# What model Raspberry Pi should I use for Pi-hole?

**URL:** https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/what-model-raspberry-pi-should-i-use-for-pi-hole/9635
**Category:** FAQs
**Created:** [May 18, 2018, 10:51am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/what-model-raspberry-pi-should-i-use-for-pi-hole/9635 "2018-05-18T10:51:34Z")
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### Author: ![jfb](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/jfb/32/4332_2.png) [@jfb](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/jfb)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2019, 12:56am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/what-model-raspberry-pi-should-i-use-for-pi-hole/9635/16 "2019-04-15T00:56:58Z")

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> [@JAW](#):
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> set my DNS servers to my Pi-Hole with Cloudflare as a backup

It doesn't work quite this way with many routers. Clients will use any DNS provided to them, and some of your traffic will bypass Pi-Hole.

> [@Why should Pi-hole be my only DNS server?](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/why-should-pi-hole-be-my-only-dns-server/3376):
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> Reduced Ad Blocking Capability The main reason you should Pi-hole as your only DNS server is that you will see increased performance in the blocking of ads. If you have two DNS servers (Pi-hole and something else), your network clients may not always query Pi-hole for name resolution. If a query happens to be answered from a non-Pi-hole DNS server, your block lists will not apply (since that DNS server doesn't know about them). All Queries Need To Go Through Pi-hole First Since other DNS serv…

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