Connection refused while downloading adlist

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i install pi hole on my pi zero w today. it shows that the connection refusion refused while downloading the adslist
os:raspberry pi os
[i] Target: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts
[✗] Status: Connection Refused
[✗] List download failed: no cached list available
debug token: https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/e3Sc4sQw/

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Is your Pi configured with nameserver 127.0.0.1 or its own IP in below file?

cat /etc/resolv.conf

If so, one of your adlists might be blocking the githubusercontent.com domains.
Can check with below:

pihole -q githubusercontent.com

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We bypass blocking when we download the adlists. This was changed a few years ago.

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Thanks!
Didnt know.

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So PIHOLE_DNS_1 from setupVars.conf is queried instead by extending curl with below:

cmd_ext="--resolve $domain:$port:$ip $cmd_ext"

That could still end up in connection refused if the router does some kind of DNS redirecting/DNS filter/etc and the queries end up at Pi-hole again that might be blocking.
Something to consider :wink:

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I just installed pihole today. There is not even a single blocked site.

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Ok.
Its just that some new users can be a bit overzealous when they start filling up Pi-hole with lots of adlists bc they think thats good while most often its not.

EDIT: Ow do you have some kind of DNS redirect/filter settings on your router applied?
The name can differ.

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I have connected the pi to my mobile hotspot. The website itself isnt accessable.

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You mentioned in another post that you're in India. Is this the problem then?

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