# Make Pi-Hole first time setup more appealing for the masses

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/make-pi-hole-first-time-setup-more-appealing-for-the-masses/14382>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [November 11, 2018, 1:26pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/make-pi-hole-first-time-setup-more-appealing-for-the-masses/14382 "2018-11-11T13:26:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![rso42](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@rso42](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/rso42)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2018, 2:10pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/make-pi-hole-first-time-setup-more-appealing-for-the-masses/14382/3 "2018-11-11T14:10:12Z")

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> [@jfb](#):
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> ![](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/uploads/default/original/3X/9/0/907e5b50b739dc835b6913d09324fb327cbc2b25.png) [Pi Supply](https://uk.pi-supply.com/products/pi-hole-kit-network-wide-ad-blocker)
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> ![](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/uploads/default/original/3X/d/9/d92467ac5f0f5167431028acd2eb7571259f59d2.jpeg)
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> ### [Pi-hole - The Network-Wide Ad Blocker](https://uk.pi-supply.com/products/pi-hole-kit-network-wide-ad-blocker)
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> Pi Supply and Pi-hole have partnered together to bring you the Pi-hole Ad Blocker - a device that allows you to block all of those annoying advertisements on the internet. Since Pi-hole works at the DNS level, ads can be blocked on any device and...

Thank you for this hint!  
Sorry, I was not able to find this myself due to bad german translation of the article's title.

> [@jfb](#):
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> What security updates are you referring to?

[https://wiki.debian.org/UnattendedUpgrades](https://wiki.debian.org/UnattendedUpgrades)

> [@jfb](#):
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> How would you define a “better” set?

Looking for the sweet spot of blocking and not blocking I found so many posts on the web where users struggle with this. And I don't understand the necessity of this.

> [@Commonly Whitelisted Domains](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/commonly-whitelisted-domains/212):
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> This post is a wiki post. Anybody can edit it to provide useful tips for whitelisting. Editing abuse may result in a ban from the forums! Whitelisting Tips List any tips you've discovered on how or what to whitelist in order to solve specific issues! Google (Maps, Youtube, etc) Google Maps and other Google services pihole allow clients4.google.com pihole allow clients2.google.com YouTube history pihole allow s.youtube.com pihole allow video-stats.l.google.com YouTube App for iOS pihole all…

Why let almost every new Pi-Hole user run into trouble with so many commonly used services and not do something about it? Just include this whitelist and give a hint how to deactivate it if needed.  
Fun fact: I wasn't able to pay with paypal for my Pi-Hole patreon account until I found out that js.braintreegateway.com was part of a blocklist. Why hurt yourself this way?

On the other hand I wonder why blocking the tracking of smart TVs isn't part of the default blocklist set, for example. That was one of the most important arguments for family & friends getting a Pi-Hole.

> **[The Big Blocklist Collection](https://firebog.net/)**
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> Pi-hole compatible blocklists for you to have a more enjoyable online presence

Sooner or later most users will find this list and end up copying it into Pi-Hole blocklists section, no?  
Why not include a longer list of blocklists and give the user the option to select/unselect those in the setup process?

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