# IPv6 Address Change

**URL:** https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/ipv6-address-change/61772
**Category:** Community Help
**Created:** [March 11, 2023, 10:36am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/ipv6-address-change/61772 "2023-03-11T10:36:43Z")
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### Author: ![DanSchaper](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/danschaper/32/91_2.png) [@DanSchaper](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/DanSchaper)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/ipv6-address-change/61772/4 "2023-03-11T23:12:20Z")

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> [@Use IPv6 ULA addresses for Pi-hole](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/use-ipv6-ula-addresses-for-pi-hole/2127):
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> Many users have reported that frequently changing IPv6 addresses cause page load to be slow or even prevent from working at all. The issues can be fixed by updating the IPv6 address in /etc/pihole/setupVars.conf followed by a run of pihole -g. However, this solution turns out to be very inconvenient since it might be necessary to change the IPv6 address on a regular basis (maybe even multiple times a day). An alternative approach we are currently looking into is the usage of ULA addresses which…

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