# Help with new set up

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/help-with-new-set-up/28844>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [February 27, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/help-with-new-set-up/28844 "2020-02-27T23:46:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![deHakkelaar](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/dehakkelaar/32/674_2.png) [@deHakkelaar](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/deHakkelaar)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/help-with-new-set-up/28844/22 "2020-02-28T19:22:15Z")

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> [@sophias\_bush](#):
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> and now the primary DNS is the Pi-Hole

There should not be a secondary DNS server (other than Pi-hole) configured/pushed by router or else ads etc will still leak through:

> [@Why should Pi-hole be my only DNS server?](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/why-should-pi-hole-be-my-only-dns-server/3376):
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> Reduced Ad Blocking Capability The main reason you should Pi-hole as your only DNS server is that you will see increased performance in the blocking of ads. If you have two DNS servers (Pi-hole and something else), your network clients may not always query Pi-hole for name resolution. If a query happens to be answered from a non-Pi-hole DNS server, your block lists will not apply (since that DNS server doesn't know about them). All Queries Need To Go Through Pi-hole First Since other DNS serv…

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