would it be possible to include PADD in v6 as pihole -c (where Chronometer used to live)?
current output from pihole -c on v6-beta
Chronometer is gone, use PADD (https://github.com/pi-hole/PADD)
edit:this as well
If you're running Pi-hole in the official Docker Container, padd.sh is pre-installed and named padd. It can be used with the following command:
docker exec -it <container_name> padd [padd_options]
why not include with bare metal install too?
Mhh... it's a bit tricky as it lives in an other repo on Github. We would need to download it separately during the installation. I think it's fine to leave it in its own repo as not everybody needs it and it makes development of PADD independent of Pi-hole.
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i made an attempt at this
development ← mwoolweaver:tweak/add-PADD-as-Chronometer-successor
opened 02:31AM - 31 Mar 25 UTC
**What does this PR aim to accomplish?:**
Add PADD as the successor to Chrono… meter instead of the current message that is shown when running `pihole -c`.
If calculated correctly the following changes would only increase the storage footprint of Pi-hole on bare metal installs by less than 1.5MB.
```
du -hs /etc/.padd /usr/local/bin/padd
1.3M /etc/.padd
80K /usr/local/bin/padd
```
**How does this PR accomplish the above?:**
1. Adds `https://github.com/pi-hole/PADD.git` as `paddGitUrl` and `/etc/.padd/` as `PADD_LOCAL_REPO` to `automated install/basic-install.sh` as global variables for use as seen in the following steps.
2. Extends functionality of `clone_or_reset_repos()` to clone `paddGitUrl` to `PADD_LOCAL_REPO`.
3. Extends functionality of `installScripts()` to install `${PADD_LOCAL_REPO}/padd.sh` as `${PI_HOLE_BIN_DIR}/padd`, in the same location as [pi-hole/docker-pi-hole](https://github.com/pi-hole/docker-pi-hole/blob/78aee9e4b2089263359d6d7e2847028f237b7aef/src/Dockerfile#L57), which should allow part 4 to work on bare metal and docker.
4. Links `pihole -c` (`paddFunc()`, formerly ``chronometerFunc()``) to `${PI_HOLE_BIN_DIR}/padd` and ensures first argument is dropped before starting, which is likely to be `-c` since `padd` is being started with `pihole -c`.
5. Extends functionality of `checkout()`, `advanced/Scripts/update.sh`, and `advanced/Scripts/updatecheck.sh` to ensure PADD is updated accordingly.
6. Extends functionality of `advanced/Scripts/version.sh` to ensure PADD version is shown.
7. Ensures PADD is completely removed during uninstall.
_Hopefully I did not miss anything_ if so, please let me know.
**Link documentation PRs if any are needed to support this PR:**
pi-hole/docs/pull/1209
Adds PADD between Tail and Gravity where Chronometer was in v5 docs.
```
### PADD
| | |
| -------------- | -------------- |
| Help Command | `pihole -c --help` or `padd --help` |
| Script Location | [`/usr/local/bin/padd`](https://github.com/pi-hole/PADD/blob/master/padd.sh) |
| Example Usage | [`pihole -c`](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/the-pihole-command-with-examples/738#chronometer) or just `padd`|
PADD (formerly Chronometer2) is a more expansive version of the original chronometer.sh that was included with Pi-Hole. PADD provides in-depth information about your Pi-hole.
```
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September 8, 2025, 1:12am
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