Pi-Hole on Ubuntu 20.04 Server

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I don't know if this is the right category, but I just wanted to put this here so when other people search (as I did) they can find it.

I'm completely new to Pi-Hole and wanted to start trying it out, I didn't have a spare RPi laying around, so I did the next best thing for now. I went to https://pi-hole.net/ saw the image indicating it worked on Ubuntu, without reading any further, (I know stupid mistake) I went to Ubuntu and downloaded the latest Ubuntu 20.04 Server and did a fresh install on a spare computer.

While Ubuntu was installing I then continued reading about Pi-Hole installation and saw that it was only supported up to 18.x :unamused:

I decided what the hell, while waiting for 18.04 server to download I'll try installing it anyway and see what happens. I initiated the install for Pi-Hole with:

curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash

And everything is working flawlessly :+1:

I did order a RPi which I will switch to, but for now I have a working Pi-Hole on Ubuntu 20.04 Server.

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hi iam new on this i try and i get"("" Error: Unable to update package cache. Please try "apt-get update")""
a do update but i get the same error can any on help

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What is the complete output of sudo apt update

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thanks for your reply when the output of the update apt without any Error the installation was complete but now on termenal i get active but i have the status on the dashboard is offline and i cant resolve it

murad@server:~$ sudo systemctl status pihole-FTL.service
● pihole-FTL.service - LSB: pihole-FTL daemon
Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/pihole-FTL; generated)
Active: active (exited) since Sat 2020-08-15 10:27:45 EEST; 1min 15s ago
Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
Process: 92068 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/pihole-FTL start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

Aug 15 10:27:45 server systemd[1]: Starting LSB: pihole-FTL daemon...
Aug 15 10:27:45 server pihole-FTL[92068]: Not running
Aug 15 10:27:45 server su[92086]: (to pihole) root on none
Aug 15 10:27:45 server su[92086]: pam_unix(su:session): session opened for user pihole by (uid=0)
Aug 15 10:27:45 server su[92086]: pam_unix(su:session): session closed for user pihole
Aug 15 10:27:45 server systemd[1]: Started LSB: pihole-FTL daemon.

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Status

Active FTL offline
Load: 0.05 0.12 0.1
Memory usage: 3.7 %

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Your debug token is: https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/vy9wcxjovh

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You have another DNS server running on port 53. This is preventing pihole-FTL from binding to that port.

[53] is in use by named (https://docs.pi-hole.net/main/prerequisites/#ports)

Your debug log shows multiple instances of this running.

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thanks
who can i disable the other DNS server ?

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thanks
i stop the service BIND9 and i still have the FTL offline
i restart the box and also still offline
debug token is: https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/spgjckrpda

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Named is still running.

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i remove the bind9 and the Named i get it offline
debug token is: https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/5bbaqfy9ci

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Did you start/restart FTL?

sudo service pihole-FTL restart

Also, your web admin interface is open to the internet.

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i restart pihole-FTL still offline also
murad@server:~$ sudo service pihole-FTL restart
murad@server:~$

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sudo service pihole-FTL status

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murad@server:~$ sudo service pihole-FTL status
● pihole-FTL.service - LSB: pihole-FTL daemon
Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/pihole-FTL; generated)
Active: active (exited) since Mon 2020-08-17 02:13:52 EEST; 16min ago
Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
Process: 7213 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/pihole-FTL start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

Aug 17 02:13:51 server systemd[1]: Starting LSB: pihole-FTL daemon...
Aug 17 02:13:51 server pihole-FTL[7213]: Not running
Aug 17 02:13:52 server su[7234]: (to pihole) root on none
Aug 17 02:13:52 server su[7234]: pam_unix(su:session): session opened for user pihole by (uid=0)
Aug 17 02:13:52 server su[7234]: pam_unix(su:session): session closed for user pihole
Aug 17 02:13:52 server systemd[1]: Started LSB: pihole-FTL daemon.

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This shows that pihole-FTL was active for 16 minutes at the time you ran this command.

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but on the web interface i get FTL offline on the status side

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i do :murad@server:~$ traceroute cnn.com
traceroute to cnn.com (151.101.129.67), 64 hops max
1 82.213.0.245 0.459ms 0.389ms 0.411ms
2 10.74.42.54 0.487ms 0.477ms 0.498ms
3 193.251.141.131 59.558ms 59.403ms 56.926ms
4 62.67.23.238 59.114ms 59.576ms 59.219ms
5 4.69.163.18 61.662ms 60.649ms 60.653ms
6 4.69.163.22 60.215ms 59.612ms 59.340ms
7 62.115.121.5 59.421ms 59.629ms 59.432ms
8 * * *
^C
murad@server:~$ nslookup cnn.com
Server: 8.8.8.8
Address: 8.8.8.8#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: cnn.com
Address: 151.101.65.67
Name: cnn.com
Address: 151.101.129.67
Name: cnn.com
Address: 151.101.1.67
Name: cnn.com
Address: 151.101.193.67
Name: cnn.com
Address: 2a04:4e42:400::323
Name: cnn.com
Address: 2a04:4e42:200::323
Name: cnn.com
Address: 2a04:4e42::323
Name: cnn.com
Address: 2a04:4e42:600::323

murad@server:~$

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Hi i removed the dnsmasq and re-install it
the main prob is the status on the dashboard still FTL-offline
murad@server:~$ sudo service pihole-FTL status
● pihole-FTL.service - LSB: pihole-FTL daemon
Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/pihole-FTL; generated)
Active: active (exited) since Mon 2020-08-17 08:41:16 EEST; 50min ago
Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
Tasks: 0 (limit: 43310)
Memory: 0B
CGroup: /system.slice/pihole-FTL.service

Aug 17 08:41:16 server systemd[1]: Starting LSB: pihole-FTL daemon...
Aug 17 08:41:16 server pihole-FTL[14046]: Not running
Aug 17 08:41:16 server su[14070]: (to pihole) root on none
Aug 17 08:41:16 server su[14070]: pam_unix(su:session): session opened for user pihole by (uid=0)
Aug 17 08:41:16 server su[14070]: pam_unix(su:session): session closed for user pihole
Aug 17 08:41:16 server systemd[1]: Started LSB: pihole-FTL daemon.

debug token is: https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/c27awxfu75