosing a cloud provider? Watch [this video](https://youtu.be/HB7VwTffdIY) for a mostly un-biased comparison of free options/free trials.



Step-by-step, follow along with me as I deploy from a windows desktop - for Cloud deployments.

  - All cloud deployments should watch this [prerequisites video](https://youtu.be/SJ0hrXPbMNo) first.



After watching the cloud prerequisites video, follow a guide specific to your cloud provider.

  - Amazon Web Services (AWS / Lightsail) - ([video](https://youtu.be/zNElF0iS2bM) - [readme](./aws/README.md))

  - Microsoft Azure (AZW) - ([video](https://youtu.be/eZKptCWW-RI) - [readme](./azure/README.md))

  - Digital Ocean (DO) - ([video](https://youtu.be/cYOeJpuEuFo) - [readme](./do/README.md))

  - Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - ([video](https://youtu.be/EZyn6dEdqe0) - [readme](./gcp/README.md))

  - Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) - ([video](https://youtu.be/bVoO6XRNhJs) - [readme](./oci/README.md))

  - Scaleway Cloud (SCW) ([video](https://youtu.be/jiyEKAixi0w) - [readme](./scw/README.md))



For maintaining the containers running your cloudblock services, see the README (or terraform output) specific to your deployment. For Cloud deployments, [this video](https://youtu.be/jWDMsXy_-6Q) describes maintenance steps.



# Discussion

[Discord Room](https://discord.gg/zmu6GVnPnj)



# Changelog



### 2022-10

* Added references to Ubuntu 22.04 (replacing Ubuntu 18.04) for:

  * WSL installation

  * Cloud virtual machine images

* Note about Oracle's private key generation for `oci config`