Query before I start installing on RPi

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I don't want to make it for the whole network - only for a handful of devices.

You have a few options:

(1) make a new management group and assign those clients that you don't want to use Pi-hole to this group. Apply no blocking to that group. The clients will send their DNS queries to Pi-hole but there will be no blocking applied and the queries will pass through to the upstream resolver.

(2) Either manually or via DHCP settings (if you use Pi-hole for DHCP) assign a different DNS server to clients:

How can I use Pi-hole for all my devices except one (or more)?

Configuring your router's DHCP options to force clients to use Pi-hole as their DNS server is the quickest way to get all of your network devices to use Pi-hole. But what if you want a certain device to not use it? Perhaps a family member is frustrated with white or blacklisting sites. Or maybe you want to log queries for all network devices except for a few. Solution The solution is to manually set the DNS server to on the device you don't want to use Pi-hole with. Setting the DNS server o…