# Using a VPN with pi-hole
**URL:** https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/using-a-vpn-with-pi-hole/42617
**Category:** Community Help
**Created:** [January 6, 2021, 12:06pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/using-a-vpn-with-pi-hole/42617 "2021-01-06T12:06:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Ronenl](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Ronenl)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2021, 12:06pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/using-a-vpn-with-pi-hole/42617/1 "2021-01-06T12:06:28Z")
**The issue I am facing:**
I want to use a VPN service which I can easily toggle on and off. Using a VPN in my device renders pi-hole useless as all the communication is encrypted. Setting it on the pi-hole server is no that practical as I can’t control it easily.
**Details about my system:**
Latest Pi-hole Raspberry Pi
**What I have changed since installing Pi-hole:**
Nothing yet
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### Author:  [@wamoje](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/wamoje)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/using-a-vpn-with-pi-hole/42617/2 "2021-01-06T13:32:28Z")
Did you have a look at [PiHole with OpenVPN the easy way — use PiVPN](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pihole-with-openvpn-the-easy-way-use-pivpn/7912) ?
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/using-a-vpn-with-pi-hole/42617/3 "2021-01-27T13:32:32Z")
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