I installed it in a Proxmox container and have a static IP assigned. I adjusted my Unifi settings to have the Internet point to my pihole server address, then 8.8.8.8
I expect to see queries logged
Nothing is logged
https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/8TcfItOL/
So it seems that changing the setting on the Unifi Express did not do the trick - I just changed it on my Windows PC and now I am getting queries logged.
This would allow your router to by-pass Pi-hole via 8.8.8.8 at its own discretion.
Furthermore, some Unifi equipment may filter DNS itself, see Whitelisted items are still blocked! - #15 by Sawtaytoes.
Also, you are configuring your router's upstream server.
While that would allow Pi-hole to filter DNS on your network, you won't be able to attribute DNS requests to individual client IPs, as all requests would originate from your router.
It would be preferred if you can configure your Pi-hole as the local DNS server your router hands out to its clients. Depending on your Unifi equipment, you may be able to take advantage of Ubiquiti USG - Pi-hole documentation.
Thanks for your response - This is exactly how I set it up (per the USG Pi docs), but it seems that my devices dns settings are taking precedence. I have explicitly named my pihole as DNS on my phone and my PC and I am getting stats on those devices. I think that meets my needs so I'll leave it at that although unsure why setting it as my default DNS on my router should have worked
Manual DNS configuration on a client will overwrite whatever DNS server your router is propagating. It is a valid way to make use of Pi-hole on clients which allow control of their DNS settings.
No, my recommendation was to have your Unifi piece distribute Pi-hole as local DNS server (method 1 in the docs).
You obviously tried method 2, but by adding 8.8.8.8 as a secondary DNS, you'd have allowed...
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