# Does Pi-hole require a static IPv6?

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/does-pi-hole-require-a-static-ipv6/25566>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [November 24, 2019, 12:16pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/does-pi-hole-require-a-static-ipv6/25566 "2019-11-24T12:16:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![cousin](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/dbc845/32.png) [@cousin](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/cousin)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 12:16pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/does-pi-hole-require-a-static-ipv6/25566/1 "2019-11-24T12:16:15Z")

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Hello.

A long-time Pi-hole user here who's trying to add IPv6 to his home network.

Does the Pi-hole need to have a static IPv6 address? If so, how do I set it?

On my network the DHCPv4 is done by the router and the Pi-hole has a reservation. If I understand correctly, IPv6 addresses assigned by the router may change randomly, which means that the Pi-hole's IPv6 address which I enter as DNS in the router's DHCPv6 may turn obsolete and mislead the clients.

I've seen the [tread](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/use-ipv6-ula-addresses-for-pi-hole/2127) about something called 'ULA', which, I think is meant to address my concern. However, but there seems to be no place to set that ULA on my router (Synology RT2600ac).

Or am I overcomplicating things and I can just leave IPv6s in stateless mode, and reconfigure the Pi-hole with whatever IPv6 it gets and things will just work?

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**Author:** ![jfb](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/jfb/32/4332_2.png) [@jfb](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/jfb)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 1:31pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/does-pi-hole-require-a-static-ipv6/25566/2 "2019-11-24T13:31:17Z")

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Another option is to turn off IPv6 on your router.

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**Author:** ![cousin](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/dbc845/32.png) [@cousin](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/cousin)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 3:30pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/does-pi-hole-require-a-static-ipv6/25566/3 "2019-11-24T15:30:18Z")

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Thanks! No, I'd rather have the router handle the DHCP.

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**Author:** ![jfb](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/jfb/32/4332_2.png) [@jfb](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/jfb)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/does-pi-hole-require-a-static-ipv6/25566/4 "2019-11-24T16:45:33Z")

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The router can handle DHCP without IPV6 enabled. If you don't need IPv6 and enabling it causes problems, simplify the network and turn it off. Particularly if your router does not handle it well.

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**Author:** ![cousin](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/dbc845/32.png) [@cousin](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/cousin)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/does-pi-hole-require-a-static-ipv6/25566/5 "2019-11-24T17:37:51Z")

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Thanks, but there are no problems. I'm exploring IPv6 and searching complexity. It's a learning experience.

So, does Pi-hole need a 'static' IPv6?

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**Author:** ![jfb](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/jfb/32/4332_2.png) [@jfb](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/jfb)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/does-pi-hole-require-a-static-ipv6/25566/6 "2019-11-24T18:33:35Z")

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These threads may be of assistance:

> [@Setting static IPv4 and IPv6 static addresses for a MAC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/setting-static-ipv4-and-ipv6-static-addresses-for-a-mac/23124/2):
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> IPv6 does not use MAC addresses.

> [@No option to set static IPv6 address during setup](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/no-option-to-set-static-ipv6-address-during-setup/20879):
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> Expected Behaviour: I have IPv6 enabled on my router/network. When I run pihole -r, I expect that when IPv6 is selected, there will be an option to set a static IPv6 address. Actual Behaviour: Despite having already set a static IPv6 for the machine in /etc/network/interfaces, no option is given to set a static IPv6 address during setup. Only IPv4. The IPv6 address is blank in Admin/Settings/System. I know the IPv6 static address works as I can SSH into the Pi-hole using that address. I have …

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**Author:** ![system](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/uploads/default/original/3X/7/c/7c8792f649eeb921c5d2b4c41564ffa873d9a2b8.png) [@system](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/does-pi-hole-require-a-static-ipv6/25566/7 "2019-12-15T18:33:37Z")

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