AdGuard Home DNS Server

AdGuard Home is a free and open-source network-wide ad and tracker blocking DNS server that protects all devices on a home or office network from advertisements, tracking domains, and malicious websites at the DNS level. Developed by AdGuard Software since 2019, the project has over 26,000 stars as of 2026. Key features include: DNS-level blocking (intercepts DNS queries and filters out requests to ad servers, tracking domains, and malware hosts before any content is downloaded, reducing bandwidth and improving page load times), network-wide protection (all devices on the network including smart TVs, IoT devices, game consoles, and phones benefit from filtering without individual client software), upstream DNS configuration (support for DNS-over-HTTPS, DNS-over-TLS, DNS-over-QUIC, and DNSCrypt protocols with configurable upstream providers including Cloudflare, Google, Quad9, and custom servers), blocklists and allowlists (over 100 pre-configured filter lists including EasyList, malware domains, and regional filters, with custom list import), per-client configuration (apply different filtering rules to specific devices based on IP, MAC address, or hostname), query log (detailed DNS query history with client identification, domain, response time, and filtering status), real-time statistics (dashboard showing total queries, blocked queries, response time averages, and top queried domains with interactive charts), encrypted DNS protocols (DoH, DoT, DoQ, and DNSCrypt for upstream and downstream connections), parental controls (safe search enforcement and adult content blocking), and DHCP server (built-in DHCP server for automatic IP assignment).